What is ASMonitor.exe | How to Remove ASMonitor.exe

What is ASMonitor.exe?

ASMonitor.exe is a legitimate file process developed by AOL. It is associated with software Active Security Monitor. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after ASMonitor.exe.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

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

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First Seen: 11 September 2008 at 9:37 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	NULL	Executable	128680214f61c4a6 9c5e6d939b3570c5 0845714f	75e8a8345e78ba27 441c83ec0093ff6d	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United States	N/A
2	Actual Spy Software	Executable	0a9795c42c73a02f 85c60f1d7b141f5f 609ffe37	be0c07b16a33b61d 339f02642b9599be	Unclassified Malware	No	2.5.0.4	2.5	United States	N/A
3	NULL	Executable	ed5f8a46c5c70870 a0c40fc4e262790f 4cbf59db	4ce8a3e5a997b778 f851c946d181bfbb	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Romania	N/A
4	Actual Spy Software	Executable	c4f6235b278e5e35 ccddc511b8390286 aac8e703	f2e6d5afd151a1f0 50e38f2e56d51cc4	Unclassified Malware	No	2.8.0.0	2.7	Internal Submission	N/A
5	NULL	Executable	634653d6689ee124 884bc1862fd5d19f 3fdbe4c5	2d0235745d39c482 5110e91eb9fc131a	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United States	N/A
6	NULL	Executable	d379a22e10e444fa e6672f580585cf15 e7561f2c	c92d17cf709a48d0 f0d414e2fc1a43d5	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Poland	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	5b9a547f71fd78da 05277358a19c0692 4187e363	0dd4f2f057a86149 ef49ddb8fb990d32	Virus.Win32. Virut.q	No	3.0.0.0	3.0.0.0	Internal Submission	N/A
8	NULL	Executable	6bed5206474e950d aaf31a7036f2aee1 380d2dba	2d0c830b7dcefe28 cfda2d93479ff396	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.0	3.0.0.0	Russian Federation	N/A
9	NULL	Executable	333b3832904a8c4b d265ece2ebcd08a5 1611876f	059afc20ccda8690 af2b5c753d0265d7	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Estonia	N/A
10	NULL	Executable	1f83700d5b6589b6 5d3957f052861567 3ab69042	cafc758ae08d47c9 1f54114db3dee8a5	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United Kingdom	N/A
11	Actual Spy Software	Executable	cc54194fd2260ff5 477d41a4239f9ba6 02962030	dd278a7f2e15492f fac8ff9e0c85cd2a	Unclassified Malware	No	2.8.0.2	2.7	Slovakia	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	6a9c9a52f81bc49c 8a82a052815a638e 0af5fb3d	77c4ef3658ab73f7 1d209a1ba9bf5efa	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United States	N/A
13	NULL	Executable	f85cd9308a8882f7 a86239c0e58ec2f7 d7a4fe81	44ca6b24d1a80a59 8d068dc36652ea14	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United Kingdom	N/A
14	NULL	Executable	f04645aaff98a303 b17f08eea4a5233d 1f3f7bb9	8db8a2ed73a057ba fc9367b25c050884	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Internal Submission	N/A
15	NULL	Executable	e815f684a1f132df 5e165f622b3db824 10105481	b1c03f295014c0ed d67b81051be89548	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Serbia	N/A
16	NULL	Executable	7ae08b0169edeba5 ebb59f72bc7f3eef a763efaf	f5770197ca107569 3c176ab5213c5d50	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	United Kingdom	N/A
17	NULL	Executable	1ea596cf843e34c7 b500871bb398d0c8 8d76cf3a	4a145651a6ae3de9 8711e19a3f3c6283	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	India	N/A
18	Actual Spy Software	Executable	303c9c8af7b4d868 ae678c6299f4e5c7 e8d39c87	8b9c194ba050a98e c04a3e35ab8ba21a	Unclassified Malware	No	2.8.0.2	2.7	Ukraine	N/A
19	Actual Spy Software	Executable	35eaa91f97339d50 3a88525a84e6c364 ccaaf72c	38ba59420420686f a0d7ab8fa719b379	Unclassified Malware	No	2.8.0.1	2.7	Lithuania	N/A

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First Seen: 15 June 2008 at 12:10 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Executable	5af2da59f765a9a2 e4a68937753bbfe5 32faebd1	6aacf23c09c5b8fe fac8d39d68dab694	No	3.0.0.1	3.0.0.0	Internal Submission
2	Symantec Corporation	Executable	e08f2407ecda3b28 719ce2234146d679 e60cb08d	2ebd56d5d320540f d4ae68fdb9dcc1ff	No	1.0.0.53	1.0	United Kingdom
3	AOL LLC	Executable	aa7578674b7290e3 b71c577d7bdf8acf 339b1d62	b0b53047e6bf9ecf f66933dc63712e28	No	N/A	1.0.0.315	Internal Submission

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