What is WR_Tray_Icon.exe?

WR_Tray_Icon.exe is part of WR Tray Icon and developed by Tweaking.com according to the WR_Tray_Icon.exe version information.

WR_Tray_Icon.exe's description is "Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Tray Icon"

WR_Tray_Icon.exe is digitally signed by Tweaking LLC.

WR_Tray_Icon.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Windows Repair (All in One)\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameWR Tray Icon
Company nameTweaking.com
File descriptionTweaking.com - Windows Repair Tray Icon
Internal nameWR_Tray_Icon
Original filenameWR_Tray_Icon.exe
Product version3.0.0.0
File version3.0.0.0

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

Product nameWR Tray Icon
Company nameTweaking.com
File descriptionTweaking.com - Windows Repair Tray I..
Internal nameWR_Tray_Icon
Original filenameWR_Tray_Icon.exe
Product version3.0.0.0
File version3.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

WR_Tray_Icon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTweaking LLC
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number00fa9a6751c25e175f8cd0a34198e61e79

VirusTotal report

2 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WR_Tray_Icon.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ikarus Trojan.Dropper
TheHacker Posible_Worm32
2 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the WR_Tray_Icon.exe file.

WR_Tray_Icon.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WR_Tray_Icon.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WR_Tray_Icon.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WR_Tray_Icon.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 WR_Tray_Icon.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WR_Tray_Icon.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 WR_Tray_Icon.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Windows Repair (All in One)\WR_Tray_Icon.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WR_Tray_Icon.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WR_Tray_Icon.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WR_Tray_Icon.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If WR_Tray_Icon.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 WR_Tray_Icon.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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Folder name variants

WR_Tray_Icon.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Tweaking.com\Windows Repair (All in One)\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58007af9f2434f390aa51f0a516b9756f
SHA256917471d2f0456f9b8378dceeee1016a952b58213a32e2807e1cc4961ca44277d

Error Messages

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

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

wr_tray_icon.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.

Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Tray Icon has stopped working.

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

wr_tray_icon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 31% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

User vote results: There were 4 votes to remove and 9 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 13 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Michele Z writes

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Tweaking.com has proven quite valuable. Will the program stop functioning if I remove wr_tray_icon.exe?

# 31 Jul 2015, 22:51

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Michele: Yeah, I think that removing the file will stop the Tweaking program from working.

Ikarus and TheHacker detects the WR_Tray_Icon.exe file, but I think that is a false positive.

# 16 Aug 2015, 4:57

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