Explorer.exe Malware | How to Remove the Explorer.exe virus from PC

What is Explorer.exe?

Explorer.exe is an operating system file. The process explorer.exe is popularly known as Windows Explorer and it is used to explore the graphical user interface of Windows and shows the files of the hard disk, it is an application window launched and allows the user to navigate the contents of folders and view file information. It belongs to belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation. The explorer.exe file size ranging from ranging from 1,0321,292 bytes to 3,194,368 bytes. Cyber criminals write the malware program and name it as explorer.exe to spread via interent.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to find if the system is affected by explorer.exe.exe malware?

It is a Windows operating file and is stored in c:\windows. If you suspect that the system is affected by explorer.exe, then check the location of virus by going to the task manager. This can be done by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+DEL+ALT, then right click on the explorer.exe file and choose to open the location, if you find it located in c:/windows the system is not affected and if it shows elsewhere the system is affected by virus. If you find more than 6 processes running in your task manager and if it takes more cpu usage then you can conclude that your system is affected by virus.

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Malware Entries

First Seen: 04 October 2018 at 4:34 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ab84c10c5b5a36c9 cc6f598a38ba0223 22419da7	68e3a1601ddbf3b2 61827e2b14e7dc17	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	Egypt	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a21a15c88d16e905 e827eba9e458192c 54f76863	1cc8a36d52c3a693 c83637ddec4941cf	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	5.155.7.12/32	N/A
3	N/A	Executable	a37e23820a2b5f9a b566a8d32e4624fd ad1fca68	84a7daff6655b687 17649a283ac7266a	Backdoor.Win 32.DarkKomet .GH	No	N/A	N/A	Taiwan	N/A
4	Microsoft	Executable	46185207b63ab0cc c6e332433966898b 00b07062	7cad41bef3a4f3f3 60708cccfcc21087	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	98e8b52b858248ad e9084fa9d11704cc ae75cbd9	4b1b05b619d3b0e4 63bda160b23c2851	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	197.39.47.77/32	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d53de2828d45558a 7bb97697f5370f00 97d518de	70667f09d52b8c11 351a4e75dba04154	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6450 (win7_gdr. 091030-150 4)	6.1.7600.1 6450	India	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	505854e522693d1c 76bc07742c3000ff 8fd832ea	7e586c6e31750d86 dcecbaf60704d741	Virus.Win32. Expiro.CG	No	6.1.7601.1 7567 (win7sp1_g dr.110224- 1502)	6.1.7601.1 7567	Europe	N/A
8	Microsoft	Executable	5bef00539085c65f da6d0ef43dd8deb0 2dd8c168	74cdad838dece9ff 34391cbbbbbc1444	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Mexico	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	370519fd426dc4c1 f77bd4119adf5274 f55c341c	bb8e59eb171a0a1e 589188e5cc49fe2d	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	197.39.47.77/32	N/A
10	Microsoft	Executable	408d27e723485b5a fea5b51ada60e9fe 21c80b9c	106d6eb2917d2f12 50e7098549003830	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6b1758b35aa1077c f0e9871564a79c08 46368bc7	1496121dc185b87c 02e18c2e8f99ee1b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	197.210.29.135/32	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ff7f21ae0063b9de 2c9a997f49ee26eb 69658cac	373ea75328c2c44f 52d90dcfb6a82212	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Philippines	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	80afb1d53040a938 dc2a9aef3dc88f50 75a97ffc	d741e909c8a61e71 b183eb3e4f136fac	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b93aebd3a6d238b3 8d4db82351eec97e 48dc68f9	5e8b54400718e9fc b3548ac24f34e326	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	156.216.110.238/32	N/A
15	N/A	Executable	f9347872f9e2ebe9 7eda171495f0cc94 ae5754f9	8309e3a337622089 68384a98c51c94b8	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d112931ff1b11175 b62303eac46a7b6a 9510023f	0487f17a6f78157f 5e0c40845635d94a	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	Senegal	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8996ea79304a8774 57a70fa48f254c9c 17b4a765	92bca589451a6465 2458c512a6d1d146	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	105.95.138.168/32	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fddb55939f1179b6 96b303c2a2e3e635 f6053f47	c14d827c900024d0 1c75ccf7160512b6	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	6.1.7600.1 6450 (win7_gdr. 091030-150 4)	6.1.7600.1 6450	Indonesia	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	c441ccda9c1b5c9f 208c5f612a31e557 e855122e	b922c1fec56b243a bcdf7b877ee5c25f	TrojWare.MSI L.Spy.Agent. EF	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	Europe	N/A
20	UltraSurf	Executable	11772d6250285671 431beefae4667cf0 44961bd0	5e07e31432245ec4 cea91c31b7c6caa3	Unclassified Malware	No	13.01.0111	13.01.0111	Iran, Islamic Republic of	N/A
21	N/A	Executable	62e804c06f06cd7e 4d5cd1b3b6feca16 8dc5ab7c	cb02c478224286ce d6de1154b862d59e	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Indonesia	N/A
22	N/A	Executable	a44c4b3e424fc4ff f2cf1362fcfca9e8 2e088908	807c353b5c012be3 9bb91c66eacc837e	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Vietnam	N/A
23	Microsoft	Executable	e2a4b2e7b46a705a 966a3f409a78269d 2ad98b63	521fa89854898c0c 6f43d629ab4a88d9	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f55009b942e62836 97541e601d02b83f 9301dada	0686ded6ce11314b cd5db56a03579904	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	31.9.135.244/32	N/A
25	N/A	Executable	6dbaa3317b311e84 10e4c92e6360f8c1 9c45f75b	f545b3dde8d4355b e9f11f59e3493b2d	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
26	N/A	Executable	f47db7712425dabe 9c2eb3a90da78978 c2d3a9b9	e572c6769c7f472e 67ca7a54dd187146	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	181.127.98.144/32	N/A
27	N/A	Executable	3cd21ef46706171a 90598eeb28cd43a1 28f49e38	c15fc79e609ad685 36701bc6086d02b4	Backdoor.Win 32.DarkKomet .GH	No	N/A	N/A	Germany	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5b9adb9e796307ec e82fec7a39b8bfc7 f6912099	3da99583ff347091 ddffd369c845c65b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	154.124.84.2/32	N/A
29	N/A	Executable	4670c6076c58e516 fd1c25b616d850f7 1091a508	87506f1e69b172a1 ea5e1df8775e9291	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.E	No	N/A	N/A	197.211.59.164/32	N/A
30	N/A	Executable	263d50c431f47c7b 594a7b77a4116818 1bd3bd1d	258fe82a208214fe 2436545fcce01d55	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	186.167.244.65/32	N/A
31	Microsoft	Executable	763ab53593815911 088504fe9994ac80 5bd17b59	7bf9ea1b5494e65a 8a64182622d97141	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
32	Microsoft	Executable	e0cc3ca891d9f4fc 3feb8fe99bc70c91 720e98f3	ae3cc4ee5568731b da70d3ffa4759a11	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
33	N/A	Executable	11dbffdbb2c3a0ff 17894f9072fa20ca d5e1271a	9b32aef7442e099d a8347520149d2262	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Bangladesh	N/A
34	N/A	Executable	7ca5c14b7a51d116 4ca26a24ecc93978 51658bc5	81d956743de207b4 305ddcffa684cf55	TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.NRJA	No	N/A	N/A	197.210.45.242/32	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2981483e0c72d1b3 a704d75c59dc9ca3 adf3b553	966ab3ec3fe19d16 a6da345e97a21f5a	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.2 3537 (win7sp1_l dr.160829- 0600)	6.1.7601.2 3537	Turkey	N/A
36	N/A	Executable	7f707a8e014d7b86 e0ae8d84a224967e a5f9ad21	73b2fab186e8d184 9ed1908b63dedf2c	Backdoor.Win 32.DarkKomet .GH	No	N/A	N/A	5.160.75.106/32	N/A
37	N/A	Executable	0f6c4ef8d4f4b4ed f99666caba806fe7 0ff0cb57	09241bb70f5b975b 0e20866b04776915	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 06 January 2010 at 10:13 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Executable	65127725a352077b f6e2353512a4b4bf 9800ef7d	31314e98fba1e1f2 6689f55161f11412	No	1, 0, 0, 0	1, 0, 0, 0	10.108.51.155/32
2	N/A	Executable	69672ef49330b6f7 b2ff78c907350f43 9b5dd13b	f04a49e488be765f e0bd6d060a6533c5	No	1, 0, 0, 0	1, 0, 0, 0	10.108.51.155/32
3	N/A	Executable	d97f043447019ee7 cc26aff1490ff9a1 28b0d790	54a009577be9ce8e d6ca0a805f101ca0	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States
4	N/A	Executable	380c2f73c8a49be6 ea1edcb142c05754 42c2e502	fd09d91c13a5445b b20a1878a50cc281	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States

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What is Explorer.exe?

How to find if the system is affected by explorer.exe.exe malware?

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