What is wintvd.exe?

wintvd.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\UpdateSoft\' folder.

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

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on wintvd.exe:

PropertyValue
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

wintvd.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

29 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wintvd.exe file. That's a 54% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
AntiVir Adware/InvisibleBrowser.A
Avast Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.InvisibleBrowser.AJd
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
Bkav W32.WudatAB.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.InvisibleBrowser.r3 (Not a Virus)
DrWeb BackDoor.Siggen.57884
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.1778316 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
Fortinet Adware/InvisibleBrowser
GData Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InvisibleBrowser.a
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!28DF77A3DF5F
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!28DF77A3DF5F
Microsoft Adware:Win32/InvisibleBrowser
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Siggen.dciqiv
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.1778316
Panda Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Multi.daf
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170E49E5!386812389
Sophos Generic PUA MM
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro WORM_AUTORUN.BMC
TrendMicro-HouseCall WORM_AUTORUN.BMC
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
29 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the wintvd.exe file.

wintvd.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove wintvd.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the wintvd.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that wintvd.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 wintvd.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the wintvd.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 wintvd.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\UpdateSoft\wintvd.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the wintvd.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If wintvd.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If wintvd.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If wintvd.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 wintvd.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD528df77a3df5fab010fd34229de2a2aca
SHA2567a23a66928f959b146535e815b500fdc8bf358254cedcc287618e74c3c429443

Error Messages

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

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

wintvd.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.

wintvd.exe has stopped working.

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

wintvd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wintvd.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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