How to Remove “Ghostexp.exe”

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!
 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 21 July 2008 at 2:56 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Symantec Corporation Executable b379edfd6334a42f
71ebcac3164314ad
76d213fa
5815b1704f8d0e1a
65cdcfde9c7adb89
Packed.Win32
.MUPX.Gen
No 12.0.0.106
44
12.0.0.106
44
China N/A
2 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
3 N/A Executable cfe7c2f69950bbaa
0313cc2707da8900
420ecb20
5ba6440031403df0
c7cb8a9604a168a2
TrojWare.Win
32.VB.QOTY
No 1.00 1.00 Canada N/A
4 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
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 03 June 2008 at 10:26 pm
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
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