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!

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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	Intuit Corporation	Executable	6d6d975da09d0ef2 4984e95595683c6e a2535a0a	706a9ec634051473 90e483858d20c6ba	Unclassified Malware	No	0.5	0.5	Kenya	N/A
3	N/A	Executable	48d375066b54e4b1 43ede51b2c683a56 c0099c6d	babdd52d7a979af5 460acdf39ff2e77d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
4	setup	Executable	231005d09dcd067f 8aaa43c1619d3f28 e1ed9687	e5cbde25534847e7 5ef571ef34acd256	Unclassified Malware	No	30.40.0060	30.40.0060	Internal Submission	N/A
5	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
6	NULL	Executable	0c184a4125795f8b ccf09a5e00507fad dbfd1341	2d3c75853e32b381 b4de2bc37f2d95a4	Unclassified Malware	No	2012,5,18, 10183	2, 0, 0,10183	United States	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	ff4aafed557d1aaa 80e247d2c513d20c 02aa8331	54bcfee0d82d75c6 ae6bcec95656a88d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
8	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	9cd8c4a3ed1e2438 7ba1bd61f1e6a0e9 a7d2a0a7	18c6428e45e995ec 3269adc2dfe50f58	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	1, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 1	5.140.141.90/32	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	51107d4be3673252 8a0fd2ae7a6d62c3 8c8b72b7	49bfe23d632e2d54 95ff198ec6608e6e	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
10	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	Dell Corporation, Stardock Corporation	Executable	a200ffae87d43297 2016db8506e69821 95ab6cb9	e0adcc8ba3123b87 8ed22ef3eea643fb	Yes	1, 1, 0, 9	1, 1, 0, 9	10.224.1.57/32
2	N/A	Executable	97f12fc7fb0594c7 f6bd7c56cabe3d43 2347cc77	1d608b09a407eb76 60c7e0c8dad92377	No	2012,7,13, 10190	2, 0, 0,10190	Internal Submission
3	N/A	Executable	6e9affda652fd592 4bad84440e393042 cf7b4735	c8b35a62cf9f6e3d 7e16ac3e19e3060b	Yes	N/A	N/A	10.108.51.116/32
4	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	fd6bf065a956e234 ce165ed52a126d50 d4d9ae8a	19e3bfb36cffb300 792e6f2e015ed138	Yes	12.0.0.281 9	12.0.0.281 9	Internal Submission
5	soft Xpansion	Executable	951981d22f58ee89 38af666979f87a34 a5648569	c27e307f39fcfb3e 24aaa2f352051db0	Yes	8.0.2.9	8.0.2.9	10.224.1.58/32
6	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	1919cc14fe4ba68a a804f9044ec9444c 7e72f33e	4fbab1d09ff54176 b2e45a4f74b67bf2	Yes	18.0.0.140 9	18.0.0.140 9	United States
7	CyberLink Corp.	Executable	35f1db47b75dd75b 815da611c050a4d0 0b342de6	073f73c042cee823 95eeba2799076841	Yes	12.0.0.250 4	12.0.0.250 4	10.224.1.61/32
8	N/A	Executable	dba99c2cd32d71d9 6410618713733d5c 7b96bfe8	1e0924fecbabf666 4fed2e12d67b840e	Yes	2012,1,16, 138	1, 0, 0,138	United States
9	N/A	Executable	582a8cd013ddd35e b00072b96222fb21 427afe14	ac062e17d958c032 60580953e979c07d	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
10	Stardock Corporation	Executable	8af4afd5435a22e4 8c7dea6284866967 fca9164b	b734914d960754ee 7e9dbe3b4bd8e991	Yes	1, 2, 0, 0	1, 2, 0, 10	United States
11	Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd.	Executable	4c127eb960dff5ba 6a67398e25e8d6fa 3aaca5e5	5a79c4d4b6aef633 84c94bb07e5948ce	Yes	6.0.0.1	13.00	India
12	N/A	Executable	9a92db15ff87c4ff cddeb870495d48b7 f2c15cdc	769209c80f6942f7 8cb7fb667f5b314f	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
13	N/A	Executable	172e293335ac5d84 9c5d0e7f587eed33 c50f6f25	ae5abb50a7e4f200 bec55d4c2e6bb22a	No	N/A	N/A	United States
14	N/A	Executable	1ae48f48f834d55d ac1fcb3e0dd3a22e 6959ea1c	b462f58b63f8f6d9 6d9657d2b0fb2df2	No	2012,5,6,1 75	1, 0, 0,175	United States

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How to Remove “Activate.exe”

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