How to Remove “ARARSHL.dll”

What is ARARSHL.dll?

The file named ARARSHL.dll is developed by DataNumen Incorporation and is an integral part of the ShellExt Module. The program is not digitally signed and didn’t receive any update in many years. The file is a part of the system registry but has been reported to cause no harm to the operating system. It is one of the Shell approved extensions and will automatically start on system boot. 

ARARSHL.dll is located in C:\Program Files\ARAR\. The program is a non-system process and is often targeted by malicious codes because of it having access to the system registry. The latest version of the program identified is at 1.2.0. The file size is 62.5 kilobytes. The threat level of the program is at 2. 

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with ARARSHL.dll malware?

If your system is affected by ARARSHL.dll malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:

  • ARARSHL.dll 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 ARARSHL.dll​ malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove ARARSHL.dll 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.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 18 November 2013 at 7:15 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 DataNumen, Inc. Executable 893a9f7ff96f0d39
156c768b43946d2f
e3e0dec9
58c3dfaa4ba5da4f
9cbb8b775e34e7ff
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.A
No 1, 2, 0, 0 1, 2, 0, 0 Spain N/A
2 DataNumen, Inc. Executable b96ba1c7c9cec89d
ea65cfaa0f69a3a5
bceb82c3
ce7e79f1316ae0fb
c9d238ccdc24173e
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.A
No 1, 2, 0, 0 1, 2, 0, 0 37.98.224.162/32 N/A
Display 4 items per page
  • 4 items per page
  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 26 January 2009 at 11:50 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 DataNumen, Inc. Executable acb8234448397c4a
23591fe9ad85b494
0bd86b0c
35d956f39ffd7c46
0ea0fd1058631530
No 1, 2, 0, 0 1, 2, 0, 0 Internal Submission
2 DataNumen, Inc. Executable 9e400b33369d55d5
9d04795198548145
47a7fd68
5729eece4f1f0a1b
907b303b006739f2
No 1, 2, 0, 0 1, 2, 0, 0 Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable 586eed3c80574842
60d1d5e0fb9e9d12
e10f108d
0b5d1727d90f4b66
60bf184be297e70c
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 DataNumen, Inc. Executable 6d6efd93ae9ae435
d1eb2911c32207ad
15245de0
303396662c149b80
bdb615fce8610571
No 1, 2, 0, 0 1, 2, 0, 0 Internal Submission
Display 4 items per page
  • 4 items per page
  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
 
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