What is 842.exe?

842.exe is part of PdSWxD and developed by NXp according to the 842.exe version information.

842.exe is usually located in the 'D:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected 842.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on 842.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePdSWxD
Company nameNXp
Internal nameBIH
Original filenameBIH.exe
Product version14.738.0992
File version14.738.0992

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product namePdSWxD
Company nameNXp
Internal nameBIH
Original filenameBIH.exe
Product version14.738.0992
File version14.738.0992

Digital signatures [?]

842.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

47 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the 842.exe file. That's a 98% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.6241459
Agnitum Trojan.Injector!YQeU6hkzwQA
AntiVir TR/Dropper.Gen
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Luhe.Fiha.A
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Dropper.aIWg
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.6241459
Bkav W32.DropInjecA.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal Win32.VirTool.VBInject.DD.3
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Dropper-1715
CMC Trojan-Dropper.Win32.VB!O
Commtouch W32/VBTrojan.Dropper.4!Maximus
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.VBInject.IK
DrWeb Trojan.Inject.8467
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.6241459 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.BBZ
F-Prot W32/VBTrojan.Dropper.4!Maximus
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.6241459
Fortinet W32/Kolab.HRD!worm
GData Trojan.Generic.6241459
Ikarus Virus.Win32.VBInject
Jiangmin TrojanDropper.VB.avmq
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 45ec77210 )
K7GW Backdoor ( 04c4b5ef1 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.VB.amlv
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Worm.Autorun
McAfee Generic VB.dp
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic VB.dp
Microsoft VirTool:Win32/VBInject.DN
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.6241459
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Injector.jftcu
Norman VBTroj.CZCA
nProtect Trojan.Generic.6241459
Panda Generic Trojan
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.6f7
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1258F08E!307818638
Sophos Mal/VBInject-D
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen
Symantec Trojan.Usuge!gen3
TheHacker Trojan/Dropper.VB.amlv
TotalDefense Win32/Rimecud.B!generic
TrendMicro TROJ_VB.JMX
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_VB.JMX
VBA32 Trojan.VB.FlyCryptor
VIPRE VirTool.Win32.VBInject.dn (v)
ViRobot Dropper.VB.135168.C
47 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the 842.exe file.

842.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove 842.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the 842.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 842.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate 842.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 842.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate 842.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    D:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\842.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the 842.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If 842.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If 842.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If 842.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that 842.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52ec90a3cbe21ac4eac2e3ccffd86b148
SHA25624cb6084266119f93cd14ef2fe8f02ddc4c7bfb275255c779f3ed03d87a52d23

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to 842.exe:

842.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

842.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

842.exe has stopped working.

End Program - 842.exe. This program is not responding.

842.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

842.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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