How to Remove the Notepad.exe virus from PC

What is Notepad.exe?

Notepad.exe is a legitimate file. It is a small application of Microsoft OS and it belongs to Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\windows\System 32\notepad.exe. Notepad.exe is a very popular file name, so the malware programmers or cyber criminials write the malicious programs and name it as notepad.exe an spread infection via internet to damage the software and hardware.

Affected OS/Platform: Windows

How to find if the system is affected by Notepad.exe malware?

When the system performance is very low or if you are redirect to strange websites or if you are getting annoying popup ads or if your Internet connection fluctuation is high then the system might be affected by notepad.exe malware. To confirm that go to the task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the notepad.exe process and open the location see if the file is located in C:\windows\System 32\notepad.exe, if so then the system is not affected by notepad.exe, if the file is located somewhere else then system is affected by notepad.exe malware.

How to remove the Notepad.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download Comodo's Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration type 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: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the software for virus protection.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the Notepad.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

First Seen: 06 April 2018 at 2:47 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6af3d15821cb21ff 2776074cce484664 b91a32b5	f948b74a1f098466 c5c74ee6165a57ac	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.210.47.180/32	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	14e29eb1a22e2307 fb2f3bc65a573296 6749292b	17ba5a70eb21e0d1 6d92ce0fb2771753	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	61f9e73e18e4877b 7c4d15103d186824 2d24e99d	25dd55181d9b1dfc 6118be3df00146c4	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Morocco	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3340f10fbb8d5b7f d888bff1ee2a2b82 efcbdcd2	383144fb53446543 609805f255aa61a0	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.210.45.44/32	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4b26fadb7d42886e 28408af9ab1b311f df943f28	2cf4a8eb5346031b 5cf8001c13592112	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	197.210.28.197/32	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dae2d333ff5b7e9b 6b252d3776e61d1f 0909314e	c104f9f8b3f17d80 4b0d0762ff3fd615	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	United States	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	41f9f146168943b1 1904045c0ba1f5d0 e4976c6e	f38fb480f74253e4 87eccbbedb12fbde	Unclassified Malware	No	1.00	1.00	United States	N/A
8	N/A	Non-executable	463502ceaa71c169 06fc31669a3801b7 12142a1c	a0c1d6a477032d92 77bc9e7074be02bf	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	197.211.63.77/32	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c145b7fcda1abf18 1f7e0504447157ca 75a7b331	c52240a3b3d7dd51 72209f796e349011	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Australia	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c661bcb01469f928 96f0d39b9f10d4dd 94ab67fa	a40dadf81c9ea665 7b35f6811c367345	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.39.23.132/32	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2885b141e05d6fd7 772465bdab86567c 04401766	64a0fab721f04000 f9b642de2f9da6e3	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Nigeria	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c33254dd185e76b3 2557d49afc3455ab 2838dab4	6e2244303572462f 506339d4b6ee0106	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Indonesia	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	02135ff75d522106 536a5fa76810c95e 3766c794	107728e2c510fb6c 16c972f1ecba881b	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2328ac90e6415198 f32814f7791ac5ba c28fec5d	8e7889f3be57b595 eca1f2a67ce9bacc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6399 (win7_gdr. 090722-183 5)	6.1.7600.1 6399	Indonesia	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7592c76a6de0b296 1bfb07fccda6ac95 c23f56f9	a64be77a143aff64 d1b4a249ecdac4fe	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	United States	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1e325b91d4ae3f6c 1450cf9fbc02956f 910c45e7	f68d8d6bddabc68d e8f521c683781459	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f42d9253e914afaa da6fa6f30164ffaf 72dfe729	1dc7aa502bb32f1f 869016c08a6cd7a2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Nigeria	N/A
18	N/A	Executable	5578e6060ab4ed5d 736a848a3a537ff4 d3f40a08	c9376d01267800db 175b6af32ac05a88	Worm.Win32.D elf.nj	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	47b3daa07d1a27e5 628056d5cb9186fc 7d00d89f	d0fac75c631f6735 2be70d6f85237cc8	Unclassified Malware	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	103.52.12.248/32	N/A
20	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	bfabc90029441e47 fe46aad56665e73e fcc225c2	d9429127841eee70 70bec001eedb9103	Unclassified Malware	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	Russian Federation	N/A
21	N/A	Executable	3689f4e23b5d6c0b a3c14acece83f21e 8f5bbee3	588e6aa7abd23bb5 6e6caa8ebf9cf9dd	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c6da7c750e1bdb97 106a47ed805cdfcb 03130425	e1aeb1422d7f3d47 04eff41d250cb99d	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Iran, Islamic Republic of	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	063ee5ac21ecfe95 7934ad3038cd3618 2f0059aa	f5141fc56a87a4a5 1424974de4b4328b	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
24	N/A	Executable	487809a608df67e5 44524606810617ee 44ca37bb	69250ebdf8bea4b4 16912933dc992e87	Unclassified Malware	No	1.00	1.00	United States	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	98805d679ade1f1c 4f21633b82925fde b5594416	49aa90c6a612ee7a b9b4ce0e6ac875d9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	154.66.16.64/32	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	25e160d2a9751a13 e1dee4f5460db9cb 052745d2	fa451c240feefd0b c709681233c95dc9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Indonesia	N/A
27	N/A	Executable	f1e7e6a96d9720b4 7f429b8b07431513 1db75c12	36349ad4e478997b e1081dcce76f2d5f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.00	1.00	United States	N/A
28	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	2f01858cc65638a5 3c1b0537ea983cde 3d29501c	3187cd19dbd1fa58 d1c6496af569bd2c	Virus.Win32. Expiro.CG	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	France	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	88d94114f2b00a42 21ca60091b0f92cc 1dc902b2	9a9b5213758aaa81 46d89be62616ca28	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1efb7ea6f86a0ccb c52f41b281bb3fb8 ec15438d	ab1a067022f2bff2 2969137c11812e9b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Pakistan	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c026b3fa5eb4680a 44056b0c408913a7 e5ac0808	31599f6b5ca8a57e 2898f138455ef709	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5f8646469e1a96ed ecfd589c75e8aae6 a68b38ae	c8829cec96da0526 a79667973e8acb8b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e4f5406050272aa1 a2b061752461ed15 ff5a884c	0641925f80e91a57 6dea5572cac7238f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	105.112.29.71/32	N/A
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	63d578c388276f9b efd6f6908b258c11 29c5fb76	22a0cd1f2a9def96 d292677d7f988606	Virus.Win32. Delf.NAP0	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	196.190.96.66/32	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bb38e61c3b41f21b 8bd444feb9d9b2b1 39c5a2bd	4a69807abbb70b03 7ac5469e4c09128f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	105.106.155.54/32	N/A
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	10f90d4bec5a5700 c6dc46cd4b80c0b7 1e68f6ae	f4b9cd127851f551 b2c432829568baee	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	162.245.144.14/32	N/A
37	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9ea9ae387db4b6de cd20222afe495823 4508498f	77ef4ce3d735d4fd 9d4921af824963d6	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.210.172.75/32	N/A
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e149e9a3f552913f 3c6bdd9a65c37bb0 44384651	798841ef4d19194a 2aeb1259e46271b8	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Morocco	N/A
39	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a0793d711b6a57c7 a9a8a589978e1911 27fb9955	10c89d6611b515cb 1e6187c1ab71299c	Virus.Win32. Virut.q	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	Taiwan	N/A
40	N/A	Executable	22b4625532c25404 148ae079cde27870 7cf21b2e	c3b0048b460ecb6c 2908fe95919f2e0d	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	3.1.2	N/A	United States	N/A
41	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	183920358f23db71 61eeb9e144f7b88f 4e240ac1	06ac726af8d7a1e5 974d5070e02d6f2f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	Russian Federation	N/A
42	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b2af75b682a05f6d c25bc71eea5a126f 8fc9fde7	de5c07cba1a5eef2 d7491da2a0032054	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.214.249.165/32	N/A
43	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f3c40fa4748b6ff4 c6adf147e97c4502 1e8009b0	20d8f6131f9a1370 d8c8f86965bacde1	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
44	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	96b3e6b26188a48d 13068db4dfd3c69f 1d842690	85a2c796f4858560 0730b738db15c53f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Morocco	N/A
45	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1d91cfff03290506 ccbd6d941642d630 6e2c6485	003fbc9c0ec777c5 61017f4cdcb1387b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Egypt	N/A
46	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fb9cb3b9c2a0b202 5918c1ed86804eda 1f31af9e	5ff4819eac733b7a c814ed117a9d6ddb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	37.237.112.8/32	N/A
47	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	12f35b6a8cee3c4d 70123cece6570669 231d72a8	0a4df7e6ffb4ad27 9105d2f33f52a66d	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	5.1.2600.5 512	Nigeria	N/A
48	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	880a8916147b6eae 991e30cc573b3b2e f60ce597	56456da6a27521fd ece98156dee48574	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Indonesia	N/A
49	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	18cc513c4e4ed3f0 8ba7e9a05a3436f7 ba500df1	083c0552f12d5210 e0c0d7a6e1769a4b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 8917 (win7sp1_g dr.150709- 0600)	6.1.7601.1 8917	Azerbaijan	N/A
50	N/A	Executable	8a4e5e36094224c7 76256d3983e898a8 25765745	071b938485ece1dc 8d95266cb44c772b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	197.211.63.77/32	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 05 September 2013 at 6:05 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9fef303bedf84304 03915951564e0d98 88f6f365	24da05ade2a978e1 99875da0d859e7eb	No	6.3.9600.1 6384 (winblue_r tm.130821- 1623)	6.3.9600.1 6384	10.108.51.116/32
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9fef303bedf84304 03915951564e0d98 88f6f365	24da05ade2a978e1 99875da0d859e7eb	No	6.3.9600.1 6384 (winblue_r tm.130821- 1623)	6.3.9600.1 6384	United States
3	ReactOS Development Team	Executable	ec89e544100f2559 408cc9902695a67a 1087281c	dc15ee52971a40e1 8ce6429dd2a95dfa	No	0.4.8	0.4.8	United States
4	ReactOS Development Team	Executable	ec89e544100f2559 408cc9902695a67a 1087281c	dc15ee52971a40e1 8ce6429dd2a95dfa	No	0.4.8	0.4.8	10.108.51.194/32

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How to Remove “NOTEPAD.EXE”

What is Notepad.exe?

How to find if the system is affected by Notepad.exe malware?