What is wow.dll?

wow.dll is part of Microsoft (C) Windows (C) Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the wow.dll version information.

wow.dll's description is "Internal file used by Internet Games"

wow.dll is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\temp\smpeqwh\sjibiqj\' folder.

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

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 wow.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft (C) Windows (C) Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternal file used by Internet Games
Internal namezgmprxy.dll
Original filenamezgmprxy.dll
Legal copyrightMicrosoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version6.1.7600.16385
File version6.1.7600.16385

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

Product nameMicrosoft (C) Windows (C) Operating ..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternal file used by Internet Games
Internal namezgmprxy.dll
Original filenamezgmprxy.dll
Legal copyrightMicrosoft Corporation. All rights re..
Product version6.1.7600.16385
File version6.1.7600.16385

Digital signatures [?]

wow.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

20 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wow.dll file. That's a 43% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Crypt
AntiVir TR/Agent.112128.52
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Generic33.CBBU
BitDefender Gen:Heur.IPZ.5
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.IPZ.5 (B)
F-Secure Gen:Heur.IPZ.5
Fortinet W32/Crypt.PHQ!tr
GData Gen:Heur.IPZ.5
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Crypt.phq
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Crypt.p.(kcloud)
McAfee RDN/DNSChanger!f
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!71D637DF12D5
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Alureon.GQ
Norman Troj_Generic.MREPE
Panda Trj/Dtcontx.F
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBH01GA13
VBA32 Malware-Cryptor.Limpopo
20 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the wow.dll file.

wow.dll removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD571d637df12d57305dede2608bbe0bf6a
SHA2562043c4f4bb2fff6f26dc9bf3a12a8321f338c9d8ad2c4425a844a2efe80d7a02

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