What is sloadg16.dll?

sloadg16.dll is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the sloadg16.dll version information.

sloadg16.dll's description is "Windows NT Setup Executable"

sloadg16.dll is usually located in the 'C:\DOCUME~1\roger\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sloadg16.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sloadg16.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Setup Executable
Internal nameSETUP.EXE
Original filenameSETUP.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.1.2600.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Setup Executable
Internal nameSETUP.EXE
Original filenameSETUP.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.1.2600.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)

Digital signatures [?]

sloadg16.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sloadg16.dll file. That's a 88% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Backdoor/Win32.Sinowal
AntiVir TR/Kazy.3545812
Antiy-AVL Backdoor/Win32.Sinowal.gen
Avast Win32:Mebroot-K [Trj]
AVG PSW.Agent.7.AZ
BitDefender Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
CAT-QuickHeal Backdoor.Sinowal.odp
ClamAV Trojan.Sinowal-4469
Commtouch W32/Sinowal.AA.gen!Eldorado
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb BackDoor.MaosBoot.377
Emsisoft Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal!IK
F-Prot W32/Sinowal.AA.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
Fortinet W32/Sinowal.NYN!tr
GData Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal
Jiangmin Backdoor/Sinowal.yvj
K7AntiVirus Backdoor
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal.odq
McAfee Artemis!8F8ED5EAAD7C
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!8F8ED5EAAD7C
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Sinowal.gen!AA
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.SJI
Norman W32/Crypt.AWKB
nProtect Trojan.PWS.Sinowal.NCX
Panda Generic Malware
PCTools Backdoor.Trojan
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.12951F4F
Sophos Mal/Sinowal-N
Symantec Backdoor.Trojan
TotalDefense Win32/Sinowal.F!generic
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.14EE12
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.14EE12
VBA32 Backdoor.Sinowal.odq
VIPRE Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sinowal.y (v)
VirusBuster Trojan.DR.Sinowal.Gen.20
37 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the sloadg16.dll file.

sloadg16.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove sloadg16.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sloadg16.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sloadg16.dll 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 sloadg16.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sloadg16.dll 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 sloadg16.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\DOCUME~1\roger\sloadg16.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sloadg16.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sloadg16.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sloadg16.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If sloadg16.dll 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 sloadg16.dll 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

sloadg16.dll may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

sloadg16.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\DOCUME~1\roger\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58f8ed5eaad7cf791083fc70ef11feaa9
SHA2566691f15da868d96f916b3606fc292ce581dc9674ad3e2ae9528f7f8260e5ce3e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sloadg16.dll:

RUNDLL - Error loading C:\DOCUME~1\roger\sloadg16.dll. The specified module could not be found.

RunDLL - There was a problem starting C:\DOCUME~1\roger\sloadg16.dll. The specified module could not be found.

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