What is ANTIVIRUS.exe?
ANTIVIRUS.exe is a legitimate executable file. The developer origin of this file remains anonymous. The process is known as AntiVir MFC Application and it belongs to the Windows Update software. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of ANTIVIRUS.exe to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by ANTIVIRUS.exe?
Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:
- Problem during computer start-up.
- Problem during program start-up.
- Errors while running specific functions.
- Damaged and missing link files.
- Conflict in the process.
- Missing or corrupted driver files.
- Invalid Windows registry.
- Hardware malfunction.
To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:
- Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
- Go to the process tab and right-click on the ANTIVIRUS.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program Files folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.
How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from ANTIVIRUS.exe malware?
Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the ANTIVIRUS.exe malware from your system.
Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.
Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.
Step 7: If the system is infected with ANTIVIRUS.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove ANTIVIRUS.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | c521d327c0c3386e 85cbaa3b2cc69ed9 0f7b6b98 |
58d66c39714b41ac dd004317781a1fdd |
TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Fa keAlert.AO_g en1 |
No | 3.2.0.0 | 3.2 | Internal Submission | N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 6d3b021b0e2471ca d86ec143a1fe864e f1cb1990 |
8d387ceafa5d477d 2fe251b677da4010 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission | N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 6b80d8ffb6da10aa 08e121158a1dbb05 2c13a081 |
6d0a93253af66dee ed5dc237382f9097 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Kryptik.A XJX |
Yes | N/A | N/A | Ukraine | N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 86fc90e086ef8eec 46b44b7f04e8db9f 2ff4181e |
6e67b92f8507f372 66c99f9033453ae9 |
Backdoor.MSI L.Noancooe.J DE |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission | N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gemorg | Executable | f8c0bfd447591645 b0d2c008b47ad21b e9509a70 |
fc6ee05559007289 b48cf4dcbad77f82 |
No | 1.0.0.0 | 1.0.0.0 | Internal Submission |
2 | N/A | Executable | 726fd9ef35229747 e1df609d8a7edf5a 24e9341b |
b446cda0370f1581 21174e4b1962e7e8 |
No | 1.0.0.0 | 1.0.0.0 | Internal Submission |
3 | PC VITALWARE LLC | Executable | 0cebdbe502262935 2993916bd3163a85 d2454639 |
3fbc393bb80007b0 2f2b0a86ad4edc83 |
Yes | 1.2.0.0 | 1.2.0.3 | 198.20.167.84/32 |
4 | Gemorg | Executable | d46d0e2fc8edea46 2871d692856efbfb a7d3ee4c |
f9be066a25a16080 4ea0f85a5559a2d1 |
No | 1.0.0.0 | 1.0.0.0 | Internal Submission |