What is Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe?

Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe is part of RealPlayer (32-bit) and developed by RealNetworks, Inc. according to the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe version information.

Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe's description is "Upgrade Helper"

Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRealPlayer (32-bit)
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionUpgrade Helper
Internal nameUPGRDHLP
Original filenameUPGRDHLP.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright © RealNetworks, Inc. 1995-2000
Legal trademarkRealAudio(tm) is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.
Product version6.0.9.593
File version6.0.9.593

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

Product nameRealPlayer (32-bit)
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionUpgrade Helper
Internal nameUPGRDHLP
Original filenameUPGRDHLP.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright © RealNetworks, Inc. 1995..
Legal trademarkRealAudio(tm) is a trademark of Real..
Product version6.0.9.593
File version6.0.9.593

Digital signatures [?]

Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

57 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe file. That's a 86% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Win32.Magistr.A@mm
AegisLab W32.W.Magistr.a!c
AhnLab-V3 Win32/Magistr
ALYac Win32.Magistr.A@mm
Antiy-AVL Worm[Email]/Win32.Magistr
Avast Win32:Magistr [Wrm]
AVG Win32:Magistr [Wrm]
Avira W32/Magistr.B
AVware Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a (v)
Babable Malware.HighConfidence
BitDefender Win32.Magistr.A@mm
Bkav W32.Magistr.A
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Magistr
ClamAV Heuristics.W32.Magistr.A
CMC Generic.Win32.9890349fe3!MD
Comodo EmailWorm.Win32.Magistr.C
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/Magistr.28672@mm
DrWeb Win32.Magistr.24876
Emsisoft Win32.Magistr.A@mm (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Magistr.24876
F-Prot W32/Magistr.28672@mm
F-Secure Win32.Magistr.A@mm
Fortinet W32/Magistr.A@mm
GData Win32.Magistr.A@mm
Ikarus Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.A
Jiangmin I-Worm/Magistr.a
K7AntiVirus Virus ( 00001b621 )
K7GW Virus ( 00001b621 )
Kaspersky Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a
Kingsoft Win32.Magistr.a
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee W32/Magistr.a@MM
McAfee-GW-Edition W32/Magistr.a@MM
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Magistr.A@mm
MicroWorld-eScan Win32.Magistr.A@mm
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Gen-Crypt.ccnc
nProtect Backdoor/W32.Bredolab.110080.B
Panda W32/Disemboweler
Qihoo-360 Malware.Radar01.Gen
Rising Win32.Magistr (CLASSIC)
Sophos W32/Magistr-A
Symantec W32.Magistr.24876@mm
Tencent Win32.Virus.Agent.cfue
TheHacker W32/Magistr.A@MM
TotalDefense Win32/Magistr.24876
TrendMicro PE_MAGISTR.DAM
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_MAGISTR.DAM
VBA32 Virus.Win32.Magistr.34326
VIPRE Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a (v)
ViRobot Win32.Magistr
Webroot W32.Trojan.Worm.Gen.X
Yandex I-Worm.Magistr.A
Zillya Worm.Magistr.Win32.1
ZoneAlarm Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a
Zoner Win32.Magistr
57 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe file.

Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.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 Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.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 Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.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 Email-Worm.Win32.Magistr.a.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
MD59890349fe3c68f5923b29347bba021a4
SHA256068f2ee28af7645dbf2a1684f0a5fc5ccb6aa1027f71da4468e0cba56c65e058

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to email-worm.win32.magistr.a.exe:

email-worm.win32.magistr.a.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

email-worm.win32.magistr.a.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.

Upgrade Helper has stopped working.

End Program - email-worm.win32.magistr.a.exe. This program is not responding.

email-worm.win32.magistr.a.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

email-worm.win32.magistr.a.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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