What is syshost.exe?

syshost.exe is part of DesignatorsManager and developed by DFI according to the syshost.exe version information.

syshost.exe's description is "DesignatorsManager"

syshost.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\{5815ecd3-9716-2327-7f3e-0ac65f15feb8}\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected syshost.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.

VirusTotal report

30 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the syshost.exe file. That's a 70% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Agnitum	Trojan.DR.Necurs!iW7Ga+qytbU
AhnLab-V3	Spyware/Win32.Zbot
AntiVir	TR/Drop.Necurs.ur
Avast	Win32:Kryptik-JUN [Trj]
AVG	SHeur4.AOBS
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.89
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanPWS.Zbot.Y
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.ALDT
DrWeb	Trojan.Click2.33315
Emsisoft	Trojan.Dropper.Win32.Necurs.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.ALAR
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.89
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.AHSH!tr
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Necurs
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Necurs.jh
K7AntiVirus	Trojan
Kaspersky	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Necurs.ur
McAfee	Generic BackDoor.adp
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic BackDoor.adp
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Necurs.gen!A
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.89
Norman	W32/Troj_Generic.DSVLM
Panda	Generic Malware
PCTools	Trojan.Gen
Sophos	Mal/EncPk-AGK
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro	TROJ_SPNR.15JB12
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_SPNR.15JB12
VBA32	Trojan-Dropper.Necurs.ur
VIPRE	Lookslike.Win32.Cbeplay.p (v)

syshost.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove syshost.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the syshost.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that syshost.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate syshost.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the syshost.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 syshost.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..815ecd3-9716-2327-7f3e-0ac65f15feb8}\syshost.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the syshost.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If syshost.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If syshost.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If syshost.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 syshost.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with syshost.exe. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with syshost.exe. Only 13 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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