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

56 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the symsrv.dll file. That's a 84% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
AegisLab W32.Infector!c
AhnLab-V3 Virus/Win32.Fixflo.R204310
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Arcabit Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
Avast Win32:FloxLib-A [Trj]
AVG Win32:FloxLib-A [Trj]
Avira TR/Crypt.XDR.Gen
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9901
BitDefender Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Nagram
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Dropped-1524
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Agent.ADFZ
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/Fixflo.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Win32.FloodFix
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_96%
Emsisoft Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb (B)
Endgame malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Floxif.E
F-Prot W32/Fixflo.A.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
Fortinet W32/Floxif.E
GData Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Agent
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan/Generic.biivj
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0047648f1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0047648f1 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee Generic.dx!4FCD7574537C
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Fake.lc
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Nagram!rfn
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Trojan.Heur.emUfymnJNzpb
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Infector.byfvyy
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Qihoo-360 VirusOrg.Win32.Pioneer.A
Rising Virus.Floxif!1.9BE8 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Troj/Floxif-D
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSFake
Symantec Trojan.Gen.4
Tencent Win32.Virus.Floxif.Piav
TrendMicro PE_FLOXIF.SM-O
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_FLOXIF.SM-O
VBA32 Rootkit.Small
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Webroot W32.Trojan.Gen
Yandex Trojan.XDR!7hi/PvQlnFE
Zillya Trojan.Floxif.Win32.29
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
56 of the 67 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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54fcd7574537cebec8e75b4e646996643
SHA2568ea3b17e4b783ffc0bc387b81b823bf87af0d57da74541d88ba85314bb232a5d

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