QQxxw3.exe is part of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the QQxxw3.exe version information.
QQxxw3.exe's description is "Windows NT High Contrast Invocation"
QQxxw3.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected QQxxw3.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.
The following is the available information on QQxxw3.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Windows NT High Contrast Invocation |
| Internal name | sethc |
| Original filename | SETHC.EXE |
| Legal copyright | (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 5.2.3790.3959 |
| File version | 5.2.3790.3959 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating Sy.. |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Windows NT High Contrast Invocation |
| Internal name | sethc |
| Original filename | SETHC.EXE |
| Legal copyright | (C) Microsoft Corporation. All right.. |
| Product version | 5.2.3790.3959 |
| File version | 5.2.3790.3959 |
35 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the QQxxw3.exe file. That's a 81% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Packed/Upack |
| AntiVir | TR/Crypt.FKM.Gen |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avast5 | Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG | Win32/Cekar.G |
| BitDefender | Generic.Malware.SFdldg.935C80FD |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Backdoor.Kykyshka.wl |
| ClamAV | PUA.Packed.UPack-2 |
| Commtouch | W32/Heuristic-210!Eldorado |
| Comodo | Backdoor.Win32.Popwin.~IT |
| DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoad1.52540 |
| Emsisoft | Virus.Win32.Cekar!IK |
| eSafe | Win32.TRCrypt.Fkm |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/Cekar!generic |
| F-Prot | W32/Heuristic-210!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Generic.Malware.SFdldg.935C80FD |
| GData | Generic.Malware.SFdldg.935C80FD |
| Ikarus | Virus.Win32.Cekar |
| Jiangmin | Trojan/Agent.dkpm |
| Kaspersky | Backdoor.Win32.Kykyshka.we |
| McAfee | Suspect-AN!20A05D969E1C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.C |
| Microsoft | TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cekar.gen!A |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Mypis.AW |
| Norman | W32/Packed_Upack.A |
| Panda | Trj/Pupack.A |
| PCTools | Malware.Mumawow |
| Rising | Trojan.Win32.Generic.11E7CA10 |
| Sophos | Mal/Behav-160 |
| Symantec | W32.Mumawow.F!inf |
| TheHacker | Backdoor/Kykyshka.wz |
| TrendMicro | Cryp_Xed-12 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Cryp_Xed-12 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Packer.Upack0.3.9 (ep) |
| VirusBuster | Packed/Upack |
The instructions below shows how to remove QQxxw3.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the QQxxw3.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that QQxxw3.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 20a05d969e1ccc954142976bafa7f7f4 |
| SHA256 | 77a09219618e5396546362371a187cae5622bfb6bc61b713c8c54bf945e4fb4a |
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to qqxxw3.exe:
qqxxw3.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
qqxxw3.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.
Windows NT High Contrast Invocation has stopped working.
End Program - qqxxw3.exe. This program is not responding.
qqxxw3.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
qqxxw3.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with QQxxw3.exe:
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with QQxxw3.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 1 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with QQxxw3.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
No comments posted yet.