How to Remove “Cmstp.exe”

What is Cmstp.exe?


Cmstp.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft. This process is known as Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer and it belongs to the software Microsoft Connection Manager. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of Cmstp.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS


How to detect whether your system is affected by Cmstp.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 startup.
  • Problem during program startup.
  • 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 Cmstp.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32 folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 03 November 2011 at 8:05 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 3f9e670d15567d61
2c17b9748e6be64a
c073fd88
bf2f2372a9d8791a
8b1711f64d48bfbb
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 7.02.7601.
17514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.02.7601.
17514
102.43.25.198/32 N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable ff59b11455d63c2e
4434978de54caf20
6e7b5b28
36630ad187b0ec6e
139b712857eed32d
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 7.02.2600.
5512
(xpsp.0804
13-0852)
7.02.2600.
5512
156.219.206.53/32 N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 4c5aa393e6ec8034
38bb3ea8dfa880c7
2c6ffa7c
8f30bc1a4e7bc1f8
47b6f06d6f396156
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 7.02.7601.
17514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.02.7601.
17514
United States N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 5973b0cae455fac1
ab145130de8c834e
1f6b9d06
db8198b32e9757a9
3e4f396a27193898
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 7.02.7601.
17514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.02.7601.
17514
156.211.26.204/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 11 March 2010 at 12:51 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 702e5a0b1deed6dc
de5d7fa452d40911
d839842c
d9741e648e6c7cac
ad5c2230a6ddd735
No 7.02.7022.
0
(winmain.0
90115-1850
)
7.02.7022.
0
United States
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 36c60ab9f14b91f1
4d02cb6b1cb2d64f
20b243c2
f98543aaaa93be2d
3dc8f8d4d9222b56
No 7.02.7260.
0
(win7_rtm.
090612-211
0)
7.02.7260.
0
United States
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable e1e2758e7427ffef
7d943ef1ae9024af
76a9142f
d7aabfab5befd53b
a3a27bd48f3cc675
No 7.2.19041.
1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
7.2.19041.
1
United States
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 021aeaf5567979e1
9026adcb71aa8a24
10a259ae
8fed11d9475877a1
c731d441c804db27
No 7.02.6001.
18000
(longhorn_
rtm.080118
-1840)
7.02.6001.
18000
Internal Submission
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