What is cidrive32.exe?

cidrive32.exe is part of Projekt1 according to the cidrive32.exe version information.

cidrive32.exe is usually located in the 'C:\windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected cidrive32.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 [?]

The following is the available information on cidrive32.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameProjekt1
Internal nameLoad
Original filenameLoad.exe
Product version1.00
File version1.00

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

Product nameProjekt1
Internal nameLoad
Original filenameLoad.exe
Product version1.00
File version1.00

Digital signatures [?]

cidrive32.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

41 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the cidrive32.exe file. That's a 95% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Dropper/Agent.110592.AN
AntiVir BDS/Bot.119666
Antiy-AVL Backdoor/Win32.IRCBot.gen
Authentium W32/VBcrypt.B.gen!Eldorado
Avast Win32:VB-OWZ
Avast5 Win32:VB-OWZ
AVG Dropper.Generic2.FD
BitDefender Backdoor.Bot.119666
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Agent.vb
ClamAV Trojan.IRCBot-3879
Comodo Heur.Suspicious
DrWeb Trojan.Packed.19901
Emsisoft Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot!IK
eSafe Win32.TRDropper
eTrust-Vet Win32/Rbot.KEM
F-Prot W32/VBcrypt.B.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Backdoor.Bot.119666
GData Backdoor.Bot.119666
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot
Jiangmin Backdoor/IRCBot.jpo
K7AntiVirus Riskware
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.opx
McAfee W32/Spybot.worm!dr
McAfee-GW-Edition W32/Spybot.worm!dr
Microsoft TrojanDropper:Win32/Injector.C
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.BHA
Norman Palevo.BPO
nProtect Backdoor.Bot.119666
Panda Trj/Agent.NOA
PCTools Trojan.Gen
Prevx High Risk Cloaked Malware
Sophos Mal/Koobface-D
Sunbelt Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Loader[Projekt]
Symantec Trojan.Gen
TheHacker Backdoor/IRCBot.opx
TrendMicro BKDR_IRCBOT.BZQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall BKDR_IRCBOT.BZQ
VBA32 Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.opx
ViRobot Dropper.Agent.110592.C
VirusBuster Trojan.DR.Injector.MXR
41 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the cidrive32.exe file.

cidrive32.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove cidrive32.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the cidrive32.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that cidrive32.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 cidrive32.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the cidrive32.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 cidrive32.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\windows\cidrive32.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the cidrive32.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If cidrive32.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If cidrive32.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If cidrive32.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 cidrive32.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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Filename variants

cidrive32.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fe02bd5eec7c5bcc4ce56f7821918328
SHA256f15b2f61ffd39aa42abe3e86392a3f6e74c5a6ab349d9990a7e86b4c8417ebfe

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to cidrive32.exe:

cidrive32.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

cidrive32.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.

cidrive32.exe has stopped working.

End Program - cidrive32.exe. This program is not responding.

cidrive32.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

cidrive32.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with cidrive32.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with cidrive32.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with cidrive32.exe. 89% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 36 users.

User vote results: There were 32 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with cidrive32.exe.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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How to remove cidrive32.exe with Freefixer:
1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and click "Scan". The scan finishes in approximately 5 minutes.
3. In the scan result, locate items which mention cidrive32.exe, and check its "Delete" checkbox. cidrive32.exe usually appears under "Registry startups" and "Processes" in FreeFixer's scan result. DO NOT check anything else for removal, unless you are 100% sure it's malware.
4. Click "Fix".
5. Restart your machine.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again.
7. Verify that cidrive32.exe no longer appear anywhere in the scan result.
8. Done.

Did this solve the cidrive32.exe problem?

# 25 Apr 2010, 9:09

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