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.

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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

46 of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Wplugin.dll file. That's a 94% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Slugin.110592
AntiVir W32/Slugin.drop
Avast Win32:Patched-HO [Trj]
AVG Agent.4.G
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.42
BitDefender Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Bkav W32.WpluginA.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal TrojanDropper.Agent.yat.cw5
ClamAV Trojan.Dropper-15984
CMC Generic.Win32.8847a8302d!CMCRadar
Commtouch W32/Slugin.DYPY-6284
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Agent.AKYQ0
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoad3.29287
Emsisoft Trojan.Agent.AKYQ (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanProxy.Agent.NES
F-Prot
F-Secure Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Fortinet W32/Agent.YAT!tr
GData Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Patched
Jiangmin TrojanDropper.Agent.smv
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0025869e1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 000cee1a1 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.hhsn
Kingsoft Win32.VirInstaller.Agent.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.Dropper
McAfee W32/Wplugin.dll
McAfee-GW-Edition W32/Wplugin.dll
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Slugin.A!dll
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Agent.AKYQ
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.bcqrn
Norman Agent.VDAZ
nProtect Trojan-Dropper/W32.Agent.110592.H
Panda W32/Wplugin.A.drp
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12ECA6E4!317499108
Sophos W32/Slugin-A
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen
Symantec W32.Slugin.A
TheHacker Trojan/Dropper.Agent.yat
TotalDefense Win32/Slugin.A
TrendMicro TROJ_AGENT_015918.TOMB
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_AGENT_015918.TOMB
VBA32 TrojanDropper.Agent
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Slugin.a!dll (fs)
ViRobot Dropper.Agent.110592
46 of the 49 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
MD58847a8302dacc1d6fca61f125c8fe8e0
SHA2569c2726defa122089f8251fa104f76d66830f448774ab9bd634adbb6e492e3943

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Wplugin.dll. 61% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 28 users.

User vote results: There were 17 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

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

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