What is nvxmrsynd.exe?

nvxmrsynd.exe is part of XMRig and developed by www.xmrig.com according to the nvxmrsynd.exe version information.

nvxmrsynd.exe's description is "XMRig CPU miner"

nvxmrsynd.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameXMRig
Company namewww.xmrig.com
File descriptionXMRig CPU miner
Original filenamexmrig.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016-2018 xmrig.com
Product version2.5.2
File version2.5.2

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

Product nameXMRig
Company namewww.xmrig.com
File descriptionXMRig CPU miner
Original filenamexmrig.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016-2018 xmrig.com
Product version2.5.2
File version2.5.2

Digital signatures [?]

nvxmrsynd.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

50 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the nvxmrsynd.exe file. That's a 75% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win64.Miner.R213290
ALYac Misc.Riskware.BitCoinMiner
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.BitMiner
Arcabit Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08
AVG FileRepMetagen [PUP]
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.CoinMiner.S1914589
ClamAV Multios.Trojan.CryptocoinMiner-6448864-1
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Cyren W32/CoinMiner.J.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Tool.BtcMine.1464
Emsisoft Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/CoinMiner.DQ potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/CoinMiner.J.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08
Fortinet Riskware/BitMiner.DQ!tr
GData Win32.Application.CoinMiner.T@gen
Ikarus PUA.CoinMiner
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan.Miner.chz
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 005234be1 )
K7GW Adware ( 005234be1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
Malwarebytes RiskWare.BitCoinMiner
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee PUP-XEK-OE!CCA76EB4C4EE
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXEK.th
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!plock
MicroWorld-eScan Generic.Application.CoinMiner.1.50831F08
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.BitMiner.ezfddr
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.RiskTool.e58
Rising PUF.CoinMiner!8.4639 (TFE:5:kl05rVV4M2T)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos XMRig Miner (PUA)
Symantec PUA.Bitcoinminer
TrendMicro Coinminer_MALXMR.SM-WIN32
TrendMicro-HouseCall Coinminer_MALXMR.SM-WIN32
VBA32 Trojan.Miner
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.Coinminer.1074688
Webroot Bitcoinminer.Gen
Yandex Riskware.Agent!
Zillya Trojan.Miner.Win32.3065
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen
50 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the nvxmrsynd.exe file.

nvxmrsynd.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove nvxmrsynd.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the nvxmrsynd.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that nvxmrsynd.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 nvxmrsynd.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the nvxmrsynd.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 nvxmrsynd.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\nvxmrsynd.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the nvxmrsynd.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If nvxmrsynd.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If nvxmrsynd.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If nvxmrsynd.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 nvxmrsynd.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
MD5cca76eb4c4ee029787784e15146e92ad
SHA2564852135d3f04fd450ba39abce51ca40ff9131d222220c8b30804be05f6679295

Error Messages

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

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

nvxmrsynd.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.

XMRig CPU miner has stopped working.

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

nvxmrsynd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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