How to Remove the Activate.exe virus from PC

What is Activate.exe?

Activate.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Activate Module. It belongs to Activate Module software, developed by 3Com. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as Activate.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with Activate.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with Activate.exe malware:

Unstable internet connection
Activate.exe occupies extra CPU space
PC processing speed slows down
Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible Activate.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove Activate.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free 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 after the installation gets over.

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove Activate.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

First Seen: 12 January 2012 at 2:51 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	b018b7451371a578 1abbe4844712d4f1 12c8889b	3dd2cc5126c235c1 c1cd6b154f7863ee	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
2	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	964217eba9314953 245c06a1ab773522 f433e8d6	245409b7a45a4489 b9727cd83984ffb9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	14.0.0.501 0	14.0.0.501 0	103.107.123.1/32	N/A
3	N/A	Non-executable	742e89e9c0cf028d f601b225d18b44fb eafd9995	56dde631f3c974f3 25cafc2b74f633b2	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Iran, Islamic Republic of	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	461f6135502d4837 0d121f0f1dd7e66f af853adc	9186e6af4f632eee 13fd51b09a4faa5b	Unclassified Malware	No	2012,6,12, 10187	2, 0, 0,10187	Internal Submission	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	859a7cc5c2ce3a23 36e99651968388dc ed4b63f9	e094428a7a6a77f9 8c35bdc04869ca01	Unclassified Malware	Yes	2012,6,12, 10187	2, 0, 0,10187	United States	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	c17181e060fc4159 b323c9f0f893082f 8d108ab0	717e92a5d8e98927 3b89bbcfb544892a	Unclassified Malware	No	2012,6,12, 10187	2, 0, 0,10187	Internal Submission	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	48d375066b54e4b1 43ede51b2c683a56 c0099c6d	babdd52d7a979af5 460acdf39ff2e77d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
8	setup	Executable	231005d09dcd067f 8aaa43c1619d3f28 e1ed9687	e5cbde25534847e7 5ef571ef34acd256	Unclassified Malware	No	30.40.0060	30.40.0060	Internal Submission	N/A
9	Oleg N. Scherbakov	Executable	fc5299767229510e 20523ed6ed4c3861 6623cd08	8a92a529f4cd2ff6 7ce7143b117caa65	Backdoor.Win 32.Azbreg.AS Q	No	1.4.3.2367	1.4.3.2367	10.224.1.117/32	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	ff4aafed557d1aaa 80e247d2c513d20c 02aa8331	54bcfee0d82d75c6 ae6bcec95656a88d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	51107d4be3673252 8a0fd2ae7a6d62c3 8c8b72b7	49bfe23d632e2d54 95ff198ec6608e6e	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	0c184a4125795f8b ccf09a5e00507fad dbfd1341	2d3c75853e32b381 b4de2bc37f2d95a4	Unclassified Malware	No	2012,5,18, 10183	2, 0, 0,10183	United States	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	21f69b3d2fb27ec1 8c5edef1ad6aa433 ce6f2de0	fa6c93fa125761cc 493f7b2a78ff0c6c	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 17 April 2009 at 9:00 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	CompuApps, Inc. USA.	Executable	f1b87b08f308d221 493157be82051e9e 8c5f5afa	ea4d8c5369ab3076 945b1201c70206f3	No	DriveBacku p V3 Build 035	DriveBacku p V3	Internal Submission
2	Dell Corporation, Stardock Corporation	Executable	a200ffae87d43297 2016db8506e69821 95ab6cb9	e0adcc8ba3123b87 8ed22ef3eea643fb	Yes	1, 1, 0, 9	1, 1, 0, 9	10.224.1.57/32
3	Copyright (C) 2014 - 2018, RecoveryTools Inc	Executable	2b1b195fa1c29d10 a84a5efd28b238dc 385da281	cd4218be471b2e00 7cb338bdec62429f	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	United States
4	N/A	Executable	ef4556f3a0e8cfb2 6256f62a5853845e b7a697d3	4f0f4a65f0d4653c beb088907ed32c92	No	N/A	N/A	United States
5	N/A	Executable	97f12fc7fb0594c7 f6bd7c56cabe3d43 2347cc77	1d608b09a407eb76 60c7e0c8dad92377	No	2012,7,13, 10190	2, 0, 0,10190	Internal Submission
6	N/A	Executable	6e9affda652fd592 4bad84440e393042 cf7b4735	c8b35a62cf9f6e3d 7e16ac3e19e3060b	Yes	N/A	N/A	10.108.51.116/32
7	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	fd6bf065a956e234 ce165ed52a126d50 d4d9ae8a	19e3bfb36cffb300 792e6f2e015ed138	Yes	12.0.0.281 9	12.0.0.281 9	Internal Submission
8	soft Xpansion	Executable	951981d22f58ee89 38af666979f87a34 a5648569	c27e307f39fcfb3e 24aaa2f352051db0	Yes	8.0.2.9	8.0.2.9	10.224.1.58/32
9	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	1919cc14fe4ba68a a804f9044ec9444c 7e72f33e	4fbab1d09ff54176 b2e45a4f74b67bf2	Yes	18.0.0.140 9	18.0.0.140 9	United States
10	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	35f1db47b75dd75b 815da611c050a4d0 0b342de6	073f73c042cee823 95eeba2799076841	Yes	12.0.0.250 4	12.0.0.250 4	10.224.1.61/32
11	N/A	Executable	dba99c2cd32d71d9 6410618713733d5c 7b96bfe8	1e0924fecbabf666 4fed2e12d67b840e	Yes	2012,1,16, 138	1, 0, 0,138	United States
12	N/A	Executable	582a8cd013ddd35e b00072b96222fb21 427afe14	ac062e17d958c032 60580953e979c07d	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
13	Stardock Corporation	Executable	8af4afd5435a22e4 8c7dea6284866967 fca9164b	b734914d960754ee 7e9dbe3b4bd8e991	Yes	1, 2, 0, 0	1, 2, 0, 10	United States
14	Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd.	Executable	4c127eb960dff5ba 6a67398e25e8d6fa 3aaca5e5	5a79c4d4b6aef633 84c94bb07e5948ce	Yes	6.0.0.1	13.00	India
15	N/A	Executable	9a92db15ff87c4ff cddeb870495d48b7 f2c15cdc	769209c80f6942f7 8cb7fb667f5b314f	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
16	N/A	Executable	1ae48f48f834d55d ac1fcb3e0dd3a22e 6959ea1c	b462f58b63f8f6d9 6d9657d2b0fb2df2	No	2012,5,6,1 75	1, 0, 0,175	United States
17	Copyright (C) 2014 - 2018, RecoveryTools Inc	Executable	2b1b195fa1c29d10 a84a5efd28b238dc 385da281	cd4218be471b2e00 7cb338bdec62429f	Yes	1.0.0.1	1.0.0.1	10.224.25.43/32

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