How to Remove “DiskView.exe”

What is DiskView.exe?

DiskView.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Sysinternals Diskview and it belongs to the sysinternalssuite software. It is commonly stored in c:\users\%USERNAME%\documents\sysinternalssuite\.  Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of DiskView.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by DiskView.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 DiskView.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside c:\users\%USERNAME%\documents\sysinternalssuite\ folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from DiskView.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the DiskView.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo 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: Restart your PC.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with DiskView.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove DiskView.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 September 2009 at 1:24 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable a325bd2f8bc76128
b687125280467374
3a2ba245
5d4b006b713bf0c6
d1cc835eec16469f
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.40 2.40 United States N/A
2 Synaptics Executable cd275dd033210624
8a4f99f54c277d0b
9c0dc1ef
40f9f26196458ae2
3e7138765982e434
Virus.Win32.
Agent.DE
No 1.0.0.4 1.0.0.0 10.224.25.177/32 N/A
3 N/A Executable 1384542014d13267
0f9e2671a7d44b6f
e8ef301a
aa306bc56fa68b13
7eb5094e3576b74b
Virus.Win32.
Sality.K
No N/A N/A Ukraine N/A
4 N/A Executable 03d244f762238537
9de82dc6fa211e81
d6aa625a
4da290a36e09cfb4
633f1c6475893b22
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 27 November 2008 at 10:08 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable d05a58d8a72d39d4
e82f3b69159b031f
7dde5e73
43530c46c9ef3703
a0ab0843be9be933
No N/A N/A United Kingdom
2 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable 75bd13e87bf5fa4f
32699ac932df0f75
b2d06cd1
a9f75b3abf70f45d
b1e35735ebd20c27
Yes 2.40 2.40 Internal Submission
3 radsoft.net Executable 9681fadc04a4abd5
405c575247c0d4e1
a890e4e0
8b79a78c94b48074
5a56927669338784
No 7.00 7.00.2600 Internal Submission
4 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable 01316147c037d082
8a6ce4134d265c57
30ecf235
f2f9bd042a72c36e
97b28662f51df6cb
Yes 2.41 2.41 10.224.25.107/32
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