Should I remove mxwho Control?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

74% remove it26% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

mxwho Control

from mxwho Inc.

Remove mxwho Control

Overview

mxwho Control is a program developed by mxwho. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is mxwho.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 2.19 MB (2,295,665 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). While about 80% of users of mxwho Control come from the United States, it is also popular in Korea.

Possible malware installed by this program
Automatically starts with Windows
The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in mxwho Control.

mxwho.exe (01685fd539b07d89a6bda72bb9f93df5) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AhnLab-V3	2013.08.13	Win-PUP/Shortcut.Mxwho.952728
Comodo Security	16758	Heur.Suspicious
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0297	Trojan.DownLoader9.14653
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.2.0.127	Trojan-Dropper.Agent
McAfee	5600.7238	Artemis!01685FD539B0
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7238	Artemis!01685FD539B0
Norman	10.20131024	Malware
Symantec	10/24/2013 rev. 5	WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.297	TROJ_GEN.F47V0612

Program details

URL: www.mxwho.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\mxwho\

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\mxwho\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 2.19 MB

Files installed by mxwho Control

Program executable:	mxwho.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\microsoft\mxwho\mxwho.exe
MD5:	01685fd539b07d89a6bda72bb9f93df5

Additional files:

clmxwho.exe
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
upmxwho.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

upmxwho.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'mxwho' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\mxwho\upmxwho.exe.

How do I remove mxwho Control?

You can uninstall mxwho Control from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program mxwho Control, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove mxwho Control.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.