How to Remove Ntoskrnl.exe Virus? | Ntoskrnl.exe Malware

What is Ntoskrnl.exe?

Ntoskrnl.exe is a legitimate file, and also called as Windows NT operating system kernel its developed by Microsoft Corporation for windows NT operating system. It is responsible for hardware visualization, memory and process management.

It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32, Since it is very essential file for Microsoft NT Operating system the malware programmers or cyber criminals wirte the different types of malicious program and named as Ntoskrnl.exe virus to make damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with Ntoskrnl.exe virus?

When the internet connection is highly fluctuating, or if you find that the ntoskrnl.exe file taking more cpu memory or if the system performance is very low, or if it redirects to some irrelevant websites or if you tend to get any unwanted popups then the system might be infected by ntoskrnl.exe virus.

To confirm the same, go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the ntoskrnl.exe and check for its location, if the location is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by ntoskrnl.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by ntoskrnl.exe virus.

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

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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 24 October 2011 at 5:57 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	eb0ab635a2eb0b92 322082642a15d86c 89c63696	e610049f1499ab17 fc25ebacaa9496fa	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.1.2600.5 755 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.090206 -1316)	5.1.2600.5 755	Poland	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	a5dd1f7518b7715b 5d805de1b190eedc 35b24cbe	670496d785910ee3 1a76884cc597ad6f	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
3	N/A	Executable	0c0554b6eee9f5d3 2fd4e3a290c4eca3 aa590d1c	adcc997f3c36dcbf 4af2ab832c1ef47f	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Romania	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	7157646a3e52711b 8ae1c44d2a3f6f25 0c73f179	b9272cd7b3a1bdb0 9209212287bda792	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bad516ef8f7fe67f ca5ed05eb0e899a2 43e82190	8f5bde41cb0a7513 920572fee1612006	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.1.2600.5 755 (xpsp_sp3_ gdr.090206 -1234)	5.1.2600.5 755	Poland	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	2b11439c19ed1776 455bb4b94d471ad7 3fd3b858	a4ff0ed94f70b4ab 3d5c14f7f552ba21	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	916d94f6cd1e8e2e 2db57ac800b1f326 d9c7be9a	93f3bdaa3c631ab2 58b9488701a70d4b	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Romania	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	551b387b05e2f81d 0bcde82a315b1bb4 bc3113a2	d7c9ccfb2b5cab11 6bdfa6b36424577f	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.1.2600.1 106 (xpsp1.020 828-1920)	5.1.2600.1 106	Poland	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	f489f89989144ba9 f33d01ff9ccf1b7a 3cfbd9e5	dbb2afa8e4a869cd 55bc2dc3e9bebb67	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	ceadd00da333bbed e1d9daeeeed38eb3 dad7c8a0	5017cadbdbdd7b30 d0a884ad9dfe686f	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	30f184b793ba49f7 a06cb8054891786a f0690bd7	986b4fe76e3e3a03 9e66a968e408d8e9	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Romania	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	19840e0f8464a3d7 fe63c4dbc0549a5e 6ac2f647	b2056bf00823d399 815d80a90d7ca8f7	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
13	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	90fc563ab6f51249 e5e7efa9538161ff 37c57122	3c82b29f193fe99a 91d7e2988234253c	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 657 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080814 -1300)	5.1.2600.5 657	Russian Federation	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1af5215845a31051 047c29adc7945d7a 25fba060	69077ade63ed765c fb88933779368510	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.1.2600.6 165 (xpsp_sp3_ gdr.111025 -1629)	5.1.2600.6 165	Poland	N/A
15	N/A	Executable	896dc34144ed2239 c50a3cc896883ed8 03dc6515	3adcbfbf93db080d 1b79957c39486095	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 25 June 2008 at 2:47 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Non-executable	bfc0b7f32a5fa9f1 702378712393f2b7 183cba2a	b52cc72a668d01df c637fea79c188ae0	No	N/A	N/A	United States
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d0e62ec0a5c0bfb7 d598d8b2b2a2427f d10937bc	299dbb6626cffaad 6d7705d13864b0f7	No	4.00	4.00	Internal Submission
3	N/A	Non-executable	6498a16cde6c4cf1 e269d991679bf5de 2dedb638	072e15e9e552d24e 71d2b9cda7701c76	No	N/A	N/A	United States
4	N/A	Executable	88d75ed79cf6ee8d 89577bcc5599686f 312bf99b	8083608c6e134340 775bd6d8b19b1b97	No	N/A	N/A	Bulgaria
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7e4707f061e47274 22985e2f468e24cd a642e9cd	7b7e456006df420d 257d5f51b956daf0	No	5.2.3790.2 771 (srv03_sp1 _qfe.06081 6-0135)	5.2.3790.2 771	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3b2df4777de10b73 35b10f3c81ed42b8 73779e1e	347edf961dab3bf9 de2c209162abff18	Yes	10.0.19041 .3083 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3083	United States
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	96cdfec985b85fa7 29fcd582dc3d8dd7 7a6cf620	87f58eb6a4620cd7 0d77b5b38b1976de	No	5.2.3790.4 789 (srv03_sp2 _gdr.10101 9-0340)	5.2.3790.4 789	Taiwan
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f256e20cc5461390 74828ef8faeca332 607ee95b	2d2e7f8c82c30012 8bc01ef70b1aee33	No	5.2.3790.5 583 (srv03_sp2 _qfe.15031 6-2035)	5.2.3790.5 583	Mexico
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	90cd28da32abea23 863048adc9aeed7e 40c36014	85dc1614d3b5e7bc 972f4828bddbd9dd	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	Internal Submission
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	859feffcfa72a45c a246dad6fb32400e 60b7b0d4	60227eab167cd738 b3cfe61cec3bb3c3	No	5.1.2600.6 206 (xpsp_sp3_ gdr.120411 -1615)	5.1.2600.6 206	Internal Submission
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cd5d2d175d59a87c b2a985a54b9a3a8a 7886cc3b	db41e00eb12432e1 4e18dbb496b1af68	No	5.1.2600.1 08 (xpclnt_qf e.021108-2 107)	5.1.2600.1 08	United States
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b35fd084b64adff0 5369a34cb5042f84 51a6ce6e	b1e08186348ed662 d50118618f012445	No	5.2.3790.1 830 (srv03_sp1 _rtm.05032 4-1447)	5.2.3790.1 830	United States
13	N/A	Non-executable	3c46e337a5dda284 fd710bde37f568a9 878e2d6f	6a11beb75b5363f3 f0da5d59166bb3bf	No	N/A	N/A	United States
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9d161d6e6f893ccd aeb1113b3a18272f df93198b	6798dbf3f2572163 7aef5b6c69911c9c	Yes	6.0.6002.1 8005 (lh_sp2rtm .090410-18 30)	6.0.6002.1 8005	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1be179c07d9d8bb9 54b675d5a733912d 8ca31134	708797a6a86ef22d f0face7cedbe638e	No	5.1.2600.5 657 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080814 -1300)	5.1.2600.5 657	Internal Submission
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0ed3b142d80da67a d4a06c0195543492 2d4e8b0c	a001b87a97c555e0 80df232e19e53e32	No	5.1.2600.3 093 (xpsp_sp2_ gdr.070227 -2254)	5.1.2600.3 093	Internal Submission
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	60835691e3c4b564 a432af377b4348ad 226f4a31	e6134710ad662aec 9059bf31ad424a73	No	5.00.2195. 6792	5.00.2195. 6792	United States
18	ReactOS(R) Foundation	Executable	ab3b2da248368eb4 44476e0a4c753adb fb622d6b	df81a0ba4fae1051 4bef5879bfb6711f	No	5.2.3790.3 959	5.2.3790.3 959	10.108.51.116/32
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2fc497cd7ada559f 8ccbaaac2e718ae3 87a9489b	6266ab151f86c4ba 9d2db8f709830aaf	Yes	6.2.9200.1 6384 (win8_rtm. 120725-124 7)	6.2.9200.1 6384	United States
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	092775d406f5ff3c a507d55727e2bdd2 ed371aaa	4032ebed510d2fea 084cbfb2c5d84492	No	4.00	4.00	United States
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4bab70e9426adc86 17113b160010a1a1 f0efd936	2646cdae9b0c7929 999e97ae1b099b65	No	5.2.3790.4 354 (srv03_sp2 _qfe.08081 3-1204)	5.2.3790.4 354	Internal Submission
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	943ecf5e7c412d12 04cb3acbc66dbb6d a3d41579	565fcb63f1b61a74 99adc31ebd0bf0a1	Yes	6.3.9600.1 6384 (winblue_r tm.130821- 1623)	6.3.9600.1 6384	United States
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	90d0e8bd7204d776 5f4605ba6d6b0597 e77da034	23896b23830548fb 9af6dbdb636fa758	Yes	6.2.9200.1 6384 (win8_rtm. 120725-124 7)	6.2.9200.1 6384	United States
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ac064f6a9f43527a 73229e8c7e856eed fc00f29f	9bc44d726bde75a8 b13603c9cddeae3b	No	5.2.3790.1 830 (srv03_sp1 _rtm.05032 4-1447)	5.2.3790.1 830	Internal Submission
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5ee0325fed91b9e4 85961629ec4e00c5 c1a509fe	0def1fcac4b7a3c7 0fac05e718725016	No	5.00.2195. 6666	5.00.2195. 6666	United States
26	N/A	Non-executable	3d2350c6accb08c4 5f13506554f2a530 239a6dda	3817ba63cb285e21 f890280acbf299c1	No	N/A	N/A	10.108.51.194/32
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a9a2fe0f55786d01 77e8aa014c49b69b a08a6530	300eaf799f2f7cfd 80b735a50ca37a2a	Yes	10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .1	United States
28	N/A	Non-executable	93947c246724d730 27c1d5efeff1852a 09386d8c	7ff4a92f3df66b7a 397a25c33957c0da	No	N/A	N/A	United States
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2ce01c25d912960b 6e18444be18216a9 db380534	69e86be537e1cdfc aeb1bbf530daad2b	No	5.1.2600.1 149 (xpsp2.021 108-1929)	5.1.2600.1 149	Internal Submission
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bc27394e041a95f8 5d7466f27715889e e4fc11bf	2088d9994332583e db3c561de31ea5ad	Yes	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	United States
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c9afe9e1afbb563b 88373a8eb09d12ef 2b527ff7	ee0f8d6a9272446d 4a08ae58aa9067cb	No	5.00.2195. 7381	5.00.2195. 7381	United States
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3972a1a0bdd3d631 edbf844a8393f745 6e595623	1b60ccc707880444 04eefbbb389fc111	Yes	6.0.6002.1 8005 (lh_sp2rtm .090410-18 30)	6.0.6002.1 8005	United States
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e93d84a046e399bd dceb85587af544ad e51b9d31	83f08967ee8c7564 fae85fb31e9f2b0c	No	5.2.3790.4 922 (srv03_sp2 _gdr.11102 5-0634)	5.2.3790.4 922	Taiwan
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bda787aa3c7add46 a519868c46a4ba24 e1a03df4	b1e0a6a5c0c8cef7 9cc0318d9816053e	No	4.00	4.00	United States
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1ed97e2437d9e90a b386644028e6bb93 130372a7	08e672c3c1bb4122 33fb5394d3a1b18f	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	United States
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f8e8a189725af2f f824552cb35d3578 ce61cc4d	e4a7b100c5f4a507 c5b030c8c3532889	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	United States
37	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9b0379e8f87fc6f7 b8889a0c078d067f b3b95b99	76416d32c188a14e 0aaafc81ce13bb5a	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2111)	5.1.2600.5 512	Internal Submission
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	35e60040d3dce229 f8b3dcb1e5237e51 b2a8d879	626309040459c391 5997ef98ec1c8d40	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	United States
39	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78c5eb1ab991bd60 dc32efa97c486adb d7851ccf	93c06be2f2aaa9c5 975b9a3164d95c00	No	5.1.2600.1 15 (xpclnt_qf e.021108-2 107)	5.1.2600.1 15	United States
40	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bd0cfd9e9e904a08 7bbc1aa2f5d04c1a 30895552	258919dd1f64c5c6 fc15ff6326962281	Yes	10.0.17134 .286 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.17134 .286	United States
41	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2e4f31cd7241ac7b e829cb16b024e159 9bf6389e	c7e56100c4a44192 182bc94992d13e89	Yes	6.3.9600.1 6384 (winblue_r tm.130821- 1623)	6.3.9600.1 6384	United States
42	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f7a7f1d2aae33310 793c9f5284376ec3 a66f70fa	bbd37ef205df013d ce481045264a1488	Yes	10.0.17134 .1246 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.17134 .1246	United States
43	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	87f70e823cc0b25f 3bc53cfdca3852de 3fcc30a8	5a6108207c670010 3afd17363fd20007	Yes	10.0.19041 .3562 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3562	United States
44	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a5d80ea1edcb1cb7 5e10c8dec0d3a2d5 c4088f41	c6cec3e6cc9842b7 3501c70aa64c00fe	Yes	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	United States
45	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a3714a72b95929a2 07748c1fb1c6dc1f ab61c286	2c87066c29e63782 1ea5f82a11aa0f4e	No	5.1.2600.1 224 (xpsp2.030 516-0318)	5.1.2600.1 224	United States

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