How to Remove “Psinfo.exe”

What is Psinfo.exe?

Psinfo.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Sysinternals PsInfo. It belongs to Sysinternals PsInfo, developed by Sysinternals. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.
Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as Psinfo.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with Psinfo.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with Psinfo.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • Psinfo.exe occupies extra CPU space
  • PC processing speed slows down
  • Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible Psinfo.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Window\System32, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

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

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free Antivirus

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 after the installation gets over.

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 23 August 2008 at 3:20 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable 4c4f3d89f7592f29
118b0f225eed04ef
12e592ac
04c0b78be8b70409
31b8a5e5aa071d16
TrojWare.Win
32.Inject.d1
7
No N/A N/A India N/A
2 N/A Executable 44f29ffcfbb24527
73fe8a1ebc280da5
bef7e129
b4598e81f8b457ac
6b74f7b21b99babe
TrojWare.Win
32.Agent.NVA
No N/A N/A Myanmar N/A
3 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable 3f83adff48b17631
387f96bed29aa4ba
a95d3c37
2c5d969bd1e5c8fa
a864fd7ee67c24d7
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1.75 1.75 Brazil N/A
4 Synaptics Executable 6509b50ff7568b97
4d00b9f291ab1bd3
44c56e82
d29da3fc9d160105
989b21015293465f
Virus.Win32.
Agent.DE
No 1.0.0.4 1.0.0.0 10.224.25.177/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 22 April 2008 at 3:45 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Sysinternals Executable d8cf5250dc2043cd
722f0f2a109e4c5e
f414d39f
715e9f1a7af55583
bbc8b51967b378d8
No 1.36 1.36 Internal Submission
2 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable e839ce1e0446d8da
889935f411f0fb7a
d54d4b3e
624adb0f45cbb9ca
dad83c264df98891
Yes 1.78 1.78 10.224.25.107/32
3 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable fddf011b81da0ee6
6fad2f1cdeb67e5e
eef4e142
53e433146f2060b0
1e80128652d63c36
Yes 1.77 1.77 10.100.19.9/32
4 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Executable 7f66f109db5f30e1
7bc4a6705acbcace
123c2765
2691d7f266050e68
49793d4b6661dddf
Yes 1.79 1.79 United States
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