What is Communications_Helper.exe?
Communications_Helper.exe is a legitimate file process also called as Communications Manager developed by Logitech. It is associated with program Logitech QuickCam. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after Communications_Helper.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Communications_Helper.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with Communications_Helper.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 Communications_Helper.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 Communications_Helper.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates 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 Communications_Helper.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 Communications_Helper.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 918074969252b530 c6aa324538a5a848 6882fd72 |
e87c200065c6686c 04c9811f6aea2f49 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Germany |
N/A |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 9b306a295cdba86a ba4db1777c7bce3f f44392f8 |
a5ecd305f2864fd0 8f32208b181580f6 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Macedonia |
N/A |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | a069afa6caf80d36 174432d143c158c2 91ed8167 |
bb6405f927a6808f 01923a2a1d698931 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | Australia |
N/A |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | 7f99cdaffec78fd6 624f42c702840d70 e276a789 |
f1f1110d7ccafdc5 1d8d73f3cc384446 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Powp.C |
No | N/A | N/A | United Kingdom |
N/A |
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logitech Inc. | Executable | 347ff944fa470c57 f5385305dba921c3 24feab25 |
23281cf66d6bead7 d78290f2a93979e9 |
Yes | 1.4.8.1174 | 1.4.8.1174 | Canada |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 6f85bd8cdf5890f4 a0d24ce425b1f25b 4ee0649b |
454ce7072eda6a05 c79ec97d49400f57 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | Greece |
| 3 | Logicool Co., Ltd | Executable | bee2e4c9c756d04c 32303fccb457e881 57a05029 |
efddcdfc91468f6b 6864fc0da0d330d3 |
No | 1.4.9.2030 | 1.4.9.2030 | Japan |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | 36908c88a37b6637 ac27e35ad056767e d8aaedee |
1a3af3776a83b1ed bf10a69d2d897a91 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | Ireland |

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