Situatie
Did you just turn ON your computer and this Windows Firewall dialogue shows up requiring Firewall permission for winrmsrv.exe? Yes, it is most definitely a virus / trojan / malware.
Because the original Microsoft Windows winrmsrv file does not need any Network access.
![wimrmsrv malware](https://i2.wp.com/www.helpmegeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/winrmsrv.png?w=760&ssl=1)
Solutie
Pasi de urmat
How to ensure if winrmsrv really is a malware?
If you’re still doubtful and want to make sure that the winrmsrv.exe file located in the C:\Windows\System32\winrmsrv.exe really is a virus or trojan them here’s what you need to do.
- Go to your Web browser and open www.virustotal.com.
- Now click on the File option and select Choose File.
- Browse to the location of the winrmsrv.exe file (C:\Windows\System32\winrmsrv.exe) and upload the file to Virustotal.
- VirusTotal scans the file with a number of popular Anti-virus and Anti-malware engines and gives you the result immediately.
If you see that there are multiple anti-viruses reporting the file as a Trojan or malware then it is definitely a malware. Now that you are certain that this file is a Trojan / Malware, the next step is to remove it.
How to Remove winrmsrv from your PC
We have tried removing it by installing a number of popular Anti-viruses (both Free and Paid) and the most effective and quickest way was to remove it with MalwareBytes.
Simply download the Free version of Malwarebytes from HERE.
- You don’t need the premium version to remove the virus from your PC. The free version will be sufficient.
- Once it’s downloaded, go ahead and install it on your PC.
- After installing it, start a complete Scan of your PC.
- After a few minutes, you will get the result of the Scan. You should be able to find the entry of the winrmsrv virus among the list of infected files.
![Malwarebytes detection of winrmsrv](https://i1.wp.com/www.helpmegeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/malwarebytes-winrmsrv.png?resize=760%2C399&ssl=1)
Now click on Quarantine to get rid of all the viruses and malwares found on your system. After that it should be as good as new.
Winrmsrv can be a very dangerous file for your PC. Most Anti-virus engines classify it as a Trojan and Crypto-miner. The attacker can gain full control of your PC. It can also be used to mine crypto-currency from your PC. In this case your PC will give very degraded performance and you will notice huge lags while browsing or gaming etc.
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