What is microsoftdx.exe?

microsoftdx.exe is part of Remote Service Application and developed by Microsoft Corp. according to the microsoftdx.exe version information.

microsoftdx.exe's description is "Remote Service Application"

microsoftdx.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\msdcsc\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on microsoftdx.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRemote Service Application
Company nameMicrosoft Corp.
File descriptionRemote Service Application
Internal nameMSRSAAPP
Original filenameMSRSAAP.EXE
CommentsRemote Service Application
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1999
Product version4, 0, 0, 0
File version1, 0, 0, 1

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

Product nameRemote Service Application
Company nameMicrosoft Corp.
File descriptionRemote Service Application
Internal nameMSRSAAPP
Original filenameMSRSAAP.EXE
CommentsRemote Service Application
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1999
Product version4, 0, 0, 0
File version1, 0, 0, 1

Digital signatures [?]

microsoftdx.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

52 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the microsoftdx.exe file. That's a 93% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Agnitum Trojan.Comet.Gen.LO
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Keylogger.679832
ALYac Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.DarkKomet.xyk
Arcabit Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Avast Win32:Agent-ASXK [Trj]
AVG BackDoor.Generic16.CNXD
Avira BDS/DarkKomet.GR
AVware Backdoor.Win32.Fynloski.A (v)
Baidu-International Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.xyk
BitDefender Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Bkav W32.OnGamesLTKVPOK.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal Backdoor.Fynloski.A9
ClamAV WIN.Trojan.DarkKomet
CMC Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet!O
Comodo Backdoor.Win32.Agent.XAB
Cyren W32/Downloader.C.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb BackDoor.Comet.2020
Emsisoft Trojan.Inject.AUZ (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Fynloski.AA
F-Prot W32/Downloader.C.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Fortinet W32/Generic.AC.606
GData Trojan.Inject.AUZ
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet
Jiangmin Trojan/Generic.afytr
K7AntiVirus Backdoor ( 003b505d1 )
K7GW Backdoor ( 003b505d1 )
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.xyk
Malwarebytes Trojan.FakeMS.ED
McAfee Generic BackDoor.xa
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.jh
Microsoft Backdoor:Win32/Fynloski.A
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Inject.AUZ
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.DarkKomet.dtlfre
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.674304.BC
Panda Trj/Packed.B
Qihoo-360 Malware.Radar01.Gen
Rising PE:Backdoor.Pontoeb!1.6637 [F]
Sophos Troj/Backdr-ID
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Fynloski
Symantec Backdoor.Graybird
Tencent Win32.Backdoor.Darkkomet.Ljkh
TheHacker Backdoor/Azbreg.kf
TotalDefense Win32/Fynloski.A!generic
TrendMicro BKDR_FYNLOS.SMM
TrendMicro-HouseCall BKDR_FYNLOS.SMM
VBA32 Backdoor.DarkKomet
VIPRE Backdoor.Win32.Fynloski.A (v)
ViRobot Backdoor.Win32.Agent.674304.A[h]
Zillya Backdoor.DarkKomet.Win32.30208
52 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the microsoftdx.exe file.

microsoftdx.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove microsoftdx.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the microsoftdx.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that microsoftdx.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 microsoftdx.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the microsoftdx.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 microsoftdx.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\msdcsc\microsoftdx.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the microsoftdx.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If microsoftdx.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If microsoftdx.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If microsoftdx.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 microsoftdx.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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Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

microsoftdx.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\msdcsc\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD531b73e5a899e42bec54a053b78171068
SHA2560fcfe1f8ddf75a73f6371f1dcef3d9b7774e43f345a2eedc6ec32526bc8aa6e9

Error Messages

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

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

microsoftdx.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.

Remote Service Application has stopped working.

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

microsoftdx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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