What is mirc.exe?

mirc.exe is part of mIRC and developed by mIRC Co. Ltd. according to the mirc.exe version information.

mirc.exe's description is "mIRC"

mirc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

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

24 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mirc.exe file. That's a 48% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/MircPack.1790464
AntiVir	SPR/Tool.Mirc.CG
Avast	Win32:Mirc-AB [PUP]
Baidu-International	HackTool.Win32.mIRC.AsKU
Bkav	W32.Chemshiatj.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal	RiskWare.mIRC.6.03.n7 (Not a Virus)
ClamAV	Backdoor.IRCBot-4
CMC	Generic.Win32.a35434c25f!MD
Comodo	Application.Win32.RiskWare.mIRC.~BAAA
F-Prot	W32/Renamed_mIRC.C.gen!Eldorado
Ikarus	not-a-virus:Client-IRC.Win32.mIRC
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Client-IRC.Win32.mIRC.603
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.MIRCBased
McAfee	IRC/Client
McAfee-GW-Edition	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.K
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.mIRC.hrfv
nProtect	Backdoor/W32.IRCBot.1790464
Panda	Bck/MIRCBased.BI
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.11EE6FF2!300838898
TrendMicro	IRC_FLOOD.IJ
TrendMicro-HouseCall	IRC_FLOOD.IJ
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.IRCFlood.1790465

mirc.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\Windows\system32\mirc.exe

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

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

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