How to Remove “Sevinst.exe”

What is Sevinst.exe?

Sevinst.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Symantec Corporation. This process is known as Symantec Symevent Installer and it belongs to Symantec Core Technology. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after Sevinst.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with Sevinst.exe malware?

  • Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with Sevinst.exe malware:
  • Unstable internet connection
  • Browser redirects to unwanted websites
  • PC performance slows down
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • System screen freezes repeatedly

If you find any of  the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:
1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the Sevinst.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove Sevinst.exe  malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove Sevinst.exe malware using CCE, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Download the CCE suite.

Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.

Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.

Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove Sevinst.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 01 April 2008 at 1:14 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Symantec Corporation Executable c5f29423b4e04a47
a25f3db11fed9c0b
d7595d21
18d720dc334d99fd
fa5a13683bc6cdee
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 12.5.0.20 SevInst.ex
e :
12.5.0.20
SymEvnt.3
86 :
12.5.0.20
S32Evnt1.
dll :
12.5.0.20
SymEvent.
sys :
12.5.0.18
India N/A
2 Symantec Corporation Executable f7b2722124ff1a67
5fed941fcb5d1b6d
7f20b805
3febeca4e290ebf7
54ca04ed1e3bfa51
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 12.0.0.21 SevInst.ex
e :
12.0.0.21
SymEvnt.3
86 :
12.0.0.21
S32Evnt1.
dll :
12.0.0.21
SymEvent.
sys :
12.0.0.20
Vietnam N/A
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 3f9f6f96f7649c23
ac96790824cf8eb5
ff54869e
5ea1cc7a4e073cd2
e100e739b53a8fc5
TrojWare.Win
32.Patched.P
Yes 11.0.1.2 SevInst.ex
e :
11.0.1.2
SymEvnt.38
6 :
11.0.1.2
S32Evnt1.d
ll :
11.0.1.2
SymEvent.s
ys :
11.0.1.1
Brazil N/A
4 Symantec Corporation Executable 2e8dbedcaf3797f0
6a773473ce984509
087e879b
780f198cec731129
7d5346b14e0f12d6
Virus.Win32.
Hidrag.A
No 12.0.0.21 SevInst.ex
e :
12.0.0.21
SymEvnt.3
86 :
12.0.0.21
S32Evnt1.
dll :
12.0.0.21
SymEvent.
sys :
12.0.0.20
Internal Submission N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 05 June 2008 at 1:36 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Symantec Corporation Executable 60b9749a331ed00e
d38b7ae1344d1dd5
a6c41826
5745f82f32fbd8cd
f7ca25303fc11c61
No 11.2.0.2 SevInst.ex
e :
11.2.0.2
SymEvnt.38
6 :
11.2.0.2
S32Evnt1.d
ll :
11.2.0.2
SymEvent.s
ys :
11.2.0.2
United States
2 Symantec Corporation Executable ca93ee71ba7cca9a
c16072701fd67247
efc79edf
dd65cff8fa56cffa
ff2468959c414bbb
No 11.3.0.22 SevInst.ex
e :
11.3.0.22
SymEvnt.3
86 :
11.3.0.22
S32Evnt1.
dll :
11.3.0.22
SymEvent.
sys :
11.3.0.17
Singapore
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 4d41be5dedfe782b
cd341dde3c028003
a109da9d
48db6f937fdad5fa
5fdea98007fdbe07
Yes 12.8.0.11 SevInst.ex
e :
12.8.0.11
SymEvnt.3
86 :
12.8.0.11
S32Evnt1.
dll :
12.8.0.11
SymEvent.
sys :
12.8.0.10
Taiwan
4 Symantec Corporation Executable 2d5ad45e9958118c
335e270602b0b3cd
24f41b0c
c02a02f600a52e1c
61fe3c23b2352296
Yes 12.8.3.23 SevInst.ex
e :
12.8.3.23
SymEvnt.3
86 :
12.8.3.23
S32Evnt1.
dll :
12.8.3.23
SymEvent.
sys :
12.8.3.22
United States
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