Matlab.exe is an executable file developed by Mathworks Inc. It belongs to the software Matlab family of products or Matlab R2006a or Matlab R2006b or by Mathwork. Mathlab is a standalone application. It is usually located in c:\matlab701\bin\win32\'folder. The cyber criminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of Matlab.exe to damage the software and hardware of the user's PC.

Affected platform: Windows OS

How to check if your system is affected by Matlab.exe?

Below are the following changes which ensure system is affected by Matlab.exe

• Fluctuating internet connections.
• Disabling of Task Manager.
• Affecting the operating system.
• Displaying unwanted popup adds.
• Performance of the system will get affected.

 If you identify the following changes in the system it means that the system is affected by Matlab.exe. To confirm on the same go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the Matlab.exe and open the location, if the location is c:\matlab701\bin\win32\ folder then the system is not affected by Matlab.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by Matlab.exe malware.

How to remove Matlab.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Antivirus.

Step 2: Check on the “Do not detect new networks again” option when Comodo Internet Security internal firewall activates the network detection process.

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 Matlab.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!