What is 90.exe?

90.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the 90.exe version information.

90.exe's description is "Windows NT Setup Executable"

90.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\roger\Desktop\m\10\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected 90.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 90.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Setup Executable
Internal nameSETUP.EXE
Original filenameSETUP.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.1.2600.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Setup Executable
Internal nameSETUP.EXE
Original filenameSETUP.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.1.2600.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)

Digital signatures [?]

90.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

35 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the 90.exe file. That's a 83% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Backdoor/Win32.Sinowal
AntiVir TR/Kazy.3545812
Avast Win32:Sinowal-JA [Trj]
AVG PSW.Agent.7.AZ
BitDefender Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
CAT-QuickHeal Backdoor.Sinowal.odp
ClamAV Trojan.Sinowal-4247
Commtouch W32/Sinowal.AA.gen!Eldorado
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb BackDoor.MaosBoot.377
Emsisoft Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal!IK
F-Prot W32/Sinowal.AA.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
Fortinet W32/Sinowal.NYN!tr
GData Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal
Jiangmin Backdoor/Sinowal.yri
K7AntiVirus Backdoor
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal.odq
McAfee BackDoor-DWL
McAfee-GW-Edition BackDoor-DWL
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Sinowal.gen!AA
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.SJI
Norman W32/Crypt.AWKB
nProtect Backdoor/W32.Sinowal.47616.Q
Panda Generic Malware
PCTools Trojan.Litagody
Sophos Mal/Sinowal-N
Symantec Trojan.Litagody!gen1
TotalDefense Win32/Sinowal.F!generic
TrendMicro BKDR_SINOWAL.TZ
TrendMicro-HouseCall BKDR_SINOWAL.TZ
VBA32 Backdoor.Sinowal.odq
VIPRE Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sinowal.y (v)
VirusBuster Trojan.DR.Sinowal.Gen.20
35 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the 90.exe file.

90.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove 90.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the 90.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 90.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 90.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 90.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 90.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Documents and Settings\roger\Desktop\m\10\90.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the 90.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If 90.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If 90.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If 90.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 90.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
MD55929dffcd6922847d8d9d445680731b5
SHA25630ddbb899ef7553d14ff1a87d169dab903968c993c3f67439a95e4c7df7c90c2

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to 90.exe:

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

90.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.

Windows NT Setup Executable has stopped working.

End Program - 90.exe. This program is not responding.

90.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with 90.exe?

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What did other users do?

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