What is SDA.exe?
Originally developed by Preeda Software, SDA.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as System Defend Antivirus 2012 and it belongs to System Defend Antivirus 2012. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
SDA.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after SDA.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with SDA.exe malware?
If your system is affected by SDA.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- SDA.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove SDA.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove SDA.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Non-executable | 6ced7ba93b8740e6 d910f72736070f93 0a04bd0f |
0f634c9d19a66e8c 88a30abe90c8a622 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.VB.qd |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | aaa4f07008f2a6e4 b6932688cde59df3 a1c2b0f7 |
8b539d205a4cc8db 497f49191218ca67 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | c87b3db3b8347412 a1b431e6aa2298d4 dbd484c9 |
010c059227d11c02 90e6ecbdd55a68e5 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | ff1e0efad560300a 4d3ad13a14f69608 5c4bddd4 |
8cb7d028c63ad474 603504ee5eb049ca |
Backdoor.Win 32.Delf.~DP |
No | 2.56.0001 | 2.56.0001 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | f41b1179a99351a4 e337687592657df9 6487f96c |
8892f5f3900d53e3 efc06be41deafdcf |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Volvo Information Technology | Executable | da9a4bd37422a302 a34edbbe3b972145 71524d2c |
0be69bac9a2b3895 7cffb06fa676a81e |
No | 3.01.0002 | 3.01.0002 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 99e80ac1ab6bf13d da56d88cd5841c07 594d73e6 |
b7c0973be7a2a4c6 1b5109545f7409a7 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | b508a71fec2e2fe7 8fab73c38a43c982 6bd10cb1 |
eb64355a88cb5a2c 9cf2a4845533e8a5 |
No | 1.0.0.0 | N/A | ![]() |