What is GPInstall.exe?
Originally developed by Qsc, GPInstall.exe is a legitimate file process and also called as GP-Install that is associated with software GP-Install. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
GPInstall.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after GPInstall.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with GPInstall.exe malware?
If your system is affected by GPInstall.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
- GPInstall.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove GPInstall.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove GPInstall.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1.Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.2.After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3.Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4.Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qsc | Executable | 802cfa2df82efd0e 47eb12bfb79bf819 91a86473 |
833d5bee706bc959 02f0eba20c7d177b |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.0.3.32 | 5.0 |  United States |
N/A |
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qsc | Executable | 196db9c736a5b07f e053cc9f4bce6000 80ec8cb7 |
a75a03e2fe261297 c3cbb128c32be3d8 |
No | 5.0.3.32 | 5.0 |  Ukraine |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 0ba91e52f228f3f3 32e596b17506c394 1b3748c9 |
1e0b00649b6b98df 811bc3177e3d0c2d |
No | N/A | N/A |  Internal Submission |
| 3 | Qsc | Executable | 93b69d8ccd815cd0 34475fba4a424052 5f86e592 |
ad18408f78a9dfbc 678098d19e61d1f3 |
No | 5.0.2.65 | 5.0 | 10.224.1.62/32 |
| 4 | Qsc | Executable | f21fad097dbcf785 6c09f45dba0c8f69 59804bfa |
e0a2759d734e90af 75e38b078e89144c |
No | 5.0.3.32 | 5.0 | Internal Submission |
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