What is Spywareterminatorshield.Exe?
Originally developed by Crawler.com, Spywareterminatorshield.Exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Spyware Terminator Realtime Shield and it belongs to Crawler Spyware Terminator. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
Spywareterminatorshield.Exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after Spywareterminatorshield.Exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Spywareterminatorshield.Exe malware?
If your system is affected by Spywareterminatorshield.Exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- Spywareterminatorshield.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:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove Spywareterminatorshield.Exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove Spywareterminatorshield.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 | Crawler.com | Executable | fc8e65c70d360935 e083fee65ff9066f 27eb8b9a |
ec14d7a249111a5a 55139708bb78d351 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.q |
No | 2.2.1.347 | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Crawler.com | Executable | 174f27a069b91ed8 25d786580cd7f200 577ba53f |
00746d76958e9b17 6528f7129dcb0858 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 2.5.0.472 | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 8e7fbc675243d8a5 2c38eee05fb586cf 700bb008 |
7bb2de2621f61d9e 51700af5c73a704e |
TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Po wp.~FAT |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Crawler.com | Executable | d385992ced4a1b0c d125f06a83a50b31 019cdd5e |
c162b992f529337e fab171d3c655a9ce |
Virus.Win32. Virut.q |
No | 2.2.0.329 | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crawler.com | Executable | 647101c65d5fcb96 8a22a63422a05ca6 e40ef7b9 |
9b50dffd0f8a8860 479141dab0ee300d |
No | 2.5.0.436 | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Crawler.com | Executable | 1b4f97a87ac19993 15b9819ac20ea961 810a02e8 |
a15ba364dac174fa d22283f26752eaad |
No | 2.6.0.531 | N/A | ![]() |
3 | Crawler.com | Executable | b45f7e30c69add18 322b2f94f652bc59 8766c40d |
2b9eab09642b7757 fb56b03e53e17ce2 |
No | 2.5.0.458 | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | e098b2aa9126298f c9e68ea2173053bf f5ddaa6e |
53d2842fb140b42a e33abb091b0d6b65 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |