What is WmiPrvSF.exe?

WmiPrvSF.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the WmiPrvSF.exe version information.

WmiPrvSF.exe's description is "WMI Provider Host"

WmiPrvSF.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\' folder.

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

29 of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WmiPrvSF.exe file. That's a 45% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Miner.C2451157
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.BitCoinMiner
AVG	FileRepMalware
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Miner.ZZ5
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Cyren	W64/XMRIG.KHXM-5462
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.1616
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.CY potentially unwanted
Fortinet	W32/CoinMiner.CY
GData	Win32.Application.CoinMiner.T@gen
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.hik
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 005234ec1 )
K7GW	Adware ( 005234ec1 )
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.gen
Malwarebytes	Trojan.BitCoinMiner
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
McAfee	RDN/Generic.grp
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.ch
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/CoinMiner.C!cl
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win64.Miner.febkcz
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.f11
Sophos	XMRig Miner (PUA)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Webroot	Bitcoinminer.Gen
Yandex	Trojan.Miner!hLMg2wwnof4
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.gen

WmiPrvSF.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\Windows\WmiPrvSF.exe

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

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

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