What is WDNicSVC.exe?

WDNicSVC.exe is part of WindowsDefenderInspectionService according to the WDNicSVC.exe version information.

WDNicSVC.exe's description is "WindowsDefenderInspectionService"

WDNicSVC.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WDNicSVC.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindowsDefenderInspectionService
File descriptionWindowsDefenderInspectionService
Internal nameWDNicSVC.exe
Original filenameWDNicSVC.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2018
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameWindowsDefenderInspectionService
File descriptionWindowsDefenderInspectionService
Internal nameWDNicSVC.exe
Original filenameWDNicSVC.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2018
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

WDNicSVC.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

28 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WDNicSVC.exe file. That's a 42% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Virus.W32.Virus!c
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Avira TR/Clicker.beswx
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.IGENERIC
Comodo .UnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Cyren W32/GenBl.751711CA!Olympus
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/TrojanClicker.Agent.NPF
Fortinet MSIL/TrojanClicker_Agent.NPF!tr
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.F63DP8
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.TrojanClicker
Invincea heuristic
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00511ea21 )
K7GW Trojan ( 00511ea21 )
MAX malware (ai score=96)
McAfee RDN/Generic.tfr
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Generic.tfr
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Bitrep.A
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Mlw.eypujc
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0OCL18
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0OCL18
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Webroot W32.Malware.Gen
Zillya Trojan.Agent.Win32.881598
28 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the WDNicSVC.exe file.

WDNicSVC.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WDNicSVC.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WDNicSVC.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WDNicSVC.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 WDNicSVC.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WDNicSVC.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 WDNicSVC.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\WDNicSVC.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WDNicSVC.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WDNicSVC.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WDNicSVC.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If WDNicSVC.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 WDNicSVC.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
MD5751711ca83fad047e6d1569c0846b9f0
SHA2569df2f47cee192a4c58ec5504091590b0877b9b8f0b850f6291d43bc5bbf7c9aa

Error Messages

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

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

wdnicsvc.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.

WindowsDefenderInspectionService has stopped working.

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

wdnicsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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