What is dskclean.dll?

dskclean.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Users\Alex Pluhar\Local Settings\Application Data\Desktop Cleanup Wizard\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected dskclean.dll.

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.

VirusTotal report

21 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dskclean.dll file. That's a 50% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-Adware/Rogue.DiskCleanup.38912
AntiVir	TR/Spy.Dskclean.A
Antiy-AVL	FraudTool/Win32.DiskCleanup.gen
Authentium	W32/Trojan2.MZIR
Avast	Win32:Rootkit-gen
Avast5	Win32:Rootkit-gen
AVG	Fake_AntiSpyware.FEP
DrWeb	Trojan.Click1.25272
Emsisoft	Riskware.FraudTool.Win32.DiskCleanup!IK
F-Prot	W32/Trojan2.MZIR
Fortinet	Misc/DiskCleanup
GData	Win32:Rootkit-gen
Ikarus	not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.DiskCleanup
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.DiskCleanup.a
McAfee-GW-Edition	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.H
NOD32	Win32/Agent.RID
Prevx	High Risk Fraudulent Security Program
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.52099899
Sunbelt	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Spyware.AdwareAlert.R.38912
VirusBuster	FraudTool.DiskCleanup.A

dskclean.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove dskclean.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the dskclean.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that dskclean.dll 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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate dskclean.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the dskclean.dll 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 dskclean.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Users\Alex Pluhar\Local Set..ication Data\Desktop Cleanup Wizard\dskclean.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the dskclean.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If dskclean.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If dskclean.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If dskclean.dll 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 dskclean.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with dskclean.dll. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 24 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with dskclean.dll.

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