How to Remove “UNITYWEBPLAYERUPDATE.EXE”

What is UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe?

UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Unity Technologies ApS. It is associated with Unity Web Player Updater.  You can locate the file in C:\Program files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with UnityWebPlayerUpdate.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 UnityWebPlayerUpdate.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 UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe  malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates 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 UnityWebPlayerUpdate.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 UnityWebPlayerUpdate.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!
 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 11 December 2011 at 5:30 am
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Unity Technologies ApS Executable e252547588139691
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Virus.Win32.
Expiro.isn
No 4.0.1.6218
1
4.0.1.6218
1
Canada N/A
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Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
Yes 4.0.1.6209
3
4.0.1.6209
3
Turkey N/A
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Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
Yes 3.3.0.6313
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5
Poland N/A
4 Unity Technologies ApS Executable fdb0915cb7af3242
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Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
Yes 3.4.2.2737
4
3.4.2.2737
4
Turkey N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 01 February 2010 at 12:42 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 OverTheEdge I/S Executable 5d22891a956da504
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Yes 1.6.1.6909 1.6.1.6909 United States
2 Unity Technologies ApS Executable ce02a355a54f9e07
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Yes 3.5.2.4431
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3.5.2.4431
6
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Yes 4.1.5.6748
0
4.1.5.6748
0
United States
4 Unity Technologies ApS Executable eaae5cc78c6149e0
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Yes 4.0.1.6218
1
4.0.1.6218
1
United States
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