What is SELFCERT.EXE?
SELFCERT.EXE is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Microsoft Digital Certificate Utility and it belongs to Digital Certificate Utility. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of SELFCERT.EXE to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by SELFCERT.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 start-up.
- Problem during program start-up.
- 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 SELFCERT.EXE file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, 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 SELFCERT.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 SELFCERT.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 SELFCERT.EXE malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove SELFCERT.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 | c2e3e1909d88e1be a9792ac4fd76ea23 3fa1e168 |
47c73ffd761d0c31 61dc8f5057ca1f6d |
TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.NRJ |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | b0d6d6b3b71e7ef8 40670a5a88014e3a df82efe8 |
2c6a046eb4484c68 7da957e07072aa66 |
EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001 |
Yes | 14.0.4750. 1000 |
14.0.4750. 1000 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 3b2ff7d4769c3e65 f838edbe6f457359 f4032b3a |
fa9e7c5ff15754bd 83c09b45bcdc603c |
EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001 |
No | 2.00.0022 | 2.00.0022 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | e1bd56e74e050598 23d01f5ed8f59e14 c8a2104b |
62dd7f2edd5dde2a a3d2aac70350ac27 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 2.00.0022 | 2.00.0022 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 0e7e58b51e86b3bc ef26760afdafcdf4 3938cb48 |
f6649ff00846c2e3 395f45b7f3a3b41d |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d3b5342e584fec56 5c5df49d402d8445 f3136a50 |
993ce4937c4390ae 5d9d6921136adfd7 |
Yes | 11.0.5510 | 11.0.5510 | ![]() |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a38a233fec250da3 70db15e5cbab23cf fe6c0122 |
0749a84dc7f429d8 3a4573c4bfde983f |
Yes | 14.0.6015. 1000 |
14.0.6015. 1000 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 12c87b7b305d2fec 82b50ca696f2e562 2ca224f1 |
3cf6810216a6e492 bd61d0fafe19f8f1 |
Yes | 16.0.17628 .20144 |
16.0.17628 .20144 |
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