What is Explorermgr.exe?

Explorermgr.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\microsoft\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

51 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Explorermgr.exe file. That's a 93% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.5693821
Agnitum	TrojanSpy.Zbot!uzZxc/5YKDI
AhnLab-V3	Spyware/Win32.Zbot
ALYac	Trojan.Ramnit.B
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Spy]/Win32.Zbot
Avast	Win32:Crypt-IBX [Trj]
AVG	PSW.Generic8.AJEV
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Agent.40
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.5693821
Bkav	W32.GenInjectPePtv.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan..Ramnit.A5
ClamAV	Trojan.Zbot-13005
CMC	Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot!O
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.IEM
Cyren	W32/Zbot.BJ.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb	Trojan.Proxy.26188
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.5693821 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Ramnit.A
F-Prot	W32/Zbot.BJ.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.5693821
Fortinet	W32/Zbot.LAGQ!tr
GData	Trojan.Generic.5693821
Ikarus	Win32.SuspectCrc
Jiangmin	TrojanSpy.Zbot.sow
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor ( 04c4c9111 )
K7GW	Backdoor ( 04c4c9111 )
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Zbot.(kcloud)
McAfee	PWS-Zbot.gen.cy
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.kc
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Ramnit
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.5693821
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Zbot.bjjnc
Norman	ZBot.J!genr
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.66989
Panda	Generic Malware
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Spy.0ed
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1259F201!307884545
Sophos	Mal/Zbot-BQ
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-OnlineGames
Symantec	Infostealer
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Zbot.aae
TheHacker	Trojan/Spy.Zbot.dnyu
TotalDefense	Win32/Ramnit.CK
TrendMicro	TSPY_ZBOT.SMJA
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TSPY_ZBOT.SMJA
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Agent
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Zbot.123392.C[h]
Zillya	Trojan.Zbot.Win32.167093

Explorermgr.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Explorermgr.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Explorermgr.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Explorermgr.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate Explorermgr.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Explorermgr.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 Explorermgr.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\program files\microsoft\Explorermgr.exe

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

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

Filename variants

Explorermgr.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• watermark.exe

Folder name variants

Explorermgr.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\microsoft\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\Windows\

Error Messages

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