How to Remove “Agent.exe”

What is Agent.exe?

Agent.exe is InstallSheild update service agent and it is mostly useful to check updates of certain softwares. Rather than being exclusive to any OS platform, this type of virus is spread through email and malicious websites. When you mistakenly double click on such exe files, it replaces the existing original files and affects your computer.

Affected OS/Platform: Windows

How to find out if a system is affected by Agent.exe malware?

This type of malware usually slows down the system to slow down significantly, which is one way to assume if your computer is malware victim.

Step 1: Press the keys CTRL+ALT+DEL in combination to open Task Manager.

Step 2: Check the list file to see if Agent.exe is taking extra CPU usage.

Step 3: If it's taking a larger storage space, then it's an Agent.exe malware.

How to remove the agent.exe file from system?

  • Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply
  • Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
  • Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.
  • Comodo Internet Security starts antivirus bases update. It takes sometime to get updated.
  • After the update, a Quick scan is executed.
  • If threats are found upon completion of scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
  • It will remove the Agent.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares.
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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 22 March 2023 at 11:15 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Macrovision Corporation Executable 18bb6bd2435e6d27
24909b653cb5f3ad
02b1faa6
3d6ce0df7e2c2dd6
707c118eb6bf6657
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 4, 60,
100, 37068
4, 60 Russian Federation N/A
2 Macrovision Corporation Executable 495990ba3ec90079
3e2345bee7a0fd29
eaf3afa9
68dee8ee46828f6a
3d2a4c8266977187
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5, 01,
100, 47363
5, 01 197.54.35.28/32 N/A
3 N/A Executable 9b4b197b3ef94e5b
8f7099024c309d3d
ca090f8f
5701ae589c1f11c1
ef6c5c56cc827bb4
Worm.Win32.D
elf.nj
No N/A N/A 103.25.251.225/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 05 June 2008 at 11:21 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Datadog, Inc. Executable da2e7974bfa18bfb
ef1067a3ac2cd1ca
8a0a5a7c
108fdb903f483022
29046187c18c77af
Yes 7.60.0.0 7.60.0.0 104.238.128.144/32
2 Datadog, Inc. Executable 3e00a4148b051da8
b9b65b9344b8738d
1868a094
c4c751030a6ab434
aab8e0ad2cfc06ae
Yes 7.60.1.0 7.60.1.0 104.238.128.144/32
3 Datadog, Inc. Executable 95be90b9d744ef63
695739bda0e7ff8b
17d8ff36
dccc61164e66f406
1338fe625802ba64
Yes 7.48.0.0 7.48.0.0 United States
4 Datadog, Inc. Executable 2a65f9c4e7d52cd0
29654ab7e95998ba
0fdba1f8
a1d98aad65ed5117
eaf07f41d613251f
Yes 7.54.0.0 7.54.0.0 104.238.128.144/32
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