What is ViStart.exe?
ViStart.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Lee-Soft.com. This process is known as ViStart and it belongs to ViStart - The Vista Start Menu Software. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after ViStart.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with ViStart.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with ViStart.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:
- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
- Go to the process tab and right-click on the ViStart.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 ViStart.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 ViStart.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 ViStart.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 | Lee Matthew Chantrey & Windows X | Executable | 834a7aaf32762a35 c8d7468153c31d6d 1d793e4c |
8b709e324a896edc 71a57f969f4c7c61 |
P2PWorm.Win3 2.Bacteraloh .h |
No | 1.05.2489 | 1.05.2489 | Egypt | N/A |
2 | Lee Matthew Chantrey & Windows X | Executable | 3f19530aadb114d1 0036f6df6fd307ad 260affcc |
544a3609283c4f00 b695ea9f00f4e1aa |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1.05.2646 | 1.05.2646 | Egypt | N/A |
3 | Lee Matthew Chantrey & Windows X | Executable | 146453d15fc930d3 e013db093d62cfb3 858019ee |
6d328875656aa903 2c147a662bc91968 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1.06.3467 | 1.06.3467 | Malaysia | N/A |
4 | Lee Matthew Chantrey & Windows X | Executable | 297df40baf7f3cc9 96033dc7e883111f 83a9e2fc |
43f6e09754735b93 50206df6e078cd33 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1.05.2661 | 1.05.2661 | Romania | N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee-Soft.com | Executable | 0eca304c9428bb96 6c360a56662b3c2c dcac01eb |
fb4e2ad6d881d807 952ebc06276a18c8 |
No | 1.06.3802 | 1.06.3802 | United States |
2 | Lee-Soft.com | Executable | e5f34cf12a2cb96d 10cb08de411742f7 177eb81e |
b95e7799f975cb62 062ff6011a7e7419 |
No | 1.06.3685 | 1.06.3685 | United States |
3 | Lee-Soft.com | Executable | 342a6bf1bb4ab89b fbaf882451ec795f 6640865a |
40866e41d3730233 19ef21bdb487fae5 |
No | 8.01.5077 | 8.01.5077 | United States |
4 | Lee Matthew Chantrey & Windows X | Executable | 83ddafadebfc4ddc 934a597ad0637b6e 5dcdadd9 |
eaf4744693bb0012 0266f10867853c1e |
No | 1.05.2489 | 1.05.2489 | Internal Submission |