What is IKernel.exe?
IKernel.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as InstallShield® Setup Engine. It belongs to software InstallShield and was developed by InstallShield. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as IKernel.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with IKernel.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with IKernel.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the IKernel.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the IKernel.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Program files then the system is not affected by IKernel.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by IKernel.exe malware.
How to remove IKernel.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing IKernel.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove IKernel.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 | InstallShield Software Corporation | Executable | c6424ef157681cd5 7ff1ad8c2feb2665 8f8ce8d7 |
cf441f251c86d9c7 dbdc5670a03fa8e8 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6, 31, 100, 1221 |
6, 31 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | InstallShield Software Corporation | Executable | ee451ebec23652af c0f5c3a64ac6058c 2735f6f6 |
6b7952a29525c47c ccf1343c620d575c |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6, 31, 100, 1221 |
6, 31 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | InstallShield Software Corporation | Executable | 8bed4085fc8210f2 86ea5e59572ab1b7 94d0d62d |
fe70a8b88716f9c3 aff3e3548592470a |
Virus.Win32. MadAngel.n |
No | 6, 31, 100, 1221 |
6, 31 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | InstallShield Software Corporation | Executable | 5a26fc6417dfd48a f217dfc8074be53c 3f9c61e1 |
5de7505f8c58db9c 8533533a03e0162c |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6, 31, 100, 1221 |
6, 31 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CyberLink Corp. | Executable | e83a1e3f0b8e742c d373e0853dc137de bebe6b38 |
75d81369b15faef8 2d09c0ec3cb36542 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | CyberLink Corp. | Executable | 3d7eb970c318783d 3750a752f136a043 28f0656e |
38d12033027e6247 4b8a0189884c8f13 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3 | CyberLink Corp. | Executable | 75edbfe40b84e130 2ca2957cd186a5ee da9db4bc |
4798d3ca16d067e3 b7f95f9237935d6d |
Yes | NULL | NULL | ![]() |
4 | InstallShield Software Corporation | Executable | b64a9770f69cee28 c1df20e655902af7 14aafcbc |
62f2d4e0721703d2 16ac74d8e539e108 |
Yes | 6, 31, 100, 1221 |
6, 31 | ![]() |