What is LMPQAPI.DLL?
The file named LMPQAPI.DLL is developed by ShadowFlare software. The company associates the file with the MPQ API library and other programs developed by their team. It has not been digitally signed but is safe. The file was not part of any virus, malware or Trojan attack in the past according to scan reports. The threat level of the DLL is 1.
LMPQAPI.DLL is located in C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\lmpqapi.dll. The total size of the file is 180 kilobytes. The latest version of the DLL found is 1.0.8.1. It is found to be a non-system process which if found to be slowing down the system should be removed. Windows operating system will continue to run as usual without problems.
Affected Platforms: Windows XP
How to determine if your computer is infected with LMPQAPI.DLL malware?
Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with LMPQAPI.DLL malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- LMPQAPI.DLL occupies extra CPU space
- PC processing speed slows down
- Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
- Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
- Computer screen freezes repeatedly
Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible LMPQAPI.DLL malware attack:
Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NULL | Executable | 8b0bdd8be7efc95e 2e00a1e14ee6f0b2 4dc77dd1 |
8402b7448c64b1c1 275f187a92361cf2 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | 2.00 | 2.00 |  Taiwan |
N/A |
| 2 | NULL | Executable | e9316eeab5ac81d5 cbb8ccdd8a45e795 89dc3857 |
8141aba7ca269efb 49ad90b6e012f241 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | 2.00 | 2.00 | Taiwan |
N/A |
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 1318fd1febb914b9 a7087da3c1e4670f ac292c3a |
1eaca4d3654a778b 1095b423efaf592c |
No | 2.01 | 2.01 |  Internal Submission |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 0405705783beec8c 01fd2a8af5f2c49d 43112610 |
bf3cef39630f434a e2143c32430ab9f6 |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | fbcbcd7a90a6fd6e ca19c93f75fadb5f a1a2e7df |
3c98fed2e9f10863 66dece3331928fae |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | fbcbcd7a90a6fd6e ca19c93f75fadb5f a1a2e7df |
3c98fed2e9f10863 66dece3331928fae |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
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