What is ProToolsmgr.exe?

ProToolsmgr.exe is part of Shockwave Flash and developed by Macromedia, Inc. according to the ProToolsmgr.exe version information.

ProToolsmgr.exe's description is "Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 r19"

ProToolsmgr.exe is usually located in the 'c:\progra~1\microsoft\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

48 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ProToolsmgr.exe file. That's a 91% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Dropper.VHT
Agnitum	Trojan.Kryptik!vfuEx8yPmlY
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Krap
AntiVir	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Packed]/Win32.Krap
Avast	Win32:MalOb-FE [Cryp]
AVG	Cryptic.BJE
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Agent.34
BitDefender	Trojan.Dropper.VHT
Bkav	W32.FakeFlashPlayer7A.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal	W32.Ramnit.DR
ClamAV	Trojan.Agent-249971
Commtouch	W32/Ramnit.F.gen!Eldorado
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.ILZ
DrWeb	Trojan.Inject1.32497
Emsisoft	Trojan.Dropper.VHT (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Ramnit.A
F-Prot	W32/Ramnit.F.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.Dropper.VHT
Fortinet	W32/KRYPTIK.FH!tr
GData	Trojan.Dropper.VHT
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.Ramnit
Jiangmin	Packed.Krap.druy
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 001f82c71 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 001f82c71 )
Kaspersky	Packed.Win32.Krap.ar
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Krap.ar.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Downloader
McAfee	PWS-Zbot.gen.di
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Ramnit.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Dropper.VHT
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Ramnit.bbgdmp
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.61357
Panda	W32/Cosmu.E.drp
Qihoo-360	VirusOrg.Win32.Ramnit.E
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.127D3FE0!310198240
Sophos	Troj/Ramnit-AQ
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ramnit
Symantec	Packed.Protexor!gen1
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Koobface.udb
TheHacker	Trojan/Kryptik.iks
TotalDefense	Win32/Protexor.A!generic
TrendMicro	TROJ_DROPPR.SMAL
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_DROPPR.SMAL
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.Win32.General.4
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Worm.Win32.A.Net-Koobface.126464

ProToolsmgr.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ProToolsmgr.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ProToolsmgr.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ProToolsmgr.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate ProToolsmgr.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ProToolsmgr.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 ProToolsmgr.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\progra~1\microsoft\ProToolsmgr.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ProToolsmgr.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ProToolsmgr.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ProToolsmgr.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If ProToolsmgr.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 ProToolsmgr.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

ProToolsmgr.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• watermark.exe

Folder name variants

ProToolsmgr.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\progra~1\microsoft\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\Program Files (x86)\Avid\Pro Tools\

Error Messages

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