How to Remove “HCWEMMON.EXE”

What is HCWemmon.exe?

HCWemmon.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by eMPIA Technology. This process is known as BDA Monitor Application and it belongs to the software BDA Monitor Application. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of HCWemmon.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by HCWemmon.exe ?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer startup.
  • Problem during program startup.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the HCWemmon.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Windows  folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from HCWemmon.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the HCWemmon.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with HCWemmon.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove HCWemmon.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 30 November 2008 at 1:44 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable fe8b1402d1ad0362
58dacbdc5fafa06d
51c399cc
6b2b8311a5b8ff88
ee24e4776ab93d86
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5, 7,
1107, 0
5, 7,
1107, 0
France N/A
2 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable 80197ef29127c4a5
a73b77728a0dc44f
5a5712f5
673da1f75a5f7c87
bdec047646c7969e
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.A
No 5, 6,
1215, 0
5, 6,
1215, 0
Germany N/A
3 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable fc22ea156e8c71e1
6597ffa509897cb4
7ea246c7
098299324d14ead2
18acbc96b12b71f3
EmailWorm.Wi
n32.Runouce.
BA
No 5, 6,
1215, 0
5, 6,
1215, 0
France N/A
4 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable e924faa6a28cee14
474ccd79372f274c
db9e938e
d1896fda74443f00
7561092374ae4b72
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5, 6,
1215, 0
5, 6,
1215, 0
Germany N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 February 2009 at 6:05 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable 99d996fb63bb32f7
450544d7892738de
accb494f
600f09f6252ba0c5
a79f25cf9908e436
No 5, 6,
1215, 0
5, 6,
1215, 0
United States
2 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable 22eb9d785833d4b2
d387c10fb2b496b7
d8fc3865
7cbb201f6cbfe200
c968f9ad0d137359
No 5, 7,
1107, 0
5, 7,
1107, 0
Italy
3 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable 22eb9d785833d4b2
d387c10fb2b496b7
d8fc3865
7cbb201f6cbfe200
c968f9ad0d137359
No 5, 7,
1107, 0
5, 7,
1107, 0
10.224.1.55/32
4 eMPIA Technology, Inc. Executable 22eb9d785833d4b2
d387c10fb2b496b7
d8fc3865
7cbb201f6cbfe200
c968f9ad0d137359
No 5, 7,
1107, 0
5, 7,
1107, 0
10.100.130.251/32
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