What is powcryp.exe?

powcryp.exe's description is " " according to the powcryp.exe version information.

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

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

PropertyValue
File description
Internal namepowcryp.exe
Original filenamepowcryp.exe
Legal copyright
Product version0.0.0.0
File version0.0.0.0

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

File description
Internal namepowcryp.exe
Original filenamepowcryp.exe
Legal copyright
Product version0.0.0.0
File version0.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

powcryp.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

57 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the powcryp.exe file. That's a 85% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
AegisLab Troj.W32.Generic!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Injector.R126763
ALYac Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Arcabit Trojan.Kazy.D8DE99
Avast MSIL:GenMalicious-EY [Trj]
AVG MSIL:GenMalicious-EY [Trj]
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen7
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
Bkav W32.LipanmxF.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Generic.FC.2653
Comodo Backdoor.MSIL.Fynloski.RUVX
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/Trojan.XKVD-0185
DrWeb Trojan.SkypeSpam.11
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_93%
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Injector.ETI
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
Fortinet MSIL/Injector.ELJ!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.Injector
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan.Generic.avojn
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 700000121 )
K7GW Trojan ( 700000121 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malwarebytes Trojan.Agent.FVIGen
MAX malware (ai score=99)
McAfee GenericRXEU-HM!20B92EA14D4E
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXEU-HM!20B92EA14D4E
Microsoft Backdoor:Win32/Protos
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Kazy.581273
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.DarkKomet.dkjkkb
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
Rising Dropper.Generic!8.35E (TFE:C:vZ0U5YqsxWP)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Dropper
Symantec Trojan.Zbot
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Generic.Hqbx
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R020C0GDD18
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R020C0GDD18
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.MSIL
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Injector.272384.B
Webroot Trojan.Heur
Yandex Trojan.Agent!Vvio/d7duyc
Zillya Trojan.Injector.Win32.307003
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
57 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the powcryp.exe file.

powcryp.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove powcryp.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the powcryp.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that powcryp.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 powcryp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the powcryp.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 powcryp.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\powcryp.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the powcryp.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If powcryp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If powcryp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If powcryp.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 powcryp.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
MD520b92ea14d4eb4501d3ffb7b649fee91
SHA256b618116ba675435afd841cde5eac7bb11a5db62b463b4a09fb9562a2cff20a7c

Error Messages

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

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

powcryp.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.

has stopped working.

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

powcryp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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