What is oxh.exe?

oxh.exe is part of Windows® Internet Explorer and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the oxh.exe version information.

oxh.exe's description is "Internet Explorer Developer Tools"

oxh.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on oxh.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer Developer Tools
Internal nameiedvtool.dll
Original filenameiedvtool.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.00.6001.19044
File version8.00.6001.19044 (longhorn_ie8_gdr.110211-1700)

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

Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer Developer Tools
Internal nameiedvtool.dll
Original filenameiedvtool.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version8.00.6001.19044
File version8.00.6001.19044 (longhorn_ie8_gdr.11..

Digital signatures [?]

oxh.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

34 of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the oxh.exe file. That's a 77% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AntiVir TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.FakeAV
Avast Win32:MalOb-GR [Cryp]
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.KDV.503085
CAT-QuickHeal Rogue.FakeRean
Commtouch W32/FakeAlert.SL.gen!Eldorado
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.YGY
DrWeb Trojan.Fakealert.27949
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.KDV.503085 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.YKJ
F-Prot W32/FakeAlert.SL.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Rogue:W32/FakeAv.HW
GData Trojan.Generic.KDV.503085
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.FakeAV
Jiangmin Trojan/Fakeav.aoqq
K7AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.jzxq
Malwarebytes Trojan.FakeMS
McAfee FakeAlert-Rena.p
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.J
Microsoft Rogue:Win32/FakeRean
Norman FakeRean.DS
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.279040.CP
Panda Trj/FakeRean.C
PCTools RogueAntiSpyware.FakeCloudAV2012
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Frauder
Symantec FakeCloudAV2012
TheHacker Trojan/FakeAV.jzxs
TotalDefense Win32/FakeAV.BM!generic
TrendMicro TROJ_FAKEAV.SMUZ
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FAKEAV.SMUZ
VBA32 SScope.Malware-Cryptor.2615
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.mqa (v)
34 of the 44 anti-virus programs detected the oxh.exe file.

oxh.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove oxh.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the oxh.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that oxh.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 oxh.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the oxh.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 oxh.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\oxh.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the oxh.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If oxh.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If oxh.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If oxh.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 oxh.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
MD5b37e1b55c779a9a8533ff578e309c860
SHA256add69698cfc341a3f4f399c4253c0f4c4830315fcf086e74b7595da30f629966

Error Messages

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

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

oxh.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.

Internet Explorer Developer Tools has stopped working.

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

oxh.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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