What is Microsoft.vbs?

Microsoft.vbs is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Microsoft.vbs.

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 [?]

Microsoft.vbs does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

Microsoft.vbs is not signed.

VirusTotal report

31 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Microsoft.vbs file. That's a 57% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
AhnLab-V3 VBS/Agent
AntiVir VBS/VBSlog.A
Avast VBS:Agent-AUN [Wrm]
AVG BackDoor.Generic_c.LPY
BitDefender Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
Bkav MW.Clodd54.Trojan.2a17
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb VBS.Siggen.7490
Emsisoft Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ (B)
ESET-NOD32 VBS/Agent.NDE
F-Secure Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
Fortinet W32/VBSlog.A
GData Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
Ikarus Trojan.VBS.Autorun
Kaspersky HEUR:Worm.Script.Generic
McAfee VBS/Autorun.worm.k
McAfee-GW-Edition VBS/Autorun.worm.k
Microsoft Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.K
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Script.Autorun.mffj
Norman Kryptik.CCVH
nProtect Trojan.VBS.Autorun.ADQ
Panda VBS/Autorun.BC.worm
Sophos Mal/VBSlog-A
Symantec VBS.Downloader.Trojan
Tencent Vbs.Worm.Agent.Wpss
TrendMicro VBS_DUNIHI.AG
TrendMicro-HouseCall VBS_DUNIHI.AG
ViRobot VBS.S.Agent.32768
Zillya Downloader.OpenConnection.JS.88187
31 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the Microsoft.vbs file.

Microsoft.vbs removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Microsoft.vbs with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Microsoft.vbs file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Microsoft.vbs 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 Microsoft.vbs in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Microsoft.vbs 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 Microsoft.vbs in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..indows\start menu\programs\startup\Microsoft.vbs
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Microsoft.vbs file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Microsoft.vbs still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Microsoft.vbs is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Microsoft.vbs 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 Microsoft.vbs no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d542a1737955883466274df1fadcd6a4
SHA2562cd017872d8b04b1b36e832f88cc1976492ccf5e8acea19d82af69b2c3cbe47f

What will you do with Microsoft.vbs?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Microsoft.vbs. 43% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Microsoft.vbs. Only 7 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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