What is CmdShell.exe?

CmdShell.exe is part of SearchProtect and developed by SearchProtect according to the CmdShell.exe version information.

CmdShell.exe's description is "CmdShell.exe"

CmdShell.exe is digitally signed by Minidigital Technology Co., Limited.

CmdShell.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\MiuiTab\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameSearchProtect
Company nameSearchProtect
File descriptionCmdShell.exe
Internal nameCmdShell.exe
Original filenameCmdShell.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version4,0,1,2609
File version4,0,1,2609

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

Product nameSearchProtect
Company nameSearchProtect
File descriptionCmdShell.exe
Internal nameCmdShell.exe
Original filenameCmdShell.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version4,0,1,2609
File version4,0,1,2609

Digital signatures [?]

CmdShell.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMinidigital Technology Co., Limited
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number1121f8a3c9e16674dfc6860ca2c9c3b977ef

VirusTotal report

14 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CmdShell.exe file. That's a 25% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.ELEX.CY
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.C8D1
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.SearchProtect.OD3
DrWeb Adware.Mutabaha.520
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/ELEX.CY potentially unwanted
Fortinet Adware/SearchProtect
GData Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004c10141 )
K7GW Adware ( 004c10141 )
Panda PUP/XTab
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
14 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the CmdShell.exe file.

CmdShell.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove CmdShell.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the CmdShell.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that CmdShell.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 CmdShell.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the CmdShell.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 CmdShell.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\MiuiTab\CmdShell.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the CmdShell.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If CmdShell.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If CmdShell.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If CmdShell.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 CmdShell.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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Folder name variants

CmdShell.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\MiuiTab\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named CmdShell.exe

CmdShell.exe (553 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50de6521016cae929552dd557979e196c
SHA25645c728a41ebde7488894ce0a587fef7ebf8d52a35b1957261cf2855e0022943a

Error Messages

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

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

cmdshell.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.

CmdShell.exe has stopped working.

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

cmdshell.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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