What is skyoqi.exe?

skyoqi.exe is part of Microsoft and developed by Microsoft according to the skyoqi.exe version information.

skyoqi.exe's description is "Microsoft"

skyoqi.exe is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionMicrosoft
Internal nameMicrosoft
Original filenameMicrosoft.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright @ 2004
Product version5.1.2600.2180
File version5.1.2600.2180

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

Product nameMicrosoft
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionMicrosoft
Internal nameMicrosoft
Original filenameMicrosoft.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright @ 2004
Product version5.1.2600.2180
File version5.1.2600.2180

Digital signatures [?]

skyoqi.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the skyoqi.exe file. That's a 95% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
a-squared Backdoor.Win32.Xyligan!IK
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Rincux.65536.F
AntiVir BDS/Backdoor.Gen
Antiy-AVL Backdoor/Win32.Xyligan.gen
Authentium W32/Xyligan.A.gen!Eldorado
Avast Win32:PcClient-ZE
Avast5 Win32:PcClient-ZE
AVG BackDoor.Generic12.AUFB
BitDefender Backdoor.Generic.383876
CAT-QuickHeal Backdoor.Xyligan.vf
ClamAV Trojan.Agent-165115
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Agent.Gen
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoad1.58649
eTrust-Vet Win32/Xyligan.B
F-Prot W32/Xyligan.A.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Backdoor.Generic.383876
Fortinet W32/Xyligan.UF!tr.bdr
GData Backdoor.Generic.383876
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.Xyligan
Jiangmin Backdoor/Xyligan.ip
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.Xyligan.vf
McAfee BackDoor-CKB.gen.bu
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.H
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/ServStart.A
NOD32 Win32/Agent.OSF
Norman W32/Obfuscated.FA
nProtect Backdoor/W32.Xyligan.65536.B
Panda Bck/PCclient.KH
PCTools Backdoor.Trojan
Prevx High Risk System Back Door
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.51FD6660
Sophos Troj/ServSt-Gen
Sunbelt BehavesLike.Win32.Malware (v)
Symantec Backdoor.Trojan
TheHacker Backdoor/Xyligan.uf
TrendMicro BKDR_XYLIGAN.I
TrendMicro-HouseCall BKDR_XYLIGAN.I
VBA32 Backdoor.Win32.Xyligan.vl
ViRobot Backdoor.Win32.Xyligan.65536
39 of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the skyoqi.exe file.

skyoqi.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove skyoqi.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the skyoqi.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that skyoqi.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 skyoqi.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the skyoqi.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 skyoqi.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\windows\system32\skyoqi.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the skyoqi.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If skyoqi.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If skyoqi.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If skyoqi.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 skyoqi.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
MD5171298c636c668101ef38148188ad722
SHA2569f0fec70ef6602a028ca325143e0307ec8db00ee4673b0370470323443d91aab

Error Messages

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

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

skyoqi.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.

Microsoft has stopped working.

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

skyoqi.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with skyoqi.exe?

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What did other users do?

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

Votes
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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with skyoqi.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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