What is Wk2.exe?

Wk2.exe is part of u and developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. according to the Wk2.exe version information.

Wk2.exe's description is "MicroSys setup Ia"

Wk2.exe is usually located in the 'C:\DOCUME~1\Pat\LOCALS~1\Temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Wk2.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 Wk2.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name u
Company nameSun Microsystems, Inc.
File descriptionMicroSys setup Ia
Internal namejporik5.exe
Original filenamejporik5.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2009 Simon Tatham All rights reserved.f
Product version2.0.0.217
File version2.0.0.217

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

Product name u
Company nameSun Microsystems, Inc.
File descriptionMicroSys setup Ia
Internal namejporik5.exe
Original filenamejporik5.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2009 Simon Tatham All r..
Product version2.0.0.217
File version2.0.0.217

Digital signatures [?]

Wk2.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Wk2.exe file. That's a 86% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AntiVir TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen2
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Jorik.gen
Avast Win32:MalOb-GJ [Cryp]
Avast5 Win32:MalOb-GJ [Cryp]
AVG Generic23.AILH
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.29096
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.002
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Renos.LN
Commtouch W32/Downloader.CO.gen!Eldorado
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.BK
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader3.60396
Emsisoft Trojan.Win32.Jorik!IK
eTrust-Vet Win32/Renos.D!generic
F-Prot W32/Downloader.CO.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Kazy.29096
Fortinet W32/Krypt.QKV!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.29096
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Jorik
K7AntiVirus Trojan-Downloader
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Jorik.Skor.bmi
McAfee Downloader-CEW.au
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.H
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.PT
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.PVH
Norman Kryptik.ZY
nProtect Gen:Variant.Kazy.29096
Panda Trj/FakeST.A
PCTools Trojan.FakeAV
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.12897434
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-IZ
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Malagent
Symantec Trojan.FakeAV!gen63
TheHacker Trojan/Jorik.Skor.bmi
TrendMicro TROJ_RENOS.SMIE
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_RENOS.SMIE
VBA32 Malware-Cryptor.Limpopo
VIPRE VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!b1 (v)
37 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the Wk2.exe file.

Wk2.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Wk2.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Wk2.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Wk2.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 Wk2.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Wk2.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 Wk2.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\DOCUME~1\Pat\LOCALS~1\Temp\Wk2.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Wk2.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Wk2.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Wk2.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Wk2.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 Wk2.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
MD57513cc4377c09c595576314550b8b2f6
SHA256fb82c5ab71854e6795bf9bca1b0931cc280984b61f29aa006bfeeba717c48042

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wk2.exe:

wk2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wk2.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.

MicroSys setup Ia has stopped working.

End Program - wk2.exe. This program is not responding.

wk2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wk2.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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