What is spoolsv.exe?

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

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

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VirusTotal report

26 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the spoolsv.exe file. That's a 62% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AntiVir	TR/Zusy.12099
Avast	Win32:Downloader-PJS [Trj]
AVG	SHeur4.AJFP
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Zusy.12099
Comodo	Heur.Suspicious
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Ibank.566
Emsisoft	Backdoor.Win32.Shiz!IK
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.AIFX
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Zusy.12099
Fortinet	W32/Shiz.FELG!tr.bdr
GData	Gen:Variant.Zusy.12099
Ikarus	Backdoor.Win32.Shiz
Jiangmin	Backdoor/Shiz.dyt
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Shiz.felg
McAfee	Artemis!578B2F1E1685
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!578B2F1E1685
Norman	W32/Suspicious_Gen4.AOCWL
Panda	Suspicious file
Sophos	Mal/Generic-L
Symantec	WS.Reputation.1
TheHacker	Trojan/Kryptik.aifx
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.RC1H1GB
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.Inject.gen
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Backdoor.Win32.A.Shiz.281088.F

spoolsv.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\Users\Luca\AppData\Local\Temp\spoolsv.exe

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

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

Filename variants

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

• WINDOW~1.EXE

Folder name variants

spoolsv.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Users\Luca\AppData\Local\Temp\. The most common variants are listed below:

• D:\DOCUME~1\SALVAT~1\IMPOST~1\Temp\

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