How to Remove “SAM.exe”

What is SAM.exe?

SAM.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Dolphin Oceanic Ltd. This process is known as Sam Server and it belongs to SAM.exe product. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of SAM.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by SAM.exe?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer start-up.
  • Problem during program start-up.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the SAM.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from SAM.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the SAM.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo 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.

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 SAM.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 26 November 2011 at 11:37 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable c091d9019e01f67b
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ab0c394c
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Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
2 N/A Executable 37779a1bd38e93ad
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9c74033a
c4e14e85012a8643
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TrojWare.MSI
L.Disfa.A
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
3 N/A Executable 47b075b1a44cc37b
4ca17d94f8a01ec0
f715ea63
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TrojWare.MSI
L.Bladabindi
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No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
4 N/A Executable 7b9c150f81a084e4
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9027ba31
4f11308063bf2c6f
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Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 13 October 2011 at 6:07 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable 34161026cdd54146
6a57a2922937cfaf
55642247
e0f1f7ea6edea5c4
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No N/A N/A United States
2 MAGIX AG Executable c142a318ed5707a3
b4ad1d751cffd99f
3db8d534
340e459d4be1a915
c1cc330c14a1e0d3
Yes 11, 2, 0,
0
11, 2, 0,
0
Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable 7e381227d2a9c0b4
4011ab9373ab3e02
0b55448e
bb9b865a6763e6d4
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No N/A N/A United States
4 Siemens Executable 8d274c71facaeb48
be03fc781e8193ae
79f2bf13
e6fe871a6d882d57
7c41148b6028d197
Yes 2020.2 64
bits i8
2020.2 64
bits i8
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