What is freewat.dll?

freewat.dll's description is "freewat3 for X86" according to the freewat.dll version information.

freewat.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected freewat.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on freewat.dll:

PropertyValue
File descriptionfreewat3 for X86
Original filenamefreewat.dll
Commentshttp://antiwpa11.tk
Legal copyrightHLT & CW2K '08
Product version3, 5, 0, 0
File version3.5.0

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

File descriptionfreewat3 for X86
Original filenamefreewat.dll
Commentshttp://antiwpa11.tk
Legal copyrightHLT & CW2K '08
Product version3, 5, 0, 0
File version3.5.0

Digital signatures [?]

freewat.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

28 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the freewat.dll file. That's a 61% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum HackTool.Wpakill!AJS+W3A2Jk8
AntiVir SPR/Tool.WPAkill.56
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Crack.GW
Baidu-International HackTool.Win32.WpaKill.Ajj
CAT-QuickHeal HackTool.Wpakill (Not a Virus)
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Hacktool-1164
DrWeb Tool.Wpakill.1
ESET-NOD32 Win32/HackTool.WpaKill.C
Fortinet PossibleThreat
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.XCE5ZZ
Ikarus HackTool.Win32.Wpakill
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0015e4f01 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0015e4f01 )
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
McAfee Generic.dx!3028A58F96CB
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic.dx!3028A58F96CB
Microsoft HackTool:Win32/Wpakill
MicroWorld-eScan SPR/Tool.WPAkill.56 (ES)
Norman Hacktool.IWE
nProtect Trojan/W32.HackTool.5376
Panda HackTool/WpaKill
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.11E57E08!300252680
Sophos Mal/Generic-L
Symantec Hacktool
TrendMicro TSPY_ANTIWPA_CA2502A6.TOMC
TrendMicro-HouseCall TSPY_ANTIWPA_CA2502A6.TOMC
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
28 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the freewat.dll file.

freewat.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove freewat.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the freewat.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that freewat.dll 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 freewat.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the freewat.dll 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 freewat.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\freewat.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the freewat.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If freewat.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If freewat.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If freewat.dll 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 freewat.dll 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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53028a58f96cb9d8cb38f265d4d46b479
SHA2567e80e50a54b1cc20f4031244fd30ace9737b35ed5f861f0d80a24b00a166d5fe

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What did other users do?

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Votes
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