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!
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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N/A |
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 |
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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 |
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3 | N/A | Executable | 023879cc1111a0b9 2d973e3ec5bf212f d8d819c1 |
9584f76e0383cbbd e77d67e647514e06 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | 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 |
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