What is OSA.exe?

OSA.exe is a legitimate file,. This process is known as Microsoft Office Wrapper and it belongs to software Microsoft Office XP  and was developed by Microsoft. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\. The cyber criminal find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of OSA.exe to damage the software and hardware of the user's PC.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with OSA.exe malware?       

There are a different variants of malicious programs created by hackers to infect the user's system. There are different types of malicious software which are meant to attack both the system and the user. Below are the following changes which ensures that the system is infected by OSA.exe Viruses can easily affect and corrupt .exe files causing following system malfunctions.

• Problem during computer startup.
• Problem during program startup.
• Errors while running specific functions.
• Damage and missing link files.
• Confliction in the process.
• Missing or corruption of driver files.
• Invalid Windows registry
• Malfunction of hardware.

If you identify the following changes in the system it means that the system is affected by OSA.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 OSA.exe and open the location, if the location is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\ folder then the system is not affected by OSA.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by OSA.exe malware.

How does Comodo Antivirus helps you to protect your system from OSA.exe malware?

Getting infected with a virus or any other malware has become a huge concern in the digital world. Comodo Antivirus takes the hold in protecting the system from malware infections and also remove any virus infections from the infected PCs. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the OSA.exe virus file from any infected system using Comodo Antivirus.

Step 1: In the first place download and install Comodo Antivirus on your machine

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: After the process of network detection is finished, click “Close” button.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with OSA.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen, upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove OSA.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!