What is winkep32.rom?

winkep32.rom is usually located in the 'C:\windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected winkep32.rom.

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 [?]

winkep32.rom does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

winkep32.rom is not signed.

VirusTotal report

35 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winkep32.rom file. That's a 83% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Winuoj.73216.O
AntiVir TR/Nebuler.2.97
Avast Win32:Nebuler-X
Avast5 Win32:Nebuler-X
AVG BackDoor.Generic13.ATTO
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.27627
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Agent.ni
Commtouch W32/Nebuler.B2.gen!Eldorado
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb Trojan.Mssmsgs.2903
eSafe Win32.GenVariant.Neb
F-Prot W32/Nebuler.B2.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Kazy.27627
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.27627
Ikarus Backdoor.Win32.WinUOJ
Jiangmin Backdoor/WinUOJ.avn
K7AntiVirus Riskware
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.WinUOJ.ptq
McAfee Generic.dx!uwl
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.H
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Paramis.E
Norman W32/Suspicious_Gen2.FBFZH
nProtect Gen:Variant.Kazy.27627
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
PCTools Trojan.Gen
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.125B2873
Sophos Mal/Generic-L
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeAlert
Symantec Trojan.Gen
TheHacker Backdoor/WinUOJ.ptq
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R1CC3LA
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R1CC3LA
VBA32 Backdoor.WinUOJ.ptq
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Paramis.a (v)
VirusBuster Trojan.Nebuler!iV/kyK1Hs6Y
35 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the winkep32.rom file.

winkep32.rom removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winkep32.rom with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winkep32.rom file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winkep32.rom 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 winkep32.rom in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winkep32.rom 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 winkep32.rom in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\windows\system32\winkep32.rom
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the winkep32.rom file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If winkep32.rom still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If winkep32.rom is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If winkep32.rom 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 winkep32.rom 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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56a9babaf8215220b160ac662a7d5cbe9
SHA256abda0343d3e4a11a5fd92bf15099d3a4bb0c94074f6320e7357413495f995346

What will you do with winkep32.rom?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with winkep32.rom. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 8 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 5 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with winkep32.rom. Only 8 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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