What is symsrv.dll?

symsrv.dll is part of Microsoft(C) Windows(C) Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the symsrv.dll version information.

symsrv.dll's description is "LanguagePack"

symsrv.dll is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on symsrv.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft(C) Windows(C) Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionLanguagePack
Internal nameLanguagePack
Original filenameLanguagePack
Legal copyright(C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5, 1, 2600, 5512
File version5, 1, 2600, 5512

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

Product nameMicrosoft(C) Windows(C) Operating Sy..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionLanguagePack
Internal nameLanguagePack
Original filenameLanguagePack
Legal copyright(C) Microsoft Corporation. All right..
Product version5, 1, 2600, 5512
File version5, 1, 2600, 5512

Digital signatures [?]

symsrv.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

51 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the symsrv.dll file. That's a 89% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
AegisLab Troj.W32.Generic!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent.C176740
ALYac Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Arcabit Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
Avast Win32:FloxLib-A [Trj]
AVG Win32/Floxif.A
Avira TR/Spy.69337
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9956
BitDefender Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Floxif
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Agent-1209867
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cyren W32/Fixflo.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Win32.FloodFix
Emsisoft Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Floxif.E
F-Prot W32/Fixflo.A.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
Fortinet W32/Floxif.E
GData Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Agent
Invincea trojandropper.win32.floxif.a
Jiangmin Trojan/Generic.bijcu
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 001a5abb1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 001a5abb1 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.Generic
McAfee Generic.dx!7574CF2C64F3
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Fake.kc
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Floxif.E
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.AgentWDCR.ERJ
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Floxif.cqjmcu
Panda W32/Agent.MHH.worm
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.835
Rising Trojan.Generic-nCjmqwFDP5C (cloud)
Sophos Mal/Behav-160
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSFake
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent Win32.Virus.Pioneer.Aheq
TotalDefense Win32/Flofix.D
TrendMicro PE_FLOXIF.SM-O
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_FLOXIF.SM-O
VBA32 Trojan.Sly
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Floxif.69337[h]
Yandex TrojanSpy.Agent!odMUtMunyS8
Zillya Trojan.Floxif.Win32.2
51 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the symsrv.dll file.

symsrv.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove symsrv.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the symsrv.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that symsrv.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 symsrv.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the symsrv.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 symsrv.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\symsrv.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the symsrv.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If symsrv.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If symsrv.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If symsrv.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 symsrv.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

symsrv.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57574cf2c64f35161ab1292e2f532aabf
SHA256de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085

What will you do with symsrv.dll?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with symsrv.dll. 78% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 59 users.

User vote results: There were 46 votes to remove and 13 votes to keep

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

Comments

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