What is winvnc.exe?

winvnc.exe is part of UltraVNC and developed by UltraVNC according to the winvnc.exe version information.

winvnc.exe's description is "VNC server"

winvnc.exe is digitally signed by uvnc bvba.

winvnc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\uvnc bvba\UltraVNC\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameUltraVNC
Company nameUltraVNC
File descriptionVNC server
Internal nameWinVNC
Original filenameWinVNC.exe
CommentsUltraVNC - Remote Control for all
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015 UltraVNC
Legal trademarkVNC
Private build1.2.0.6
Product version1.2.0.6
File version1.2.0.6

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

Product nameUltraVNC
Company nameUltraVNC
File descriptionVNC server
Internal nameWinVNC
Original filenameWinVNC.exe
CommentsUltraVNC - Remote Control for all
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015 UltraVNC
Legal trademarkVNC
Private build1.2.0.6
Product version1.2.0.6
File version1.2.0.6

Digital signatures [?]

winvnc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameuvnc bvba
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number774f40edc70cdde5a056f5573aa30950

VirusTotal report

6 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winvnc.exe file. That's a 11% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab RemoteAdmin.W32.WinVNC.ahq!c
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.WinVNC.ahq
Bkav W64.HfsAdware.E071
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.WinVNC.ahq
6 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the winvnc.exe file.

winvnc.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winvnc.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winvnc.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winvnc.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 winvnc.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winvnc.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 winvnc.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\uvnc bvba\UltraVNC\winvnc.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the winvnc.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If winvnc.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If winvnc.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If winvnc.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 winvnc.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
MD5a312d7b7ff7f585186a9d01574a9d35a
SHA256bc1d288461f0cfcff8f6ddbcdcd278ac538300ae620ff4ed413cc0427b9225cb

Error Messages

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

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

winvnc.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.

VNC server has stopped working.

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

winvnc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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