What is winmgr.exe?

winmgr.exe is part of Skype and developed by Skype Technologies S.A. according to the winmgr.exe version information.

winmgr.exe's description is "Skype "

winmgr.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\m-4030-5940-1294-4930\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on winmgr.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSkype
Company nameSkype Technologies S.A.
File descriptionSkype
Internal nameSkype.exe
Original filenameSkype.exe
Legal copyright© 2003 - 2012 Skype and/or Microsoft
Product version6.3
File version6.3.66.105

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

Product nameSkype
Company nameSkype Technologies S.A.
File descriptionSkype
Internal nameSkype.exe
Original filenameSkype.exe
Legal copyright© 2003 - 2012 Skype and/or Microsoft
Product version6.3
File version6.3.66.105

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of winmgr.exe's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameInternet Widgits Pty Ltd
Certificate issuer nameInternet Widgits Pty Ltd
Certificate serial number01

VirusTotal report

32 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winmgr.exe file. That's a 70% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Spnr
AntiVir TR/Agent.229376.3
AVG VB2.UUX
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.990617
CAT-QuickHeal Worm.Phorpiex
Commtouch W32/Trojan.WMAV-2471
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54
Emsisoft Trojan.Win32.Agent.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Phorpiex.A
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.990617
Fortinet W32/Phorpiex.A
GData Trojan.GenericKD.990617
Ikarus Worm.Win32.Phorpiex
K7AntiVirus Riskware
Kaspersky UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Kingsoft Worm.Phorpiex.A.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.Dropper
McAfee Downloader-FLX!C4E96B8C46E4
McAfee-GW-Edition Downloader-FLX!C4E96B8C46E4
Microsoft Worm:Win32/Phorpiex.B
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.990617
Norman Suspicious_Gen4.DXNTH
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.990617
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
PCTools Trojan.Generic
Sophos Mal/Cleaman-B
Symantec Trojan Horse
TheHacker Trojan/Phorpiex.a
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.14EJ13
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.14EJ13
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
32 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the winmgr.exe file.

winmgr.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winmgr.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winmgr.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winmgr.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 winmgr.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winmgr.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 winmgr.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\m-4030-5940-1294-4930\winmgr.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the winmgr.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If winmgr.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If winmgr.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If winmgr.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 winmgr.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c4e96b8c46e4ac662e94bf4aee47334d
SHA25678841cc009ba64f5d9245fec0fa6b2a1b4a88c6e794ca28dfe776766918a0aac

Error Messages

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

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

winmgr.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.

Skype has stopped working.

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

winmgr.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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