What is Openssl.exe?
Openssl.exe is a legitimate file. It is also known as open ssl application and it belongs to Apache Software Foundation. It is commonly stored in sub folder of file C:\Programes\Apache. Since it is a very essential file for all websites, the malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as openssl.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Openssl.exe malware?
The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the Open.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
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 Open.exe to check the location, if the location is a sub folder of C:\Programes\Apache then the system is not affected by openssl.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by openssl.exe malware.
How to remove the Openssl.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: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
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 Openssl.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 22 November 2011 at 2:13 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 65fb10dfc0901b20 27bcefbace496b34 d5a3483f |
564a709bf8a163ef ee04bca4290a8dcb |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A |  Albania |
N/A |
| 2 | The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/ | Executable | 630bbbad8cf6edfe 8b6e6597b42cefa9 02e4efa0 |
c20d72195b1c22ed 12c3817bf966783f |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 0.9.8l | 0.9.8l |  India |
N/A |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | 8efead423fd06f0a 8dcc905aa782628f 377ff138 |
0ef426dbba0fff47 9b99ef56f20e0b6b |
MalCrypt.Ind us! |
No | N/A | N/A |  Russian Federation |
N/A |
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First Seen: 06 February 2009 at 10:14 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 761d3c545e92e0a8 465efcaed2c75196 3c8a357d |
0e28ef7d20686574 ad35ab852de70ca8 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 65eb5e811c515f19 b2211c615d062ef5 2b77ecec |
59595a9dc4fb610d 92506cd7097dcaf7 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | 34b755427df34c0c 45b612bd0acbaf85 3e325ba0 |
1099950ad116f081 b8a994342e94550b |
No | N/A | N/A |  Internal Submission |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | 02235a921c2aac74 fc9ac7c7e37692c4 c56741cc |
6303df50210416bb db603b32e0f9e46a |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.1.57/32 |
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