What is WinSTAT.exe?

WinSTAT.exe is part of Windows Statistics Service and developed by Microsoft® Corporation according to the WinSTAT.exe version information.

WinSTAT.exe's description is "Microsoft® Windows® Statistic Service"

WinSTAT.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\WinSTAT\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WinSTAT.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.

VirusTotal report

9 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WinSTAT.exe file. That's a 17% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AntiVir	TR/Changeling.A.4188
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Agent.bWDW
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.7BJ2NT
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
McAfee	Artemis!3698510016A5
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Trojan.Tbot
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05H914

WinSTAT.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\ProgramData\WinSTAT\WinSTAT.exe

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

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

Folder name variants

WinSTAT.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\WinSTAT\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\

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