What is SENSOR.EXE?
Originally developed by Quick Heal Technologies, SENSOR.EXE is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Sensor Application and it belongs to Quick Heal Antivirus. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
SENSOR.EXE virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after SENSOR.EXE with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with SENSOR.EXE malware?
If your system is affected by SENSOR.EXE malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- SENSOR.EXE occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Windows\System32, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove SENSOR.EXE malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove SENSOR.EXE and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft | Executable | c20b45ae1a9de759 1c4d85cab0ed6597 386210e6 |
b377191f87d60d58 d8e0f76695a529d6 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 5.3.1.11 | 5.3.1.11 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 45bb3dfdb9d2843b e73983efd6ab1092 62a7a2d5 |
62fbaba04b78fd02 a95a2545d8ea9618 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. | Executable | 2a4606890d7bd3a7 beffbd7896589545 083377f8 |
042d1bcbb2bb559a 2a24774330a7f34f |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 2.0.0.1 | 9.50 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 8feb8f56f0b08357 d4995ae6d1a6fca9 ace45ef0 |
b6d1b668b3527009 3bc72fb6d64c4bb5 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
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 | Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. | Executable | c2598ffdf6b4d420 2a0cf329d00ab3eb 5eb4bb65 |
fd514f73c3972dd5 d2c4ea7e9b59416c |
Yes | 3.0.0.1 | 10.00 | ![]() |
2 | CAT Computer Services Pvt. Ltd | Executable | a99ccb515d1e82e3 da4d02dc8a0be472 618cbe83 |
8e5d726201118259 c9ebed40f4991630 |
Yes | 1.0.0.1 | 9.00 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 29b1b1e462b03a1e 2f0a80a5259278d2 c34400ab |
94daca824b0b2f9c d48a99978dc33f26 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. | Executable | 419900181359f5bb f8b224f055e52062 5b0478fe |
N/A | No | 2.0.0.1 | 9.50 | ![]() |
- 4 items per page
- 8 items per page
- 16 items per page
- 32 items per page