How to Remove “SCTray.exe”

What is SCTray.exe?

SCTray.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Socket Mobile, Inc. This process is known as SocketComm and it belongs to SCTray product. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of SCTray.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by SCTray.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 SCTray.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32, 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 SCTray.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 SCTray.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 SCTray.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 September 2008 at 12:55 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable a41bcea8b07652bc
f8dec3d7279f6154
62055ab7
1979a9384bbe7d61
fec873e03c874b37
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No N/A N/A United States N/A
2 Socket Communications Inc. Executable 2c6462c0e2682760
f2acbf21889eb6e1
690b4d3d
9048e9d31808e2c7
0631f201a4167fbf
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No 1, 0, 0, 2 1, 0, 0, 1 Netherlands N/A
3 Socket Communications Inc. Executable b96428101cd64f38
f4891c2ccf486aeb
a5cecb27
5183c9aa68d7c38c
e849164f32e75baf
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1, 0, 0, 2 1, 0, 0, 1 India N/A
4 Socket Communications Inc. Executable 6855958c59bb41c0
0dd658e742da07ec
b6bd9320
404daf464277d10b
f3d4fa40ede60ad0
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1, 0, 0, 2 1, 0, 0, 1 Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 July 2008 at 9:48 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Socket Communications Inc. Executable 1353efdeba55f9fb
747b872cc6549694
92356bc0
ee121118c69e5bf5
ee8cffeb45188dc8
No 1, 0, 0, 2 1, 0, 0, 1 Bangladesh
2 Luminositi Executable e9b308c737b2537b
645efd0fab6e5294
8f998a09
678c06f2ed04ef95
8ff510949561f272
No 1.4 1.4 Internal Submission
3 AccessData Corp. Executable 34e3c78aa1eaaf6f
14d6203a006258a3
4b345b1f
f3d656747c0af09e
41e1e7c480ace10d
No 0, 3, 1, 6 0, 3, 1, 6 United States
4 Socket Communications Inc. Executable 69fbe5da318d6e26
3eaf0291ee4d561d
08b17799
93b64c757759abcc
e64fcea254956796
No 1, 0, 0, 2 1, 0, 0, 1 Internal Submission
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