What is mIRC.exe?

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the mIRC.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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MIRC.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with mIRC — MIRC.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as mIRC or UpdateShield belongs to software mIRC by mIRC Co. (www.mirc.com).

Description: MIRC.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. MIRC.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—mostly C:\Program Files (x86)\mIRC\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,990,656 bytes (28% of all occurrences), 3,281,528 bytes and 4 more variants.
The program has a visible window. There is no description of the program. The file is not a Windows system file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. MIRC.exe is able to monitor applications, record keyboard and mouse inputs and hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

Uninstalling this variant: In the event of any problems with mIRC.exe, you may also want to do the following:

consult www.mirc.com’s Customer Service for advice
update to a possibly corrected version
remove the entire program mIRC using Windows Control Panel

Recommended: Identify mIRC.exe related errors

If mIRC.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 55% dangerous. The file size is 1,949,696 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 2,810,880 bytes, 2,808,320 bytes or 2,109,440 bytes. There is no information about the author of the file. The mIRC.exe file is not a Windows system file. MIRC.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, monitor applications and hide itself.
If mIRC.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 60% dangerous. The file size is 2,810,880 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 4,611,840 bytes, 1,087,070 bytes or 1,949,696 bytes. The mIRC.exe file is not a Windows system file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. The software has no file description. MIRC.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, monitor applications and hide itself.

External information from Paul Collins:

"taskmgr.exe" definitely not required. Added by a variant of the AGENT.AH TROJAN!

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as mIRC.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example IRC.Backdoor.Trojan (detected by Symantec), and Artemis!6B619BA3350E (detected by McAfee). Therefore, you should check the mIRC.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

An IRC-Client. Used for chatting with other users. Normally totaly harmless, but there were seen some irc-bots working as trojans, which employ poor mirc.exe for their evil intensions.
LizzardX (further information)

the famous irc client mirc, could (!!!) be infected with a backdoor trojan

is a chat program
damian (further information)

This is not a dagerous file as long as it was downloaded from www.mirc.com
Nisroc

It is a chat program
Jrobi (further information)

This is an IRC client. But be careful when receiving files from unknown people, they could contain viruses or trojans.
Doody (further information)

This file called mirc.exe is only a IRC Chat program. Does NOT offer any risk while you dont receive files from it. Check for more info on mirc's official website.
Daniel Sartori (further information)

Irc Chat Program, safe if used probly (When receiving files from unknown people, they could contain viruses or trojans)
Shalianahe

Mirc is a chat program for irc (internet relay chat) Beware of some scripts that contain trojans etc. Scan with antivirus BEFORE installing!!

Is supposed to be a chat program but I've not installed it but was infected with it. Hard to remove it, sick trojan.
zzzzz

I am aware that mirc is some other program but in my case it came as a undetectable virus/ trojan witch disabled me from using task manager and regedit. To remove it I copied taskmgr to My documents and renamed it Taskmgr.com then I was able to use it and close the Mirc process
Malsyste

it is safe if u get from www.mirc.com
d

It is malware and needs to be from your pc immediately. The people who "support" it are most likely people who intend you participate in malicious practices. REMOVE mIRC ASAP!
Snipple

at my computer it was in C:\\WINDOWS\temp\spoolsv but spoolsv is a hidden folder!!
joshi

I don´t install MiRC, but after reboot it running and I see it in the Process Tree... :o
SiMONRA

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Summary: Average user rating of mIRC.exe: based on 21 votes with 15 user comments. 10 users think mIRC.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. One user suspects danger. 5 users think mIRC.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.

Best practices for resolving mIRC issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with mIRC. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

To help you analyze the mIRC.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.

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