What is desktoplayer.exe?

desktoplayer.exe is part of ?????? and developed by SOFTWIN S.R.L. according to the desktoplayer.exe version information.

desktoplayer.exe's description is "BitDefender Management Console"

desktoplayer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\' folder.

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

47 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the desktoplayer.exe file. That's a 82% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13
Agnitum	Trojan.Kryptik!P4PzTd0t6I4
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Zbot
ALYac	Backdoor.Zbot.al
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Packed]/Win32.Krap
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	PSW.Generic12.AMWG
Avira	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Worm.Win32.Ramnit.45
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13
Bkav	W32.RammintDropperNNA.Worm
Comodo	MalCrypt.Indus!
DrWeb	Trojan.Packed.20343
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Ramnit.A
F-Prot	W32/A-c506485a!Eldorado
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13
Fortinet	W32/Krypt.A!tr.dldr
GData	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13
Ikarus	Packed.Win32.Krap
Jiangmin	Packed.Krap.dbfw
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor ( 04c4e9741 )
K7GW	Backdoor ( 04c4e9741 )
Kaspersky	Packed.Win32.Krap.hm
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Krap.hm.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Malware.Packer
McAfee	PWS-Zbot.gen.pq
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.qc
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/Ramnit.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Zbot.13
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.ULPM.dlsptx
Norman	Krap.XK
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Krap.56320.AG
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.BO.297
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.153F6A53!356477523
Sophos	Mal/Agent-IE
Symantec	Trojan.Zbot!gen9
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Ramnit.efg
TheHacker	Posible_Worm32
TotalDefense	Win32/Ramnit.NFTMJbB
TrendMicro	BKDR_QAKBOT.SMC
TrendMicro-HouseCall	BKDR_QAKBOT.SMC
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.Win32.073
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.A.Krap.56320.B[h]
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.79363

desktoplayer.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\desktoplayer.exe

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

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

Filename variants

desktoplayer.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• svchostsrv.exe
• drvinstsrv.exe
• rundll32srv.exe
• backupService-abSrv.exe
• desktoplayersrv.exe
• DotP_D14Srv.exe
• explorerSrv.exe
• globalupdatesrv.exe
• NirkcbEI.exe
• SteamSrv.exe
• thunderpreloadsrvSrv.exe
• tkirx2njrwt0lvsrv.exe

Folder name variants

desktoplayer.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\program files\microsoft\
• d:\windows\system32\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\microsoft\
• c:\windows\system32\
• C:\games\Steam\
• c:\program files (x86)\globalupdate\update\
• c:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Backup 2018\bin\
• c:\programmi\microsoft\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\
• C:\Windows\
• e:\RECYCLER\S-3-6-68-5674230881-2272520456-562567465-5323\
• e:\SLG\Magic 2014\
• e:\下载\迅雷\Program\

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 90% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 10 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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