What is Dxdiag.exe?
Dxdiag.exe is a component file of Windows operating system and is used as a diagnostic tool to check the video or sound related problems in hardware. Dxdiag.exe is located in c:\windows. It is a very essential file for video and sound devices. So hacker or Cyber criminals write malware programs and name it as dxdiag.exe which is then spread via interent to infect the system.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to find if the system is affected by Dxdiag.exe malware
It is a legitimate file for Windows operating system. If you find the system performance getting very low or if the process usage is very high, the system have high chances of being affected by virus. Check the location of the file by going to the task manager by presssing the combination of keys ALT+CTRL+DEL then right click on the dxdiag.exe process and check the location of the file, if it is in c:\Windows then the file is safe and secure, if the file is located elsewhere then the system is affected by virus.
How to remove the Dxdiag.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | dbd183f981b6a81c a94f87ba2bc4d3f2 464f0b5d |
f4bd0970878e778d 21734dbbb5749418 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 57177e5c0871f6ec 2cbea9022fde6c6c ea2eb4ff |
08b9d7c63163a955 af953439e4f244bc |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 9047777997ac3b8c 23a60ece9d166dfd aeb87ac2 |
b09c66151162a323 7b08898a2793a2f9 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.03.2600. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-0845) |
5.03.2600. 5512 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 1264c09dae661d88 e2cb399dce9c2c79 70eebf3a |
0fac06afec821e22 869ba71c6467bf71 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d1c7745de504badb 431f1ea0ef36caef 5b4a0aa8 |
41995c62f1cf7b11 d8ae123442a29d99 |
No | 5.3.000000 1.0904 built by: private/La b06_dev(DX BLD00) |
5.3.000000 1.0904 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d1c7745de504badb 431f1ea0ef36caef 5b4a0aa8 |
41995c62f1cf7b11 d8ae123442a29d99 |
No | 5.3.000000 1.0904 built by: private/La b06_dev(DX BLD00) |
5.3.000000 1.0904 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 62ea942523332cb3 93cc47e7a03dfa15 d07c04fa |
9f89da8b72bfb239 ada950be079a2209 |
No | 4.08.00.04 00 |
4.08.00.04 00 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 1af2ff172bacb283 fe95391cd12e4fe6 be23b64c |
b5c73866eb998af0 c1d5d1173336db59 |
No | 4.09.00.09 04 |
4.09.00.09 04 |
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