Is Wininit.exe a virus?!
Found at C:/Windows/system32/wininet.exe
50% Of websites say it is dodgy. others don’t! :/
Running Win7 home premium
None of my friends have this process
Also can be found in task manager as a process.
[[[[IT’S WININIT.EXE]]]]]]
When I delete it i get a Win7 BSOD! And the computer restarts!
Thanks for any help 🙂
Is Wininet.Exe A Virus?!
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Wininit.exe file information
http://www.file.net/process/wininit…
Excerpts:
The process known as Windows Start-Up Application or Windows-Startanwendung belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: wininit.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 96,256 bytes (37% of all occurrences), 96,768 bytes and 6 more variants.
Wininit.exe is a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. Wininit.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. wininit.exe is able to record inputs and manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 5% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
Etc.
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Most malware these days is NOT a virus – it’s something else.
Anything can be infected by malware, but usually ANY file that is a standard Microsoft file HAS NOT been infected.
Do a full scan with whatever anti-malware program you have installed.
If you don’t have any anti-malware software installed , install one !
E.g. the free version of AVG 2012.
(Vista and Windows 7 has Microsoft’s Windows Defender anti-spyware software built into it.)
As an extra step, download the free version of Malwarebytes, install it, and run a Full scan with it – it will find some types of malware that other major anti-malware software can’t t find, or can find but can’t remove properly.