What is porx.dll?

porx.dll is part of Microsoft Bookmarks Manager and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the porx.dll version information.

porx.dll's description is "Microsoft Bookmarks Manager"

porx.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

32 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the porx.dll file. That's a 74% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent2
AntiVir	TR/Agent2.cssh
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Avast5	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.4171862
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.BHO.~BH
DrWeb	BackDoor.Spy.origin
Emsisoft	Trojan.Win32.Agent2!IK
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.4171862
Fortinet	W32/Agent2.CSSH!tr
GData	Trojan.Generic.4171862
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent2
Jiangmin	Trojan/Agent.ecdx
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agent2.cssh
McAfee	Suspect-AB!2D5142F2BE1F
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!2D5142F2BE1F
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Orsam!rts
NOD32	Win32/AutoRun.Spy.Ambler.NAC
Norman	W32/Suspicious_Gen2.CYRFK
nProtect	Trojan.Generic.4171862
Panda	Trj/Zlob.KH
PCTools	Trojan.Gen
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.520935B9
Sophos	Troj/Ambler-I
Sunbelt	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.Vundo/Variant-MSFake
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R15C2II
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R15C2II
VBA32	Trojan.Win32.Agent2.cssh
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.43008.I
VirusBuster	Trojan.Agent2.KZX

porx.dll removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\WINDOWS\system32\porx.dll

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

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

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