What is Fxw.exe?

Fxw.exe is part of Golds and developed by Trend Micro Inc. according to the Fxw.exe version information.

Fxw.exe's description is "Golds"

Fxw.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\SAMPATH\AppData\Local\Temp\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameGolds
Company nameTrend Micro Inc.
File descriptionGolds
Internal nameGolds
Original filenameGolds.exe
Legal copyrightCopyGolds
Product version3.3.0.348
File version3.3.0.348

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

Product nameGolds
Company nameTrend Micro Inc.
File descriptionGolds
Internal nameGolds
Original filenameGolds.exe
Legal copyrightCopyGolds
Product version3.3.0.348
File version3.3.0.348

Digital signatures [?]

Fxw.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

13 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Fxw.exe file. That's a 30% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.KDV.54302
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader1.22680
eTrust-Vet Win32/Renos.D!generic
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.KDV.54302
GData Trojan.Generic.KDV.54302
McAfee Downloader-CEW.b
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HPW
Norman W32/Obfuscated.M
Panda Suspicious file
Prevx Medium Risk Malware
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-CX
Sunbelt VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!b1 (v)
VirusBuster Trojan.Codecpack.Gen.11
13 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the Fxw.exe file.

Fxw.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Fxw.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Fxw.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Fxw.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 Fxw.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Fxw.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 Fxw.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\SAMPATH\AppData\Local\Temp\Fxw.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Fxw.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Fxw.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Fxw.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Fxw.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 Fxw.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
MD5130f3817b08dca022543199d4fbc27e9
SHA2561bd3bcf285f717b86ac8d10aa38f671bcfb64f5a8a0d581d74c5d94840b88991

Error Messages

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

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

fxw.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.

Golds has stopped working.

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

fxw.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Fxw.exe?

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



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Fxw.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
2

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Fxw.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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