What is Wplugin.dll?

Wplugin.dll is part of Wplugin.dll and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the Wplugin.dll version information.

Wplugin.dll's description is "Special connection agent"

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Wplugin.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.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Wplugin.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWplugin.dll
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSpecial connection agent
Internal nameWplugin.dll
Original filenameWplugin.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.1.2600.2180
File version5.1.2600.2180

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

Product nameWplugin.dll
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSpecial connection agent
Internal nameWplugin.dll
Original filenameWplugin.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.1.2600.2180
File version5.1.2600.2180

Digital signatures [?]

Wplugin.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

52 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Wplugin.dll file. That's a 91% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
AegisLab Troj.Dropper.W32.Agent.yat!c
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Slugin.110592
ALYac Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Dropper]/Win32.Agent
Arcabit Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Avast Win32:Patched-HO [Trj]
AVG Agent.4.G
Avira W32/Slugin.drop
AVware Trojan.Win32.Slugin.a!dll (fs)
Baidu Win32.Trojan-Proxy.Agent.f
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.40
BitDefender Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Bkav W32.WpluginA.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Slugin.DR5
ClamAV Win.Dropper.Agent-113616
CMC Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent!O
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Agent.AKYQ0
Cyren W32/Slugin.DYPY-6284
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoad3.29287
Emsisoft Trojan.Agent.AKYQ (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanProxy.Agent.NES
F-Prot W32/Slugin.A
F-Secure Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Fortinet W32/Generic.AC.9002
GData Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Ikarus Trojan-Dropper.Agent
Jiangmin TrojanDropper.Agent.ovb
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 000cee1a1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 000cee1a1 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.hhsn
McAfee W32/Wplugin.dll
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareISTbar.cm
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Slugin.A!dll
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.bcqrn
nProtect Trojan-Dropper/W32.Agent.110592.H
Panda Generic Malware
Qihoo-360 Malware.Radar01.Gen
Rising Trjoan.Generic-fbwNy4yoyjI (Cloud)
Sophos W32/Slugin-A
Symantec W32.Slugin.A
Tencent Win32.Trojan-dropper.Agent.Pbze
TheHacker Trojan/Dropper.Agent.yat
TotalDefense Win32/Slugin.A
TrendMicro TSPY_SLUGIN.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TSPY_SLUGIN.A
VBA32 TrojanDropper.Agent
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Slugin.a!dll (fs)
ViRobot Dropper.Agent.110592[h]
Yandex Trojan.DR.Agent!e+K+pjOxM08
Zillya Trojan.Agent.Win32.280483
52 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the Wplugin.dll file.

Wplugin.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Wplugin.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Wplugin.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Wplugin.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Wplugin.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Wplugin.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 Wplugin.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\WINDOWS\Wplugin.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Wplugin.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Wplugin.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Wplugin.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Wplugin.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 Wplugin.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54b0a6e8c635229a0c754669a4c3dd673
SHA2562e9203956467c3cbdbbaf88b6450f9dece0cf3f3099fff5f32ecf5edbb5eaa90

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Wplugin.dll. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Wplugin.dll. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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