What is hdsst.exe?

hdsst.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

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

VirusTotal report

25 of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the hdsst.exe file. That's a 57% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Worm/Win32.VBNA
AntiVir TR/Agent.52132
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Generic6_c.ATON
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.KDV.751071
ByteHero Virus.Win32.Heur.e
Comodo Heur.Suspicious
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop4.4328
ESET-NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/TrojanClicker.VB.IZVXHPY
Fortinet W32/VBNA.D!worm
GData Trojan.Generic.KDV.751071
Ikarus Worm.Win32.VBNA
Kaspersky Worm.Win32.VBNA.d
McAfee Artemis!94E1A1B7AEC9
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.KDV.751071
Norman W32/VBNA.EGM
nProtect Trojan.Generic.KDV.751071
Panda Trj/OCJ.A
PCTools Trojan.ADH
Rising Suspicious
Symantec Trojan.ADH
TrendMicro PAK_Generic.001
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RCBB1J8
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
25 of the 44 anti-virus programs detected the hdsst.exe file.

hdsst.exe removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD594e1a1b7aec9122784dcbe01d857e63c
SHA25661f0160e0da6d7039c218691312b7de32e2bbb02db0daeefee50126b32e0f593

Error Messages

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

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

hdsst.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.

hdsst.exe has stopped working.

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

hdsst.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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