What is Nwiz.exe?
Nwiz.exe is a legitima file, It is also known as Nvidia nView Wizard and it belongs to Nvidia graphics. It is used to customize different desktop layouts. It is commonly stored under the sub folder C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals writes malicious programs and name it as Nwiz.exe and spread infection via Internet to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Nwiz.exe malware?
When the system performance is very low or if the internet connection fluctuation is high, or if you are redirected to some strange websites or if you find getting some annoying popup ads, then the system might be affected by Nwiz.exe. To confirm, go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process and right click on the nwiz.exe and open the location, if the location is sub folder of C:\Program files, then the system is not affected by nwiz.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by nwiz.exe malware.
How to remove the Nwiz.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.
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 the Nwiz.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 12 October 2011 at 11:47 am
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NVIDIA Corporation | Executable | 090189f20000356e 1cbebede49ae5ea9 3948eba8 |
7c7cdb26b697710a e3e36656679ebb82 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6.13.10.42 58 |
6.13.10.42 58 |
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N/A |
2 | NVIDIA Corporation | Executable | 606e48eeac28d0d3 113b0d739c2ab6d0 23850d03 |
821eee5adb578656 f3365974b1d118a8 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CD |
No | 6.14.10.46 44 |
6.14.10.46 44 |
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N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 6d358a272eeb1e0d 1c92d17b52f625a7 611bfaee |
9d38ca8ea8a9980a 8bd2ef068446bac1 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | f76d00ef8ee6c0d2 34b4ed324322738a 3965e110 |
3289de2bca14c72e 75e1e98ddf00641f |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
First Seen: 27 July 2008 at 9:36 am
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 1b88be0111bf141b a43ac9a52130af4b 5c05107c |
0bb418c64eb75faa 46a3203fe0644015 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | NVIDIA Corporation | Executable | 1325a3d3719aac26 0b87c220299fbb91 4ac981ed |
6229e824300ef6de b0f91379331e5506 |
No | 4.00.1381. 2980 |
4.00.1381. 2980 |
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3 | N/A | Executable | 37661c082985c489 3d546a36510b3cd4 efb4bf43 |
7689ac64dd679982 c43fb4bc212cade7 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | c3f4a2a061c7dbae cc305f34d623faec 3f0e0f98 |
166627970d2ac85b c152c7e58c4c7053 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |