What is mdnsNSP.dll?

mdnsNSP.dll is part of Bonjour and developed by Apple Inc. according to the mdnsNSP.dll version information.

mdnsNSP.dll's description is "Bonjour Namespace Provider"

mdnsNSP.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected mdnsNSP.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mdnsNSP.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameBonjour
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionBonjour Namespace Provider
Internal namemdnsNSP.dll
Original filenamemdnsNSP.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2003-2015 Apple Inc.
Product version3,1,0,1
File version3,1,0,1

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

Product nameBonjour
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionBonjour Namespace Provider
Internal namemdnsNSP.dll
Original filenamemdnsNSP.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2003-2015 Apple Inc.
Product version3,1,0,1
File version3,1,0,1

Digital signatures [?]

mdnsNSP.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

45 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mdnsNSP.dll file. That's a 79% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Win32.Floxif.A
AegisLab W32.W.Otwycal.lTXd
AhnLab-V3 Win32/Fixflo
ALYac Win32.Floxif.A
Antiy-AVL Virus/Win32.Pioneer.cz
Arcabit Win32.Floxif.A
Avast Win32:FloxLib-A [Trj]
AVG Win32/Floxif.A
Avira W32/Floxif.hdc
AVware Virus.Win32.Floxif.a (v)
Baidu Win32.Virus.Floxif.a
BitDefender Win32.Floxif.A
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Pioneer.CZ1
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cyren W32/Floxif.B
DrWeb Win32.FloodFix.7
Emsisoft Win32.Floxif.A (B)
Endgame malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Floxif.H
F-Prot W32/Floxif.B
F-Secure Win32.Floxif.A
Fortinet W32/Pioneer.CZ!tr
GData Win32.Floxif.A
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Floxif
Invincea virus.win32.floxif.h
Jiangmin Win32/Pioneer.l
K7AntiVirus Virus ( 0040f8661 )
K7GW Virus ( 0040f8661 )
Kaspersky Virus.Win32.Pioneer.cz
McAfee Dropper-FIY!E254A18748F9
McAfee-GW-Edition Dropper-FIY!E254A18748F9
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Floxif.H
MicroWorld-eScan Win32.Floxif.A
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Pioneer.bvrqhu
Panda W32/Floxif.A
Qihoo-360 Virus.Win32.Pioneer.C
Rising Virus.Floxif!1.9BE6 (classic)
Sophos W32/Floxif-C
Symantec W32.Fixflo.B!inf
TotalDefense Win32/Flofix.D
TrendMicro PE_FLOXIF.D
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_FLOXIF.D
VBA32 Trojan.Sly
VIPRE Virus.Win32.Floxif.a (v)
Zillya Virus.Floxif.Win32.1
45 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the mdnsNSP.dll file.

mdnsNSP.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove mdnsNSP.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the mdnsNSP.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that mdnsNSP.dll 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 mdnsNSP.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the mdnsNSP.dll 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 mdnsNSP.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the mdnsNSP.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If mdnsNSP.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If mdnsNSP.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If mdnsNSP.dll 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 mdnsNSP.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e254a18748f97a4f5ca1f65e02001a46
SHA2569387940552735ee81baccae0a5fcc645e1c02a7dbc3df7a6d7af0f5efe0d1414

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