What is ghostexp.exe?
ghostexp.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Symantec. It is associated with Windows process part of Norton Ghost. You can locate the file in C:\Program files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after ghostexp.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with ghostexp.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with ghostexp.exe malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- Browser redirects to unwanted websites
- PC performance slows down
- Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
- System screen freezes repeatedly
If you find any of the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:
1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the ghostexp.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.
How to remove ghostexp.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove malwares using ghostexp.exe, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: Download the CCE suite.
Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.
Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.
Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove ghostexp.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 3926ef2090221075 8efba71dcfcf7563 66ef8130 |
b5244622ba9447d9 cecea75c75f634bf |
Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen |
No | 12.0.0.105 31 |
12.0.0.105 31 |
China | N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | cfe7c2f69950bbaa 0313cc2707da8900 420ecb20 |
5ba6440031403df0 c7cb8a9604a168a2 |
TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | Canada | N/A |
3 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | f0fba7e82e2cef7e b185f254cbd2ad63 ca75745b |
cabea57cf41416af 4f602d486463730c |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 11.5.1.226 6 |
11.5.1.226 6 |
Taiwan | N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | aa45b317bdb7a6be 0b2b6dba8b3ce29f 5286dedb |
3c0c83c8eff4dc30 0f6e19bc4a4319a0 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | N/A | N/A | Indonesia | N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 0ab0c0ed82bb152a 01fbc8510174cddf 26f82c69 |
fa5972e10e2cfe90 fab041793c642c03 |
No | 11.5.0.216 5 |
11.5.0.216 5 |
Internal Submission |
2 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 2831d7f6faac4126 6824dac227e787dd 315d403d |
545b68423b356a20 889bac31ff90b469 |
No | 11.0.0.150 2 |
11.0.0.150 2 |
Internal Submission |
3 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 4a0ee7b88d23df1a 27330560a66e9fcb 33b7e199 |
51fe286392de3f63 1b00838fd5239cae |
No | 12.0.0.411 2 |
12.0.0.411 2 |
Internal Submission |
4 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | c47056a37c8d9ac2 f54f2cae571da2a5 64000360 |
f27b31bed981d49a 371dee072212b5a6 |
Yes | 11.5.0.211 3 |
11.5.0.211 3 |
India |