What is xx.exe?

xx.exe is part of Twain Thunker and developed by Twain Working Group according to the xx.exe version information.

xx.exe's description is "Twain.dll Client's 32-Bit Thunking Server"

xx.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameTwain Thunker
Company nameTwain Working Group
File descriptionTwain.dll Client's 32-Bit Thunking Server
Internal nameTwunk_32
Original filenameTwunk_32.exe
Product version1,7,1,0
File version1,7,1,0

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

Product nameTwain Thunker
Company nameTwain Working Group
File descriptionTwain.dll Client's 32-Bit Thunking S..
Internal nameTwunk_32
Original filenameTwunk_32.exe
Product version1,7,1,0
File version1,7,1,0

Digital signatures [?]

xx.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

33 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the xx.exe file. That's a 49% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Razy.359789
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Kryptik.C2576803
ALYac Gen:Variant.Razy.359789
Arcabit Trojan.Razy.D57D6D
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1010059
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Razy.359789
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Cybereason malicious.0b9ef9
Cylance Unsafe
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_83%
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Razy.359789 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.ONB
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1010059
Fortinet MSIL/Kryptik.ONB!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Razy.359789
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.Injector
Invincea heuristic
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00536c741 )
K7GW Trojan ( 00536c741 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malwarebytes Trojan.FakeMS.Generic
McAfee Packed-FHL!CDCDDDD0B9EF
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Fuerboos.A!cl
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Razy.359789
Paloalto generic.ml
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM03.0.3D9F.Malware.Gen
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
33 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the xx.exe file.

xx.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove xx.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the xx.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that xx.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 xx.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the xx.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 xx.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\xx.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the xx.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If xx.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If xx.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If xx.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 xx.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
MD5cdcdddd0b9ef94a2ca34a58924565218
SHA25669bd728c75f99121adb999245c34b6e80fa8e676ebd835d9221ab5720e1ed20b

Error Messages

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

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

xx.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.

Twain.dll Client's 32-Bit Thunking Server has stopped working.

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

xx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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