What is wmpscfgs.exe?

wmpscfgs.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected wmpscfgs.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 [?]

wmpscfgs.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

wmpscfgs.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wmpscfgs.exe file. That's a 83% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.CL.Cycler!4C3FX6+oe2A
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.FakeAV
AntiVir TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Avast Win32:Spambot-EL [Trj]
AVG Downloader.Generic9.BPOJ
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Cycler.ApLl
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.3684083
Bkav W32.UnruyNA.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal TrojanClicker.Cycler.ozg.cw4
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Cycler-23
Commtouch W32/Agent.AWFU-3783
Comodo Packed.Win32.Krap.~GYA
DrWeb Win32.HLLC.Asdas.4
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.3684083 (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanDownloader.Unruy.BM
F-Prot W32/Agent.IVG
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.3684083
Fortinet W32/Cycler
GData Trojan.Generic.3684083
Ikarus Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Cycler
Jiangmin TrojanClicker.Cycler.ku
K7AntiVirus Riskware
K7GW Riskware
Kaspersky Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Cycler.ozg
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Adware.x.(kcloud)
McAfee Downloader-BPA
McAfee-GW-Edition Downloader-BPA
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Unruy.C
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.3684083
Norman Smalltroj.YHNI
Panda Trj/Cycler.C
Sophos Troj/Unruy-C
Symantec W32.Unruy.A
TotalDefense Win32/Unruy.T
TrendMicro TROJ_KRAP.SMPE
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_KRAP.SMPE
VBA32 Trojan-Downloader.Ahent.0321
VIPRE Backdoor.Win32.Papras.rx (v)
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Clicker.28672.AD
39 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the wmpscfgs.exe file.

wmpscfgs.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove wmpscfgs.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the wmpscfgs.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that wmpscfgs.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 wmpscfgs.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the wmpscfgs.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 wmpscfgs.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Windows\wmpscfgs.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the wmpscfgs.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If wmpscfgs.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If wmpscfgs.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If wmpscfgs.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 wmpscfgs.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

wmpscfgs.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Windows\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named wmpscfgs.exe

wmpscfgs.exe (14 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5de52f62c9fb8ac7843a8ec989414a51b
SHA25640870ae8c650e7f6267af42a3f7363c6d09aca0739ade5d8ef44bdcf610433e8

Error Messages

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

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

wmpscfgs.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.

wmpscfgs.exe has stopped working.

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

wmpscfgs.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with wmpscfgs.exe?

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



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with wmpscfgs.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

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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 wmpscfgs.exe. Only 1 user 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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