How to Remove “SPDSTART.EXE”

What is SPDSTART.EXE?

SPDSTART.EXE is a legitimate file process developed by Symantec Corporation. This process is known as Norton SpeedStart and it belongs to Norton Utilities for Windows. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after SPDSTART.EXE file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with SPDSTART.EXE malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with SPDSTART.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 SPDSTART.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 SPDSTART.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 SPDSTART.EXE malware using CCE, 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 SPDSTART.EXE  malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 September 2008 at 9:26 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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Malware Behavior
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 11.00.0.32
7
11.00.0.32
7
Vietnam N/A
2 Symantec Corporation Executable cfe6c419e3004217
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 11.00.0.32
7
11.00.0.32
7
Egypt N/A
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 8f7d6be129490520
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P2PWorm.Win3
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7
11.00.0.32
7
Ukraine N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 14 August 2008 at 11:40 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Symantec Corporation Executable d63d54109cfafac7
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No 11.00.0.52 11.00.0.52 Bulgaria
2 Symantec Corporation Executable 7bf286a1af3487d7
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11.00.0.32
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Bangladesh
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 773cb05be77db9b4
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11.00.0.32
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Philippines
4 Symantec Corporation Executable 3b66a1ba703c88ca
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Vietnam
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