What is cPWD.exe?
cPWD.exe is part of cPWD (Change Passwords) and developed by Absolute Dynamics according to the cPWD.exe version information.
cPWD.exe's description is "Change passwords across the domain"
cPWD.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected cPWD.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on cPWD.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | cPWD (Change Passwords) |
| Company name | Absolute Dynamics |
| File description | Change passwords across the domain |
| Internal name | cpwd.exe |
| Original filename | cpwd.exe |
| Comments | Change passwords across the domain |
| Legal copyright | Copyright© Absolute Dynamics, 2007 |
| Product version | 2.9 |
| File version | 2.9 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | cPWD (Change Passwords) |
| Company name | Absolute Dynamics |
| File description | Change passwords across the domain |
| Internal name | cpwd.exe |
| Original filename | cpwd.exe |
| Comments | Change passwords across the domain |
| Legal copyright | Copyright© Absolute Dynamics, 2007 |
| Product version | 2.9 |
| File version | 2.9 |
Digital signatures [?]
cPWD.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
2 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the cPWD.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| CMC | Net-Worm.Win32.Kolabc!O |
| Zillya | Adware.OutBrowse.Win32.67730 |
cPWD.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove cPWD.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the cPWD.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that cPWD.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate cPWD.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the cPWD.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 cPWD.exe in the scan result.
c:\downloads\cPWD.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the cPWD.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If cPWD.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If cPWD.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If cPWD.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that cPWD.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 2e684c8ac4e341664559e264fdced865 |
| SHA256 | e05eee50cb7562052cb46af72b34ea7dede8f6ceba895c96683b02ca50894f75 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to cpwd.exe:
cpwd.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
cpwd.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.
Change passwords across the domain has stopped working.
End Program - cpwd.exe. This program is not responding.
cpwd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
cpwd.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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