CrackDown.exe virus | Detect the CrackDown.exe Malware

What is CrackDown.exe?

CrackDown.exe is a legitimate file process developed by HiSoft. It is associated with software CrackDownloader and the process also called as CrackDownloader. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after CrackDown.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with CrackDown.exe malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with CrackDown.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 CrackDown.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 CrackDown.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 CrackDown.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 CrackDown.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 03 April 2008 at 3:37 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	HiSoft	Executable	135b50535fc1b8aa 41c7212e7f6bd76e 6d00f61e	b7727ea869d1dd05 3a364c9a0764506e	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Hungary	N/A
2	HiSoft	Executable	d27633cce93719e4 394febcadd1b392c caef802a	4a4f07684f1358ab a48f436bb4f65076	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Portugal	N/A
3	HiSoft	Executable	5d3e54586e26297f bf84687ee16640b7 e53b4243	03ea8c77a3670335 e7e6831af4305a8b	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Internal Submission	N/A
4	HiSoft	Executable	d15dac510ca06646 e4c725112ee24f56 f1cc7c24	1b134320eeeeee5a e67376930aaa46de	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.5.1	1.0.5.1	South Africa	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	4eb67232c6e667dc bbbc1b19eb9bad85 98ea8802	46e13e240f651a15 53676be432d7b955	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
6	HiSoft	Executable	fb3a9b9ff85927f5 02e2293b06202da4 6755f701	a72692c52276967e e6e045754175e9d5	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	2.0.0.1	2.0.0.1	Italy	N/A
7	HiSoft	Executable	89e411d586d105b0 abb6bd9b2201ce1d 995c96f7	3aaa4744ec9a2792 7147e671a2dc4d72	Unclassified Malware	No	2.1.0.1	2.1	Russian Federation	N/A
8	HiSoft	Executable	ee08a3887bb2f47a 5287b68bb0af740e 13f9aa88	a7ecd068fe508c33 0222586bd4d987ea	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.5.1	1.0.5.1	Germany	N/A
9	HiSoft	Executable	a202a05b0a11eee7 ce07b33c4e282a63 7898cbbd	38c39b76dc26e349 2c86d569c8163f9d	Unclassified Malware	No	2.0.0.1	2.0.0.1	Egypt	N/A
10	HiSoft	Executable	b7721c0fdd18c4f3 0fa5d258d832a0e3 b45a9de7	2d414d825b67c137 08a3f6690b8a5239	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Ukraine	N/A
11	HiSoft	Executable	d48b9ef2b3b67b3a 92c9443d5897a346 c37aff41	7e73b017cd748b13 a81680f38c58c7f3	Unclassified Malware	No	2.0.0.1	2.0.0.1	Internal Submission	N/A
12	HiSoft	Executable	3866407cba411db3 36a36ca37c662fe8 4d54f4b1	5c65c8671fe12cde c764e4d94e9e9f56	Unclassified Malware	No	2.1.0.1	2.1	Poland	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	4362e9fc83edebab 6192fd3e028e991b df52fcf5	dfc40b82d482fdd3 38f120e7ccaca41f	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
14	HiSoft	Executable	7076cac02c11bda1 ee1fa76eb0dc1628 5774e013	429baa5c193d95cb c81781240018f868	TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.NXV0	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	India	N/A
15	N/A	Executable	0febf62439312fe1 ffc3730305212482 7dcf5d26	b55499908d3c7780 4b2489b0fc1cd4fe	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
16	HiSoft	Executable	3a7fdbb9e5adff21 86c73d9bd18eebb5 cdee9f17	c10fd42a69c90fa0 ab5c04693547cb66	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Vietnam	N/A
17	N/A	Executable	32b70c2e3cc8751c d4579cc928c943c3 aa62fba8	6a1e0c84544a5b86 5caafeb6a4d0482e	TrojWare.Win 32.Chifrax.~ N	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
18	HiSoft	Executable	fbd0912aee62eabd f6124403d04441c2 cbd2b883	cb70c4fa80243195 ba59e25db068e1c8	Unclassified Malware	No	2.1.0.1	2.1	Internal Submission	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	2a77c416dcc23771 7b66c3359959a82f 9820d093	c72a7f0baf0d210c 48c40effe70800c1	Backdoor.Win 32.VB.NDY	No	2.03.0002	2.03.0002	Internal Submission	N/A
20	HiSoft	Executable	d93f99d7e946c32a d60138501d359bb0 d747621e	76d415dd5cadd577 09a2f623b835153a	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Brazil	N/A
21	HiSoft	Executable	cc6b94823756296a 667a2cdd80dd5a22 dcd56829	6f9b838bd7af6c6f 27a49c86120b795a	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Russian Federation	N/A
22	HiSoft	Executable	4f768d4de1d211ad 035b8a5beaf6a6c6 2caa0dc2	e827d3d2dda768b4 c8c985e3d4d1fcc2	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Ukraine	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	67fce3b05df2ce40 95b999af1761f9b8 131e2aaa	3bb1525f6285f6f1 ae99d2f299c14b6e	TrojWare.Win 32.TrojanDow nloader.Agen t.BTI1	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
24	HiSoft	Executable	338b74453d143e11 5014c6623735bea9 e4b0746c	b58294c62d9e6d65 7576771884f01075	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Russian Federation	N/A
25	HiSoft	Executable	4dab87022c0e2cdf a107a10e22968caf 04fa6bdd	008e1d4a37d485e7 1527b3c3954b49a4	Application. Win32.Hackto ol.CrackDown loader.~az	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Internal Submission	N/A
26	HiSoft	Executable	0098643a725f94ca 8fa0e2ebc984c66b 4943cf69	7b9a577fc4e9ccde 4c79c7457f2634e5	Unclassified Malware	No	2.0.0.1	2.0.0.1	Italy	N/A
27	HiSoft	Executable	cba737f441cfd7ab 13a7d7c93f8f59ab 93768cdd	11d5e1608b62e2c7 ad19ef5b4c15ce93	Unclassified Malware	No	2.0.0.1	2.0.0.1	Turkey	N/A
28	HiSoft	Executable	a9b116c1a4810b29 cf3bc1109738832b c7330344	e361ed3fcd80e0a8 f0f49d1e8db59144	Unclassified Malware	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	United States	N/A
29	HiSoft	Executable	b1fbef6c3f811130 e6dd36355765fe63 6ecef9b1	322a43d7bbb0dc08 e75481e1a164cae3	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Russian Federation	N/A
30	HiSoft	Executable	b5dedc1cb4b327d1 155c10fd44c0f271 36f4ba86	c214925a6e327165 f985aaeef29bd7f3	Application. Win32.CrackD ownloader.~B AAA	No	2.2.0.2	2.2	Internal Submission	N/A