What is Config.exe?
Config.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Configuration Utility for Intersil driver. It belongs to software Firefox and was developed by Neesus Datacom. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as Config.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Config.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with Config.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the Config.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the Config.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 files then the system is not affected by Config.exe , if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by Config.exe malware.
How to remove Config.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing Config.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove Config.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 | NULL | Executable | 6509b80642390028 ddeea94f1b666fdd 7240630c |
881c3429845c3153 eff2b8db7f8a9a1e |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K |
No | 1, 0, 0, 1 | 1, 0, 0, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | NULL | Executable | 3366a58b9a99a6d0 d6d1fdc189deab55 137b0de7 |
0b5ff8c7b6645cee 34564b77fadbf6a0 |
Virus.Win32. Floxif.A |
No | 1, 0, 0, 1 | 1, 0, 0, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 336db479c9a7be15 a5bb388fc7765bc2 27eba05f |
a8a6b84ca76503ea 9ff086408d911c12 |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | NULL | Executable | 3aed09c57b6ce898 50a9841a2b24f5d2 2231e982 |
ef233cdda62ceb2a f30c7b54b3bc9eea |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K |
No | 1, 0, 0, 1 | 1, 0, 0, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 57571c6b055b4d61 d9d42a33fc294577 47afa7c5 |
c18c9d364ec546c6 a7c78d84bf4af255 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Bullzip | Executable | b18586dd7fea4161 ac9fd15c8c2d869e a0f1e9a4 |
7493183aa3d8e0bf 4d230b4933e73d8a |
No | 3.00.0036 | 3.00.0036 | ![]() |
3 | Code Sector | Executable | 4f4030b742b33667 c60f96c2f1b3f585 5103d1c2 |
dd9284c0fb5ff4d0 c1752d5fe8f73977 |
Yes | 4.0.0.0 | 4.2 | ![]() |
4 | Hosting Controller Inc. | Executable | 70f65c715ad01627 7c21be0006098292 ad856d33 |
4adf0e07bc713ae4 2571c822e3f4c24f |
Yes | 1.0.8284.2 7823 |
1.0.8284.2 7823 |
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