What is sysedit.exe?

sysedit.exe is developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the sysedit.exe version information.

sysedit.exe's description is "System Service"

sysedit.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\lindsay\AppData\Local\Temp\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

40 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sysedit.exe file. That's a 93% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.MalPack
AntiVir	TR/Crypt.FKM.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Suurch
Avast	Win32:Crypt-HQJ [Drp]
Avast5	Win32:Crypt-HQJ [Drp]
AVG	Generic19.AONF
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.5852279
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanDownloader.Suurch.bwv
ClamAV	PUA.Packed.FSG-1
Commtouch	W32/Trojan-Dlr-SysWrt!Eldorado
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	Trojan.Click1.26477
Emsisoft	Trojan-Dropper.Agent!IK
eTrust-Vet	Win32/Ertfor.DR
F-Prot	W32/Trojan-Dlr-SysWrt!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.5852279
Fortinet	W32/Suurch!tr
GData	Trojan.Generic.5852279
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Agent
Jiangmin	TrojanDownloader.Suurch.na
K7AntiVirus	Riskware
Kaspersky	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Suurch.bwv
McAfee	Generic Malware.cm
McAfee-GW-Edition	Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.C
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Ertfor.D
NOD32	a variant of Win32/Agent.SDL
Norman	Suspicious_F.gen
Panda	Trj/Downloader.MDW
PCTools	Trojan.Generic
Prevx	Medium Risk Malware Dropper
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.12489673
Sophos	Mal/Packer
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-FSG
Symantec	Trojan Horse
TheHacker	Trojan/Downloader.Suurch.bwv
TrendMicro	TROJ_SUURCH.AR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_SUURCH.AR
VBA32	TrojanDownloader.Suurch.byn
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
VirusBuster	Trojan.DL.Suurch!IiI41YMPMl8

sysedit.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\Users\lindsay\AppData\Local\Temp\sysedit.exe

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

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

Filename variants

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

• winamp.exe

Error Messages

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