What is winesm32.exe?

winesm32.exe is part of VirtualDub and developed by according to the winesm32.exe version information.

winesm32.exe's description is "VirtualDub command-line driver application"

winesm32.exe is usually located in the 'c:\System Volume Information\_restore{7D449092-3406-4BE1-B9E8-7FD6C62945E1}\RP260\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected winesm32.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 winesm32.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVirtualDub
Company name
File descriptionVirtualDub command-line driver application
Internal nameVirtualDub
Original filenamevdub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2005 Avery Lee
Product version1.6.5
File version1.6.5
Special buildRelease build

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

Product nameVirtualDub
Company name
File descriptionVirtualDub command-line driver appli..
Internal nameVirtualDub
Original filenamevdub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2005 Avery Lee
Product version1.6.5
File version1.6.5
Special buildRelease build

Digital signatures [?]

winesm32.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

34 of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winesm32.exe file. That's a 85% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
a-squared Packed.Win32.Krap!IK
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Krap.29184.CB
AntiVir TR/Agent.AR.134
Antiy-AVL Packed/Win32.Krap.gen
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
Avast5 Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Crypt.PPX
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.3272593
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Krap.ar
ClamAV Trojan.Agent-145096
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Agent.Gen
DrWeb Trojan.Botnetlog.126
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.3272593
Fortinet W32/Krap.AR
GData Trojan.Generic.3272593
Ikarus Packed.Win32.Krap
Jiangmin Packed.Krap.botw
Kaspersky Packed.Win32.Krap.ar
McAfee Bredolab!c
McAfee-GW-Edition Trojan.Agent.AR.134
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Bredolab.AA
NOD32 Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.BE
Norman W32/Crypt.SGL
nProtect Trojan/W32.Krap.29184.AI
Panda Trj/Krap.AY
PCTools Trojan.Bredolab
Prevx High Risk Cloaked Malware
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.51FA2802
Sophos Mal/Generic-A
Sunbelt Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Symantec Trojan.Bredolab
TrendMicro WORM_KUBFACE.SMF
VBA32 Win32.TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.BE
VirusBuster Trojan.Agent.TPFR
34 of the 40 anti-virus programs detected the winesm32.exe file.

winesm32.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winesm32.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winesm32.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winesm32.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate winesm32.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winesm32.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 winesm32.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\System Volume Information\_..-3406-4BE1-B9E8-7FD6C62945E1}\RP260\winesm32.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the winesm32.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If winesm32.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If winesm32.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If winesm32.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 winesm32.exe 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

winesm32.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

winesm32.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\System Volume Information\_restore{7D449092-3406-4BE1-B9E8-7FD6C62945E1}\RP260\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5157f7cf2e5ee9a69aacea22466c4bc8b
SHA256a19124cf9260de73d5cc080ca77da5a9806a25291d84d7669304516667c29e7a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to winesm32.exe:

winesm32.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

winesm32.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.

VirtualDub command-line driver application has stopped working.

End Program - winesm32.exe. This program is not responding.

winesm32.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

winesm32.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with winesm32.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with winesm32.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with winesm32.exe. 90% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 59 users.

User vote results: There were 53 votes to remove and 6 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with winesm32.exe.

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.

Rene B writes

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I removed it with freefixer. Made my pc very slow. Could not remove it with hijackthis. Thanks freefixer !!!

# 8 Mar 2010, 12:42

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