How to Remove the Depends.exe Malware from PC

What is Depends.exe?

Depeneds.exe is a process that belongs to Microsoft Corporation. It is a software tool that is used to scan modules like dll files and builds a tree diagram based on hierarchy for all the dependent modules in the system. It is very much useful for troubleshooting the system. Malware programmers write malware programs with the name of depends.exe and spread the malware via internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to find if the system is infected with depends.exe malware

You can confirm that the system is infected, if you get some error that are listed out below: 1) If the internet explorer uses 100% CPU 2) If the depeneds.exe file uses 100% CPU 3) If the system uses 100% CPU while sending mails one of these will show that the system is affected by depends.exe

How to remove the depends.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?

Step l: Download our award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Once the Installation is Finished, 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 the depends.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 11 September 2008 at 5:08 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a873d5b2ca837bb1 0980476575e17036 1b92d03b	0c1c35aa646d0681 8861f93a71c5dbe3	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.0	1.0	Indonesia	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	83dcf160cfb970f0 7ed50973cc954e10 9b55c788	fa5b633acaff9d1f 37c1023f7b3036fb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Turkey	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	063b2dbf806c505c b0798fb62a379c7a b0de2994	f2d1b426ad15cbdf 3ddb5929d58887b2	Virus.Win32. MadAngel.n	No	1.0	1.0	Indonesia	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7ff5252682f6a1a2 c03a15f0338cac76 044a1c50	ec8064022bd684fa d3acab8c8798fc65	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	Brazil	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	9748462abe82a8fe 611bcf3482d4cbaf c7e892d5	7dff2ebae924b5c6 24e122e4b198ca63	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	India	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	47631a78b0ec4c01 614b4dd0b1b9127c a48e0cf5	3d45c51368bf8c67 d32dad3ac4979669	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	1.0	1.0	5.127.202.92/32	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2a3abbbdb82eb85c 03f7e6f1447993bf 256fd4c5	e99ba2df97466621 dbb956977fcb92ed	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	1.0	1.0	Philippines	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cd57fde374d485c4 2b08d1f4b3994f2b 72173cb1	8cbc1e9208b6c684 21d31fce47f11c45	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.0	1.0	Vietnam	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	07b01bf9fb1b6a75 73403568b532fa07 7ce5ad64	b6de276d34b8e83d f2303a84dabefdb7	Virus.Win32. Alman.A	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	China	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	744fa5fe83e4f0df dde304db97055175 b11caa52	09e2a2ba46683035 dc86cddfc8fb4503	Virus.Win32. Alman.A	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	China	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	75f4e03a08199c2f 5943131fc1cc7fac 62d6a72f	5f9e65af2e2ba77b e02e61500383c577	Worm.Win32.D elf.nj	No	N/A	N/A	Pakistan	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	65c1ff4e5a5a9498 cbc48105f88f2672 ba2a90d3	8ff380de779d26d4 0a45e639504d3b33	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0	1.0	Vietnam	N/A
13	Microsoft 公司	Executable	730b01e27461c12e 773a04113516ac2f c0c59e1f	29ed27d866243f77 ba0263f5bf9b552c	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0eef2e4cd897dd22 3d09c1b53343bbcd 2b661f60	e13633442c9c2dbb b146351ed856068c	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Turkey	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6238d1c20996f4a4 4d656519d4a95b66 47c3cc93	1fc44cff733de79b a1288210ed4c360e	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	1.0	1.0	India	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	29d589edf239a0bd 98baa25b99fff960 be9a78e0	8c0ee25ad6429a63 799c34f75e8e5b5d	TrojWare.Win 32.Patched.S M	No	1.0	1.0	United Kingdom	N/A
17	Microsoft	Executable	f916c2bd6b31e45c 5168477f959645b2 acae78d1	946df1fd9ddfc8a6 74bddc1d735a183a	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Argentina	N/A
18	N/A	Executable	2725d65c5164008b 0aebcdb1070de278 a6dd2483	65448a287485bacd 30da44e8416eb0d7	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.E	No	N/A	N/A	105.186.120.245/32	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 08 August 2008 at 10:17 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8eeb9d93995026d6 24de5995235004f6 c3004b79	77bf07a438f70681 f9b7123b76697e99	No	2.1.2519	2.1.2519	India
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cb47485c36fd811f 8496ade987dcff49 83c8730e	9551660392cdb75e add9421cdf8cbc39	No	1.0	1.0	India
3	N/A	Executable	35faa822cf74400e c2611cf2fc588585 f1f66734	36969b08fe633374 bfdf35c93c6c3513	No	N/A	N/A	Israel
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	530dbb1293d5d19d 45b87c56be687d53 6f6a63ce	298d2699634589bd 40fa7a44806263ea	No	1.0	1.0	United States
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8eeb9d93995026d6 24de5995235004f6 c3004b79	77bf07a438f70681 f9b7123b76697e99	No	2.1.2519	2.1.2519	10.224.1.55/32
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8eeb9d93995026d6 24de5995235004f6 c3004b79	77bf07a438f70681 f9b7123b76697e99	No	2.1.2519	2.1.2519	198.20.167.84/32
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8580f8ce471f6901 f233780ab29eab4e 223cb73d	d3d076d24f54332d abf4a8754235bcff	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	Netherlands
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	de68ca5aeb7ce4a1 f057940d62d90d35 d3935222	43759ca4a22ea208 3b60dc5e30661356	No	1.0	1.0	Internal Submission
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4c6accf673a1da3a d869b7510cc1de27 b02e9292	240f35be8dd28ada 8296e7ec9351afe6	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	530dbb1293d5d19d 45b87c56be687d53 6f6a63ce	298d2699634589bd 40fa7a44806263ea	No	1.0	1.0	Internal Submission
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	United States
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4774373112445307 578ab0c92d479d6f 3c2c57c1	3ad0558daf4931f1 7396a379346c2549	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.100.130.251/32
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bfbdf52375a8ab50 62c5da31dfbefc8b 929b17c0	ac7292301b7b1dee 49690f8cd83cdd90	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Austria
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.100.130.247/32
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	51eb19aba108c41b 6febfb6d99133354 a2a439fd	fc9015fc4596d90b fe0547ab96cb21b3	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Norway
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	51eb19aba108c41b 6febfb6d99133354 a2a439fd	fc9015fc4596d90b fe0547ab96cb21b3	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	aa2b81eabebe5ec5 419b0b65b7b9451e 117c11a9	440ebdc5bd4f3ca6 f95edfafb5c3d8c5	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	51eb19aba108c41b 6febfb6d99133354 a2a439fd	fc9015fc4596d90b fe0547ab96cb21b3	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.224.1.65/32
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	13fb43a08842f041 e2075b208eee31b3 4743ff60	d444047bc8c43608 433e5dda0df4ca3a	No	2.0 Beta 5	2.0 Beta 5	10.224.1.55/32
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b671782f432867a5 bb299e4e97835376 ea8f4e2b	1c1fb83858adda91 a4e65b7db0c0a85c	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	Internal Submission
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	91a7935ba1799149 9f410d21011fa8c6 cef5a3a5	95fe60d1703bf083 10449859a6322f6f	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	10.224.1.62/32
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c8e13be654c7e73d 6ea2e44f09aae217 94a8434e	b629f2e7fbc9859d 09726f14e61374de	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	United States
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	58c8a34e014174dc 4f884f829bafdf74 d8373227	26a8ce9e6845625d b5a2884f9161ed1a	No	2.0	2.0	United States
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.224.1.63/32
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1d189e5f04ad2a4f 75459782742c5edc 85c1e8d8	6d3417feeba2e617 9c57b35fb255a97f	No	1.0	1.0	Lithuania
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	91a7935ba1799149 9f410d21011fa8c6 cef5a3a5	95fe60d1703bf083 10449859a6322f6f	No	2.1.3790	2.1.3790	Internal Submission
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.224.1.65/32
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	314c0d3dd340fb38 862d469abaa9bfc9 c9de3ccd	b6b2db895399c6bd d6a9b26dc9b4a063	No	2.1.3623	2.1.3623	Internal Submission
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	10.224.25.96/32
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fa059efc4553ce01 b01062b9d0cf87fa efb7d8db	c4cac3162d713112 b8e5e6513ebfe777	No	1.0	1.0	United States
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7c7dc3bc3ea246c d7edb8260b800dd3 52ef62a2	b6051fdab7dc811a 2d6be64a1579c735	No	2.2.6000	2.2.6000	United States

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What is Depends.exe?

How to find if the system is infected with depends.exe malware