How to Remove the wmfdist.exe virus from PC

What is wmfdist.exe?

Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, wmfdist.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Windows Media Component Setup Application and it belongs to Windows Media Component Setup Application. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.
wmfdist.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after wmfdist.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If your system is affected by wmfdist.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:

wmfdist.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:\Windows\System32, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove wmfdist.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove wmfdist.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.

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 19 October 2011 at 9:22 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	30ece3c7104bd52b 73dccd55b2ac27de 3e294e2b	04b7a305c2c16d3a 3050630594553f61	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	United States	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	95604e00a5cac32a 1dfd24e90ac410f9 b1ba88e4	b6cebbd1932190fe ec9a7525c2f30e27	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Ukraine	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	191fb9eae01335e9 17a20e16422a92cf e1c8bc2a	55514d17ff587d70 9fa40f7f0413d770	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Turkey	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	df4e3960f66877e1 c5c88afc83803f16 8d0cf8c8	96b586f923aeb0fc 7a25cc5bc5efc3ed	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Poland	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	39e6653439c550fd 0f21d8f662287855 65e20a79	39df6b968fdce898 4894544dce659b73	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Malaysia	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f464707c4038c804 420b90e6092cb7fc e34ec5df	9e45b8d012ee52eb 6a8bfbf315c6f795	TrojWare.Win 32.Patched.Q	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Brazil	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c54b6d66707b0b40 8139d11fd1ca7c3c 52d97fef	2143949b105816b4 09545c7090723d64	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	7.00.00.19 54	7.00.00.19 54	Malaysia	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	12dd97bf1e7e21d9 0379ee7903ceede9 930ca7f1	e0f399bde57db9fb e2a30768f9c8694a	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Egypt	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	f6cd0593ebe5a784 1ce962c0eef26201 9c967075	ecd486cc078c73c7 e4f0b53ccc8821c0	Worm.Win32.D elf.nj	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9dd0861d5968db77 a6618b471c95a9a1 27984d59	e9f1a4bbc5560c97 3770d3e807852efc	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Indonesia	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cb17518aa530b248 de648c42760550a8 842ffc68	15a96ad54ee0d3a8 e1cb8372f0032485	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Singapore	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	de879a0c407ef4ee 8ad39d1ab3d7d538 a10d694a	d691000aa7ab018b 8b269cf8c42831fe	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	7.01.00.30 55	7.01.00.30 55	Romania	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	61d7b3cecca1d6f8 1940400f6a852813 b93d2e50	0ebfd7beec4cb88d 2a8ec9633ea157df	Virus.Win32. Expiro.ew	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	United States	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ccc56580f9f719db d9360421ca66fbce 004fcfc9	11adb08077d78ef9 df584a04a5037e76	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	India	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d8d0d74dc13809bc 830a732640c95d40 7197c80c	c190105235381b54 bd109f755572cbf9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Ukraine	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7525d23fdea7e409 bb2c45af3fd243a4 8f7db6d7	980d3569cd970dcf 0a3b787cd19c600d	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Romania	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cacdd0d736f87ccb aab07e5e9e029dc8 94c3cb48	bfd7bcfd44c72004 d0b3e422a516ad0f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Ukraine	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e08c525b4484ae8b 456a8cb5f2cc9118 7969833b	47f70117463d08b2 9c780b30f280f882	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Turkey	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8a62a249c4c93cc3 9a2f3f4780a9272d d31c9dd7	0c4f1ce036c0378f 622787e25e8a811e	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Indonesia	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0b75a2114ea5cf62 fb9a6d6a6566e463 af7c8f2e	da6dbe4a1779b869 c8d69d70793d854f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	7.00.00.19 54	7.00.00.19 54	Mali	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	869b7436f6bedf1e 9b8f83a58a973ec2 b9a02fca	21383b7ae5326bc6 ac078c3f9f530078	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	7.00.00.19 54	7.00.00.19 54	Indonesia	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5de29bbc3b24da5b ef58976bd9dc4238 d2bdfb0d	dad80da10b21bee0 12888eb62217ce93	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Tunisia	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5a1ba9f56a4cbf98 d7717bacddc98e2d c67c88b5	44e491343f99416d 039da8cfc0094dad	Virus.Win32. Expiro.ew	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	United States	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	75828056f35d933a 0ef5b781bf1adfe7 13eaff85	395b0b6791b139fb e2036c8eca8d9994	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Poland	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d26eb41d693f535b 013332992c834222 607c78d1	9c6952405da39c98 75e73b582d612036	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Vietnam	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b21504ddc0480cea 3677bf1c0ffb3072 01e77867	a157188a2fa32e82 a8184ad5592aafce	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Brazil	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	70fd096ff1e6795a a4232b00c9b2d2dd ff3311c6	a3e0bb9463cdd27f 19617e7f3a22530e	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Indonesia	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3bac16523909723b bb40d4e65481eb18 1e407f12	6fa467e65fc2d2b8 3ab21942daa24b56	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	160.176.199.214/32	N/A
29	N/A	Executable	bce1931484747159 650e53afdaf5a44f 800ecb45	22f0e08afac0c82a 2aa94065a896fffa	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ae1bfd0caf4efcc4 6c02d47096238425 daa36a42	37a4d7c2d18fb4c0 48084d95f13504ff	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	105.157.135.0/32	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	aa878f6afd67d8d6 eb0af7ec4d0cad04 1135f5a4	b3ac3a3601cf819b a233e6e4bd6d05db	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Poland	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 11 August 2008 at 1:49 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Executable	07dae93d41fb2c65 9872bce5f53c22b6 15f76d55	0433b23385d5df44 06f78e7bce3e6ed7	Yes	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.54/32
2	N/A	Executable	bd8da0b5ee7f6859 edeb44779fe9fa4a d42fafa9	49abaed48886e5d7 a1f08107b5fe111e	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4644c463b507322a a1d5453c4747da7b c4b88b97	faebfcc283f92766 b9da35b9da1c5216	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.25.40/32
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	50b243dc004f5224 57a2ede319fc54ed 0d958ba2	3f110e725a586453 86b7e1d1216dfeaf	No	7.01.00.30 55	7.01.00.30 55	Internal Submission
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.53/32
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Internal Submission
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.25.207/32
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ebe83a760dbaaf48 e38f40b4cbc565ef 0144bc77	3a873950bb508bcb 2ee58254d2a599b0	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	10.224.25.96/32
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	80657ad924546ead 4ad04fe73b83d7a4 13253899	3f7e4746844b78a3 f3bc7a58bcbde8c0	No	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Internal Submission
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.60/32
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	Internal Submission
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ebe83a760dbaaf48 e38f40b4cbc565ef 0144bc77	3a873950bb508bcb 2ee58254d2a599b0	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	United States
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a1cb1b82c4082a3d ce6842904d664376 ac7005a5	2df84d09836f7ba9 736fe0657321e2b2	Yes	7.01.00.30 55	7.01.00.30 55	Internal Submission
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.63/32
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dea7387b594ad98e b6cbd5cd8a445b33 3d82fe83	e176af28fba11efc 7c9208eb3506af3e	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	United States
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	104.238.128.144/32
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dea7387b594ad98e b6cbd5cd8a445b33 3d82fe83	e176af28fba11efc 7c9208eb3506af3e	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	10.224.25.96/32
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dea7387b594ad98e b6cbd5cd8a445b33 3d82fe83	e176af28fba11efc 7c9208eb3506af3e	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	10.224.1.65/32
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.61/32
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.25.96/32
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.54/32
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a1cb1b82c4082a3d ce6842904d664376 ac7005a5	2df84d09836f7ba9 736fe0657321e2b2	Yes	7.01.00.30 55	7.01.00.30 55	Internal Submission
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	10.224.1.65/32
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	26c620ff4caa3a6c 59ad04c9821220da 005102a8	884211fd9ec75505 ff81c78f27b45384	Yes	9.00.00.27 99	9.00.00.27 99	Internal Submission
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9e2a42f4ae7e69a6 587ed27879918cd5 e6e87585	dcf7a781d796529f dd56d960b3e2da94	Yes	9.00.00.29 26	9.00.00.29 26	Turkey
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	333750aa2d2121ad 3e332ada651add83 170b7bf8	6e05e7d536b34f17 1ed70e4353d553c2	Yes	9.00.00.29 80	9.00.00.29 80	United States

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