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.

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

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Malware Entries

First Seen: 08 October 2011 at 12:39 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	df5e6f13c7c9fe33 ff96178dd21cf970 1ea56e13	391f21032842b76d cf882e8d43942aa9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	197.49.69.213/32	N/A
2	Microsoft	Executable	20b3dab1ed399209 ebc2391d228e7d05 7876202d	ddfa1415594f1108 51a78249d58836ab	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	United Kingdom	N/A
3	深圳红创音乐	Executable	8384f0d197d17b2d 544871c5a407498a 03e88d59	7a450a9011ee6025 3a29985c6f303b81	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.21	1.21	Internal Submission	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	3d6f4ce9c126b5bd 575517147859bfbd 0e4cf7a3	5a5a3d7b7db7726e cf74d31851c167e8	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
5	Microsoft	Executable	22a49b36a14f2ae8 1548885fd46679ec 3e5fedb4	5bfaefbca0510780 914118f29677488d	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	United Kingdom	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	b5a43ef0cbfe4588 b72889c9457275af 490447a8	4013f537fd88fbc5 c72658085623b33d	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Philippines	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	66d2bc1568321e1f dad8e9677590fe52 df62e10b	39f232bd25a333ee 7d47728f967d8762	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	37.212.76.4/32	N/A
8	Microsoft	Executable	66ced1fc311a0674 994d8d63e4570680 1b96a2d1	d900ef5e6f62f1a6 a7734cec95aec237	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	United Kingdom	N/A
9	Microsoft	Executable	ce577fc01846a448 5f11f5d7bbb07f59 6b0fae6e	5dfcef43668293bd 43029cd7ec7d1b5e	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Brazil	N/A
10	Microsoft	Executable	a76515fa98ebe9bd 3ae5fbd295804cea f215367f	38f766d5d3416cd9 f4439cc4e6ac1d5c	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Indonesia	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	c381302c56cc22fa da69c04c6fe0e47e 8ec9e329	6b60c20e64850d9e 1cadb4f9fd6127db	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	197.210.226.149/32	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	b704c96a50afa118 c96a083bd3935d3e 0286020b	7827be03c90dc23d 599ee82b0205c344	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Mexico	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	6627ce17260bcf4e 2301476d9386f7c0 14226a41	6bb09c2e286f1042 9367bba56a9da5a2	TrojWare.Win 32.Amtar.KNB	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
14	N/A	Executable	5947d2ec4801c900 5417605370a6c386 37425d26	83ee470c525ec260 3ac5c4fd5df99221	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
15	Microsoft	Executable	9b3bfb4aa3477365 e18cbc4ec105ccd3 4e1af23a	8edf1c9a7b89cea4 a467d4c8c900039e	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Mexico	N/A
16	Microsoft	Executable	3f27495a71e8084c a5235053fc4cd26b 2911cc4e	074c9e0ad3c26e50 473c9c51bfc1fbe5	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	United Kingdom	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a64354edce95d2b8 80f35a03bb23f6d5 932f8fc4	626719f628a9c6cb e6b7b44bea26c3ac	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Romania	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bf078d8a30c6f73a 21abe1a33bbe2f6f 3b66ba31	6d22bfc51d668cf4 8204db4f9a4a9590	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5634 (xpsp_sp3_ qfe.080703 -1303)	6.00.2900. 5634	United Kingdom	N/A
19	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	58379ffe7eb6ed62 9539d5a470c2df08 918f7711	7ebf4ee6f65eae6f 0c799bd2b8184c44	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Ukraine	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	202dd59c249a6728 ff15de2dad37f536 d695ef17	c89255adcc7f643a 58db7f106e1d8687	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Pakistan	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d8407731b5f474d8 8d4836c85d3789f2 b23460ff	5dd0f52e99b11ab1 d8f96791073c8570	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	Vietnam	N/A
22	N/A	Executable	90b45039e067782e a1de75af06305aee af185232	294143160eaf5f7d 492d8cf362e60194	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Egypt	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	3792ca9634321674 99f38962b134edb3 cf3aaa24	669462f5056b2081 9e1cce142e0e6efb	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Brazil	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e9776a7a2456b003 b86284a2629384fb f529f595	394cffba818c6d50 d5d1afa984b1d7cc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	102.123.63.171/32	N/A
25	N/A	Executable	40e169c61811628f 1b41de8feec8a7ca 4fd4382c	1237cca9fd4b2e0b d603f863bdb396b6	Packed.Win32 .Packer.~GEN	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
26	N/A	Executable	c08db803c83c8bd4 fbb17e4a497aad9c 5c613c8b	7eccea1c72f56b08 dce45cea1943879b	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.Banke r.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
27	Microsoft	Executable	75f172b94d28740b bdb3fbb9365c3841 8beeb8ca	334bd4886de8fae9 e5b23657afe4225d	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Indonesia	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e8f44e3d4f048260 f595ef6f866f3177 8bd3a07a	71d572c3015391cb b6a0f84adccea74a	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.2900.218 0	6.2900.218 0	Ukraine	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9baceaf0c662e9c2 3d3f51bbf468695d 8c7cc83c	1950dfb11c4c993e 7ab2676cc48c1992	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	United Kingdom	N/A
30	Microsoft	Executable	98fcaef3413ac89e 0a01992cf26e5752 7088d353	5d42925d17cbc5c6 4fe5dc88cec18be0	TrojWare.Win 32.Kryptik.G T	No	1.00	1.00	Vietnam	N/A
31	Adobe Inc	Executable	dfd15bff86dbceb5 b40f8be269032589 f4ed159e	efbdc61de29a0f0d 2fe57e63b9960229	Unclassified Malware	No	3.0.0.531	3.0.0.531	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
32	Microsoft	Executable	257cadfa45c7c169 1b98b51be1ac01ba 6b1419e6	31305a8e2825f96c 83747524390a8231	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	103.36.18.49/32	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	346f1a7eef3ffe20 674cd4e9fb7db257 30ec98f4	19da36a65ca9c19b 0ed0e1d8b4713744	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b0	No	6.00.3790. 1830 (srv03_sp1 _rtm.05032 4-1447)	6.00.3790. 1830	146.251.180.232/32	N/A
34	N/A	Executable	df67570e707f41be 51431d4e731c2e51 c0aea57f	8629cf5b6b80fb4b 692b9cc40701799f	Backdoor.Win 32.Hupigon.U UE0	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	33e89309d68a4766 28232e0d7cdbf43a fc7c3d3c	c59397fe81395486 e35e2a13715c4a6b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Pakistan	N/A
36	Microsoft	Executable	9150ed783870b48d 1f3cf48fb1ac0064 1415896d	500145d5d2583514 985ddab086ee8327	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Mexico	N/A
37	Microsoft (R)	Executable	1eab3b62d5006bb0 d72650d376050dc3 38b15437	61c42ffc7dfd0adb 9306e96e6b9bffcf	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.Banke r.Gen	No	3.0.0.0	3.0.0.0	Internal Submission	N/A
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1b5c8928d8ac9f08 51deeb42e10a9a0b f088c5ef	4dd77358884023d2 189f4a552474e204	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Nigeria	N/A
39	N/A	Executable	572921208f0681d0 0cdbc1b59cc6d0cb e6ddb067	dba1e4fca8c4a58e 74637de57cc23f84	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Taiwan	N/A
40	N/A	Executable	64bc6e00677fcd3d be94e966949ee6fa fc6a610a	3ac7a7d1de097f30 6dfc922845246dab	Backdoor.MSI L.Bladabindi .A	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
41	N/A	Executable	9489f39f9557181c 0dce5c4feaefd69d 717e918f	c8154dcdd6ac377c b5f4d9ddeb5a312f	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY	No	1.00	1.00	Venezuela	N/A
42	.	Executable	b4eec9b1e862c62b ccdb0ad8169be236 f6642b24	35756fac47651386 29df0ed397589c77	Unclassified Malware	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission	N/A
43	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6d8ec3bd6aa563f2 efe5e7f401276b48 c415c8f3	a775f2ce7aaba532 eb1d385e39310592	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	India	N/A
44	N/A	Executable	4acc4d98cec8ce4c 9f06e83c9644e8d5 cc2141b2	e1091410ea185fb4 4ad5129c79813453	Virus.Win32. Sality.K	No	N/A	N/A	Mexico	N/A
45	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d7cd6a079e8f6f51 22730d04b6f06d9c c5fd9d4e	f3f7dc9622d6ada8 c51fdb30e48244cc	Virus.Win32. Expiro.ew	No	6.00.2900. 3156 (xpsp_sp2_ gdr.070613 -1234)	6.00.2900. 3156	United States	N/A
46	N/A	Executable	f92545b541a6556c 69253d073e7d04e6 5f746a0d	a7ce29b12ff6070e 6aeca5036ba1cc50	TrojWare.MSI L.Zapchast.I W	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	China	N/A
47	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dc22cb200e9d00dc 088d4057206df918 d9bf7eb6	b94f09bd00072290 cfcf5649c58f0034	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Algeria	N/A
48	Microsoft	Executable	bdf1c7dc881e8de2 18b1a32b5a2742ee daeb839b	48c59c7752d40d73 7532ad61f641368f	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	179.127.32.67/32	N/A
49	Microsoft	Executable	f4770913d6213966 5f8479b03fc29ad5 5486d6de	a1a488eb9bc8ff61 f2ec2880117b2d07	TrojWare.Win 32.VB.OSKB	No	1.00	1.00	Brazil	N/A
50	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	583fdd5a70bccd2e dabde9d273396d52 7ae05aa6	dbfac4a18bf12e34 34a43b2839ad3e3f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.2 3537 (win7sp1_l dr.160829- 0600)	6.1.7601.2 3537	Indonesia	N/A
51	N/A	Executable	9c9f2a998c85bb08 defe9c3f0967bfcf af323c43	6a630f740b1de319 598447c259058b3c	TrojWare.MSI L.Spy.Agent. EF	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States	N/A
52	N/A	Executable	5cb32d9ef033061a e25097b372a2ef7f fd31d688	32b05b061ccfbe8f af7147a9fc8ef2be	TrojWare.Win 32.Amtar.KNB	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A

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First Seen: 07 July 2008 at 9:12 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a00309c718178bd1 2f2a629211720633 f76bb3c4	7fc03e71841814e0 375fadba5bb35345	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Internal Submission
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7a88ea539807faa9 3411c0ed12518bf9 5113976e	82b8373ed12a6028 20108f6154bf0c4c	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Internal Submission
3	N/A	Executable	10b5a9e90ffb1fef 7416fc406127852e 6871618c	c24bec450d9f869b bc434979435ddd17	No	1.0.10.0	1.0.10.0	Internal Submission
4	Passwin, Inc.	Executable	4ff454ef8914af69 b7561b3793841c9a 016309b2	1947d51c687e593d d9ecb3d63d0a324a	No	1.7.0.0	1.7.0.0	Internal Submission
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3dcc7a3eb197ae6b 4f6f4c8360013e4b 06b01565	3a55bda893552745 b016a1377a745329	No	6.0.6001.1 8000 (longhorn_ rtm.080118 -1840)	6.0.6001.1 8000	Internal Submission
6	N/A	Executable	0a910508cb5f6857 739b6f1b4017babf 0d18db5e	7c47c30212ad8e0f 3b97bccdcf309930	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d80d1a3b38b1efd7 36aaf486e973a54f e04ee7ee	18aaa5155443e2f1 0114a0cd072345ad	No	6.1.6801.0 (winmain_w in7m3.0809 13-2030)	6.1.6801.0	Internal Submission
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	42771d990243dd46 7ce18ce1ad670c31 f44a17b2	c43b5567c0be226c 5676c950b5b985e4	No	6.0.6001.1 8164 (vistasp1_ gdr.081028 -1730)	6.0.6001.1 8164	Internal Submission
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	31e241702c58721c b7d72bfe33309108 ade988f7	a11407eb855004f5 bb7a17664ee4c080	No	6.1.7100.0 (winmain_w in7rc.0904 21-1700)	6.1.7100.0	Internal Submission
10	N/A	Executable	c26e5f1d7ccd6f43 fbb804e432afd525 43abdfea	bcc515225dc60a48 d2ee81058feae64c	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8fb7d7ae9c11b09c 421b765963625c21 2d3b68cf	8e711101a01d0392 9d20377ad9a38a6b	No	6.0.6000.1 6386 (vista_rtm .061101-22 05)	6.0.6000.1 6386	Internal Submission
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c54bea9cf6f1adec 479663d9f9722041 8a77c55e	a79775935ba2807d 01f9a66eb9c0a46e	No	6.00.3790. 3959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710)	6.00.3790. 3959	Internal Submission
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	51ac778c69d43490 6edfad0e2878a8a7 5440081c	9ddc423f3616955a b843bdac5fd7ef56	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Internal Submission
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	593bfa2a076ebeeb b9ae2f4a54251bdf a009faba	5e136f2bb2fedc28 b557e26e00265140	No	6.1.7600.1 6404 (win7_gdr. 090802-150 6)	6.1.7600.1 6404	Internal Submission
15	N/A	Executable	653a76dcc9ac6e50 1ced4db391e53747 3021e9ba	80b6bfce90d1cdeb 1f5083f29bd54cd1	No	1, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 1	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d61d52fd311ad2c1 1d64178172d800dc 73da9030	dea6e8aefb860dc4 2f1f77532d8613f4	No	6.1.6801.0 (winmain_w in7m3.0809 13-2030)	6.1.6801.0	Internal Submission
17	N/A	Executable	fd231bb5d6fde9bd 51b3177b372590f3 24e2a88f	f2c6113f9277653f fdb499b141d31ffe	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1e51e31d7e7ff2de 6a8cb3518a4b7a3c f162c2b3	b6c967c056aa1cb7 41f38e49169ef25d	No	6.1.7600.1 6404 (win7_gdr. 090802-150 6)	6.1.7600.1 6404	Internal Submission

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