How to Remove “acoobrowser.exe”

What is acoobrowser.exe?

Originally developed by AcooBrowser Team, acoobrowser.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Acoo Browser and it belongs to Acoo Browser. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

acoobrowser.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after acoobrowser.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

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

  • acoobrowser.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:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

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

You can either choose to remove acoobrowser.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.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 15 May 2012 at 11:59 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 AcooBrowser Team Executable 7379dc0883936f9c
81898571b1f83379
b305a0b5
aa68924ebd5bb567
161a52d3d6dfc6af
Unclassified
Malware
No 1, 9, 1,
814
1, 9, 1,
814
United States N/A
2 AcooBrowser Team Executable a193c2d19ebf0c42
35fd002dca4f3b0c
3b07d8f1
b8f11d2809e6fc6d
5ecf3162b3f909e7
Unclassified
Malware
No 1, 8, 2,
624
1, 8, 2,
624
Internal Submission N/A
Display 4 items per page
  • 4 items per page
  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
69

Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 17 August 2008 at 12:29 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 AcooBrowser Team Executable 12765b7f4e395f95
63383264457cdff4
dd879b5b
21c36cbeee10556a
ce53ff41971fbbc8
No 1, 5, 2,
676
1, 5, 2,
676
Internal Submission
2 AcooBrowser Team Executable fab0369a2b0f74a8
794d2313862651c2
7008fa98
68d71563eaf960b6
22348c7d244ab8d8
No 1, 9, 7,
928
1, 9, 7,
928
Bulgaria
3 AcooBrowser Team Executable 72320d26f57fcf65
e65527f828c7cccb
5a78e154
427ca44da4ca01d2
27a42e5aef2d5330
No 1, 9, 4,
998
1, 9, 4,
998
Internal Submission
4 AcooBrowser Team Executable 4ed577f11cb71535
b100a077feb4098f
03a1cbdf
5bfadae2d8463228
e48e375dc1eaa5a7
No 1, 8, 1,
516
1, 8, 1,
516
Internal Submission
Display 4 items per page
  • 4 items per page
  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
 
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