What is winsvc.vbs?

winsvc.vbs is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected winsvc.vbs.

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

5 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winsvc.vbs file. That's a 10% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AegisLab	Troj.W32.Agent!c
CAT-QuickHeal	JS.Nemucod.BOF
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ijxu
Rising	Trojan.Agent!8.B1E-NxmAoz2ehvR (cloud)
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Hsjf

winsvc.vbs removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winsvc.vbs with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winsvc.vbs file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winsvc.vbs 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 winsvc.vbs in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winsvc.vbs 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 winsvc.vbs in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..t\windows\start menu\programs\startup\winsvc.vbs

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

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

Folder name variants

winsvc.vbs may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\start menu\programs\startup\

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with winsvc.vbs. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with winsvc.vbs. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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