What is NIRCMD.exe?

NIRCMD.exe is part of NirCmd and developed by NirSoft according to the NIRCMD.exe version information.

NIRCMD.exe's description is "NirCmd"

NIRCMD.exe is usually located in the 'C:\32788R22FWJFW\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameNirCmd
Company nameNirSoft
File descriptionNirCmd
Internal nameNirCmd
Original filenameNirCmd.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2003 - 2009 Nir Sofer
Product version2.35
File version2.35

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

Product nameNirCmd
Company nameNirSoft
File descriptionNirCmd
Internal nameNirCmd
Original filenameNirCmd.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2003 - 2009 Nir Sofer
Product version2.35
File version2.35

Digital signatures [?]

NIRCMD.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the NIRCMD.exe file. That's a 12% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Bkav W32.Clod973.Trojan.63c6
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Sophos NirCmd
TheHacker Posible_Worm32
Zillya Trojan.Agent2.Win32.8379
6 of the 52 anti-virus programs detected the NIRCMD.exe file.

NIRCMD.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove NIRCMD.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the NIRCMD.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that NIRCMD.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 NIRCMD.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the NIRCMD.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 NIRCMD.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\32788R22FWJFW\NIRCMD.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the NIRCMD.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If NIRCMD.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If NIRCMD.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If NIRCMD.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 NIRCMD.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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Filename variants

NIRCMD.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

NIRCMD.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\32788R22FWJFW\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ae72e8619cb31d84da25e2435e55003c
SHA256eccf9f7bb602e25cf9383be7856318c1fa679c0c4a354966b0ed723da17e8d24

Error Messages

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

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

nircmd.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.

NirCmd has stopped working.

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

nircmd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with NIRCMD.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with NIRCMD.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with NIRCMD.exe. 62% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 52 users.

User vote results: There were 32 votes to remove and 20 votes to keep

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

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

+Charles+ writes

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Basically, it is safe if the program was accessed using Combofix or knowingly use of a similar program. There is a slim chance that it was changed maliciously and is an unwanted program. For further info go to the source site and learn more.
"Here is a link to the page of the developers, it is one of the file names found in combofix.
NirCmd is a command-line utility that allows writing to and deletion of values and keys in the registry...Anti-virus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user or even remove them."
source: bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic102325.html

# 1 Dec 2010, 13:04

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