What is WS2Fix.exe?

WS2Fix.exe is usually located in the 'c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-484763869-1383384898-725345543-500\Dc7471\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WS2Fix.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.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WS2Fix.exe file. That's a 12% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Downloader.75776.K
Jiangmin	Trojan/Vilsel.yuy
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Kryptik.AE.75.(kcloud)
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Vilsel.dmyly
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.11E2DC70!300080240
TheHacker	Posible_Worm32

WS2Fix.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WS2Fix.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WS2Fix.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WS2Fix.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 WS2Fix.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WS2Fix.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 WS2Fix.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-484763869-1383384898-725345543-500\Dc7471\WS2Fix.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WS2Fix.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WS2Fix.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WS2Fix.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If WS2Fix.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 WS2Fix.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Folder name variants

WS2Fix.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-484763869-1383384898-725345543-500\Dc7471\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\WINDOWS\system32\

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