How to Remove “aatools.exe”

What is aatools.exe?

aatools.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Aatools.exe. It belongs to Advanced Administrative Tools, developed by G-Lock Software. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as aatools.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with aatools.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with aatools.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • aatools.exe occupies extra CPU space
  • PC processing speed slows down
  • Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible aatools.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove aatools.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Antivirus

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC after the installation gets over

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove aatools.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 03 October 2010 at 12:42 am
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
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1 G-Lock Sotware Executable 162faead8bb92fc8
4a02f8f5e8f061cf
96809786
152d5ac2850cc112
d38a39eb023e90be
Packed.Win32
.TDSS.~AA
No 4.0 N/A Iran, Islamic Republic of N/A
2 G-Lock Software Executable e12169b693c0209b
c1a1775f2da5c5c1
ab8510d8
2157da8842583f61
cb7f48245b48a5d1
Backdoor.Win
32.IRCBot.~d
y006
No 5.92.0.161
0
5.92 Greece N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 31 August 2008 at 8:49 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 G-Lock Software Executable a3f0f982809eb5f2
70a5ee67f6067d5b
885f07c1
53af1256f0fcd0fe
1ec7dc546bef9dd9
No 5.56.0.109
0
5.56 United States
2 G-Lock Software Executable ea10be17dd1fa535
0740b5596fffd1c0
42dff961
837f443870ddfd0a
644853f784403d46
No 5.92.0.161
0
5.92 India
3 G-Lock Software Executable 232eb4c9a90e245d
6f56fe604269569f
fa23858e
a2cd463a6c3c5a1b
857d8f92920ddf68
No 5.10.0.867 5.10 United Kingdom
4 N/A Executable 086b26e1abfe1f9f
b01627291751af5e
97795adb
3e97eff952dc8d6f
de8f62e9c38db34e
No N/A N/A Slovenia
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