What is mxconfig.exe?

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

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

Vendor and version information [?]

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

Digital signatures [?]

mxconfig.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mxconfig.exe file. That's a 74% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Barys.12782
Agnitum Trojan.Agent!34hsyv0R/so
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Generic
AntiVir TR/ATRAPS.Gen
Avast Win32:Dropper-NOK [Drp]
AVG PSW.ILUSpy
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Generic.Aw
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Barys.12782
Bkav W32.Clod206.Trojan.2a0a
CAT-QuickHeal Backdoor.Bladabindi.AL3
Commtouch W32/Trojan.QBKI-1441
Comodo TrojWare.MSIL.Bladabindi.KX
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader10.25880
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Barys.12782 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Bladabindi.F
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Barys.8318
Fortinet MSIL/Agent.PPV!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Barys.12782
Ikarus Trojan.Msil
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0001dcd21 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0001dcd21 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.MSIL
McAfee BackDoor-FBIB!364794CD77BB
McAfee-GW-Edition BackDoor-FBIB!364794CD77BB
Microsoft Backdoor:MSIL/Bladabindi.AJ
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Barys.12782
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.DownLoader10.ckobso
Norman Troj_Generic.QUPMQ
Panda Generic Malware
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.b32
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.15F5D711!368432913
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DK213
TrendMicro-HouseCall BKDR_BLADABI.SMC
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Zillya Trojan.Bladabindi.Win32.15740
39 of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the mxconfig.exe file.

mxconfig.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove mxconfig.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the mxconfig.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that mxconfig.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 mxconfig.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the mxconfig.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 mxconfig.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\mxconfig.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the mxconfig.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If mxconfig.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If mxconfig.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If mxconfig.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 mxconfig.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
MD5364794cd77bbd42da9b3b38264cf3821
SHA2567ca24b0e518c8a68b59e92a90b1ab2c9f14d6efcceef711e744e9a0700b007b1

Error Messages

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

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

mxconfig.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.

mxconfig.exe has stopped working.

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

mxconfig.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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