What is sysmon64x.exe?

sysmon64x.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the sysmon64x.exe version information.

sysmon64x.exe's description is "System Monitor Control"

sysmon64x.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\wats up\Local Settings\Temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sysmon64x.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sysmon64x.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSystem Monitor Control
Internal nameSYSMON.OCX
Original filenameSYSMON.OCX
CommentsMicrosoft Corporation
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Legal trademark© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Private build5.1.2600.5512
Product version5.4.3790.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Special build5.4.3790.5512

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSystem Monitor Control
Internal nameSYSMON.OCX
Original filenameSYSMON.OCX
CommentsMicrosoft Corporation
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Legal trademark© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Private build5.1.2600.5512
Product version5.4.3790.5512
File version5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Special build5.4.3790.5512

VirusTotal report

38 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sysmon64x.exe file. That's a 93% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
a-squared Trojan.Win32.InternetAntivirus!IK
AhnLab-V3 Packed/Win32.Tdss
AntiVir TR/PCK.Tdss.N.25
Antiy-AVL Packed/Win32.Tdss.gen
Authentium W32/Alureon.U.gen!Eldorado
Avast Win32:Jifas-FM
Avast5 Win32:Jifas-FM
AVG SHeur3.UHK
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.3829514
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Tdss.n
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Packed.2936
DrWeb Trojan.Packed.2936
eSafe Win32.DNSChanger.Bf
eTrust-Vet Win32/TDSS.H!packed
F-Prot W32/Alureon.U.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.3829514
Fortinet W32/FakeAV.CS
GData Trojan.Generic.3829514
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.InternetAntivirus
Jiangmin Packed.Tdss.begh
Kaspersky Packed.Win32.Tdss.n
McAfee DNSChanger.bf
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Spyware.B
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/FakeCog
NOD32 Win32/Adware.CoreguardAntivirus.G
Norman W32/DNSChanger.HNAV
nProtect Trojan/W32.TDSS.260608
Panda Trj/CI.A
PCTools RogueAntiSpyware.CoreGuardAntivirus2009
Prevx Medium Risk Malware
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.520175C9
Sophos Mal/TDSSPack-Q
Sunbelt Trojan.Win32.Tdss.Dgen (v)
Symantec CoreGuardAntivirus2009
TheHacker Trojan/Tdss.n
TrendMicro TROJ_FAKECOG.AF
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FAKECOG.AF
VirusBuster Trojan.Alureon.Gen!Pac.13
38 of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the sysmon64x.exe file.

sysmon64x.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove sysmon64x.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sysmon64x.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sysmon64x.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate sysmon64x.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sysmon64x.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 sysmon64x.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Documents and Settings\wats up\Local Settings\Temp\sysmon64x.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sysmon64x.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sysmon64x.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sysmon64x.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If sysmon64x.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 sysmon64x.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Filename variants

sysmon64x.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

sysmon64x.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Documents and Settings\wats up\Local Settings\Temp\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD589703bbb5e390cebd3521b6a1ac9141b
SHA25652f2d8cce23a1a00e1696392457b8ff0efde8848570a4f5ff0998d3f7de51f4d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sysmon64x.exe:

sysmon64x.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

sysmon64x.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.

System Monitor Control has stopped working.

End Program - sysmon64x.exe. This program is not responding.

sysmon64x.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

sysmon64x.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Comments

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