What is Rescue.exe?
RESCUE.EXE is a legitimate executable file, but its source of origin remains unknown. It is associated with PackageForTheWeb Stub. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and named after RESCUE.EXE file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with RESCUE.EXE malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with RESCUE.EXE malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- Browser redirects to unwanted websites
- PC performance slows down
- Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
- System screen freezes repeatedly
If you find any of the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:
1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the RESCUE.EXE file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.
How to remove RESCUE.EXE malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove malwares using RESCUE.EXE, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: Download the CCE suite.
Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.
Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.
Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove RESCUE.EXE malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 73783e6c65a7a756 3f5a2d4d0697d634 03be1338 |
cb5b33614cb26b3e 121d0cfea9193d4f |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 500267913c1d2ab7 c7572bfc9dcb709c 255cbd5a |
4a716f7ce6a20b3e 3592a40dd28ad976 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greatis Software | Executable | ea4763f77363c6ef a001f38b09ee3691 ee8b3548 |
19927b9ffe05bc93 f7e536d72567f23b |
Yes | 7.60.0.160 | 7.5 | ![]() |
2 | Greatis Software | Executable | 6a1f7dbc7e1faa59 5ba9bc2549f81e42 01769cd9 |
ad81ed58e70e4716 600975ea89e3eda4 |
Yes | 7.60.0.160 | 7.5 | ![]() |
3 | Greatis Software | Executable | 7e805d1a611b6533 07814fbc261098eb b93ca230 |
bc81bbbf04ff169d 7f7dd3a0ade45c8c |
Yes | 7.60.0.160 | 7.5 | ![]() |
4 | ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. | Executable | 8ecef30e9a73178b 60457c4cc18810d4 fa1b4be2 |
b1938860859633a8 48665067e572d1aa |
No | 2. 1. 0. 1 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | ![]() |