What is Osk.exe?
Osk.exe is a legitimate file. It is also known as Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard and it is developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals wire the different types of malicious programs and name it as osk.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Osk.exe malware?
When the internet connection fluctuation is high, or system performance is very low, or if you are redirected to some strange websites or if you are getting some annoying popup ads, then the system might be affected by Osk.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 Osk.exe and open the location, if the location is c:\windows\system32 then the system is not affected by Osk.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by Osk.exe malware.
How to remove the Osk.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 Osk.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 23 October 2011 at 11:23 am
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | e28c7da39ddc5d8d 00bb71dc0acfb6cb 1a5bba42 |
71e41fa6866b3192 11315ee7bcfc592d |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158) |
5.1.2600.2 180 |
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N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 0df4eee5009a61b1 c72bd6ce12f4bdbb d9738b41 |
69c9302f663204ac fc675565cba53c71 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | c5a89a0ab79014a8 79e2a6974e516a70 b4bc35cf |
93ea419fc3480f83 0d82de5fc5b2f1dd |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
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N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | cd44121516db4e68 815fbb487278ecfe da27404e |
31351172d4044c99 31b30b55c4050be0 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
First Seen: 25 February 2012 at 3:22 pm
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Non-executable | 3f06894da6212f1e f5ff7ed40c996377 3a1dbc88 |
bc3ba2490bb0bc6e fc47645b3fac4d2f |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | N/A | Non-executable | 08fd878d2ffeed4e 9697da173c518ae8 b2c81f77 |
c812062cacdbb31b 33293689e2902b1c |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Non-executable | 25ad0dbd7f5c1a14 ea8a62c72deb023e 5e05c2ec |
06e4acf3d5e82908 db9def7bc10fa1e4 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Non-executable | 7487aad40e835a06 2d856ea8c18a4423 04682ca7 |
b9847aa6469b1c68 2b8cf2a1de7752d9 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |