What is vxhost.exe?
vxhost.exe is part of vm file module according to the vxhost.exe version information.
vxhost.exe's description is "vm file module"
vxhost.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NetworkHostTask\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected vxhost.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 vxhost.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | vm file module |
| File description | vm file module |
| Internal name | vm file module |
| Original filename | vmfile.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2003 |
| Product version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | vm file module |
| File description | vm file module |
| Internal name | vm file module |
| Original filename | vmfile.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2003 |
| Product version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Digital signatures [?]
vxhost.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
6 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vxhost.exe file. That's a 11% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.SquareNet.bD |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.66 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/SquareNet.D |
| Ikarus | PUA.Win32.SquareNet |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SquareNet |
| Sophos | Square Network Installer |
vxhost.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove vxhost.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the vxhost.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that vxhost.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate vxhost.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the vxhost.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 vxhost.exe in the scan result.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NetworkHostTask\vxhost.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the vxhost.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If vxhost.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If vxhost.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If vxhost.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that vxhost.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
vxhost.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NetworkHostTask\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\ProgramData\NetworkHostTask\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 77e2f0f9ddaff40b2bbace6652492a4f |
| SHA256 | 3cbae2a81d0326236fe0e5be0da908a33dc7b40b4c027de1cc24549557060a9d |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vxhost.exe:
vxhost.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
vxhost.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.
vm file module has stopped working.
End Program - vxhost.exe. This program is not responding.
vxhost.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
vxhost.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with vxhost.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with vxhost.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with vxhost.exe. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with vxhost.exe. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
I keep getting a message from Norton Security that it has detected and quarantined a Trojan virus and the source is vxhost.exe. I get the same message at least 4-5 times daily.
# 27 Aug 2014, 7:55
trisha writes
Roger, thanks to your program and your personal help, that was taken care of in very short order, as were any other problems I was having. I can't thank you enough for that. I'm not a computer techy (SP?) but it boggles the imagination that Norton was only able to quarantine the problem but never remove it permanently and you were able to do it immediately!
# 9 Sep 2014, 8:04
Victor Bolton writes
Occasionally we download Korean video files from clubnara.com, and get some player software to play them properly. We used to download at over 1,000Kcps but this vxhost.exe kept taking the CPU to 100% usage so sometimes we were lucky to get 100Kcps download speed. Deleting the processes would increase the speed some but it would get slow again later. After reading these Freefixer postings, I deleted the vxhost.exe (in Docs and Settings) as well as the running processes, and without rebooting or logging out, download is been steadily increasing - now over 500Kcps as I write this. Later I will try rebooting and see what happens, then try this Freefixer.
# 16 Oct 2014, 13:50
-Mark- writes
I, too, have the vxhost.exe and I tried the free fixer tool but it comes back after about 5 minutes after restarting my computer. Is there a permanent fix? Please help. It's driving me crazy.
# 17 Oct 2014, 11:27
trisha writes