What is wowffax.dll?
wowffax.dll is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the wowffax.dll version information.
wowffax.dll's description is "802.3 Network Policy Management Snap-in"
wowffax.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected wowffax.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on wowffax.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | 802.3 Network Policy Management Snap-in |
| Internal name | DOT3GPUI.DLL |
| Original filename | DOT3GPUI.DLL |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 6.1.7600.16385 |
| File version | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | 802.3 Network Policy Management Snap.. |
| Internal name | DOT3GPUI.DLL |
| Original filename | DOT3GPUI.DLL |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights.. |
| Product version | 6.1.7600.16385 |
| File version | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
Digital signatures [?]
wowffax.dll is not signed.
VirusTotal report
3 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wowffax.dll file. That's a 7% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Downloader/Win32.Korad |
| Jiangmin | Trojan/Generic.meyb |
| Kaspersky | HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic |
wowffax.dll removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove wowffax.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the wowffax.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that wowffax.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate wowffax.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the wowffax.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 wowffax.dll in the scan result.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wowffax.dll 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the wowffax.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If wowffax.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If wowffax.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If wowffax.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that wowffax.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 2d49089f12378ce91c58d7d559b91c3c |
| SHA256 | 8744cd875b648fc0cf6c762dbf5ab1c80ec5569774923e67102fe87261165b1f |
What will you do with wowffax.dll?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with wowffax.dll. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 1 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
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