wsxsvc.exe - Dangerous
%windir%\system32\wsxsvc\wsxsvc.exe
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Manual removal instructions:
Vmss.exe displays popup ads and monitors user Internet activity.
Author : DelFin Project
Vmss.exe adds the values:
Dvx: "%WINDIR%\System32\wsxsvc\wsxsvc.exe"
vmss: "%WINDIR%\System32\vmss\vmss.exe"
to the registry startup keys.
Also it adds:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Uninstall\DMVLite\UninstallString: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "%WINDIR%\System32\wsxsvc\uninstall.html"
Related files:
* %WINDIR%\system32\vmss\vmss.exe
* %WINDIR%\system32\wsxsvc\License.txt
* %WINDIR%\system32\wsxsvc\uninstall.html
* %WINDIR%\system32\wsxsvc\wsx.dll
* %WINDIR%\system32\wsxsvc\wsx.ocx
* %WINDIR%\system32\wsxsvc\wsxsvc.exe
* C:\keys.ini.
* C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\kmin.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\vmstmp\vmstmp.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\vmss\vmss.inf
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\wsxs\Adverts\199.dfn
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\wsxs\Adverts\281.dfn
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\wsxs\Adverts\284.dfn
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\wsxs\Adverts\313.dfn
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\wsxs\*
Kill the process %SysDir%\wsxsvc\wsxsvc.exe and remove %SysDir%\wsxsvc\wsxsvc.exe from Windows startup.
Repeat the same for vmss.exe.