What is Pnl.exe?

Pnl.exe is part of Dr.Web for Windows and developed by ComponentOne LLC according to the Pnl.exe version information.

Pnl.exe's description is "Dr.Web for Windows 2011"

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

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

PropertyValue
Product nameDr.Web for Windows
Company nameComponentOne LLC
File descriptionDr.Web for Windows 2011
Internal nameDr.Web for Windows
Original filenameFP2011.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Doctor Web, Ltd., 1992-2011
Product version5.0.572.1152
File version5.0.572.1152

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

Product nameDr.Web for Windows
Company nameComponentOne LLC
File descriptionDr.Web for Windows 2011
Internal nameDr.Web for Windows
Original filenameFP2011.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Doctor Web, Ltd., 1992..
Product version5.0.572.1152
File version5.0.572.1152

Digital signatures [?]

Pnl.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Pnl.exe file. That's a 90% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Kazy.126464.D
AntiVir TR/Dldr.Renos.LX.32
Antiy-AVL Packed/Win32.Krap.gen
Avast Win32:MalOb-EM
Avast5 Win32:MalOb-EM
AVG Downloader.Generic10.CBFC
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.10981
CAT-QuickHeal TrojanDownloader.Renos.lx
Commtouch W32/FakeAlert.KK.gen!Eldorado
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.VL
DrWeb Trojan.Packed.194
eSafe Win32.Kryptik.Kfq
eTrust-Vet Win32/Renos.D!generic
F-Prot W32/FakeAlert.KK.gen!Eldorado
Fortinet W32/PackZbot.D!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.10981
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.SuspectCRC
Jiangmin Packed.Krap.dzca
K7AntiVirus Riskware
Kaspersky Packed.Win32.Krap.ih
McAfee Downloader-CEW.x
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.A
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.LX
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.KIF
Norman W32/Suspicious_Gen2.HZHOT
Panda Generic Trojan
PCTools Trojan.Gen
Prevx Medium Risk Malware
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.127B39E7
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-IZ
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FrauderX
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TheHacker Trojan/Kryptik.kif
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R3EC2B7
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R3EC2B7
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
VirusBuster Trojan.Kryptik!7Nhur2C8GwY
37 of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the Pnl.exe file.

Pnl.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Pnl.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Pnl.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Pnl.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 Pnl.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Pnl.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 Pnl.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Local\Temp\Pnl.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Pnl.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Pnl.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Pnl.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Pnl.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 Pnl.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
MD524e65cf3704f7b00e9085620ba182147
SHA256bdcf2f825f734a12b649b38026cc8e723ce844c54665d1bbcdc3416767a1e561

Error Messages

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

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

pnl.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.

Dr.Web for Windows 2011 has stopped working.

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

pnl.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Pnl.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Pnl.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

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 Pnl.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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