How to Remove “acroaum.exe”

What is acroaum.exe?

acroaum.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Acroaum 7.8.0. It belongs to Acroaum and was developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Malware programmers or cybercriminals write different types of malicious programs and name them as acroaum.exe to spread virus.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Each malware is different and causes unique problems to the system. You will notice one or several of the following symptoms if your system is infected with acroaum.exe malware:

  • Internet connection fluctuates
  • acroaum.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
  • System performance is very low
  • Browser is redirected to some strange websites
  • Interference of annoying popup ads
  • Other malwares infiltrate into the system

To further establish the malware infection, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the acroaum.exe and open the file location

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then it is likely that the system is affected with acroaum.exe malware.

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

Ideally, replacing the existing acroaum.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Free 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: Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

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

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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 June 2008 at 2:37 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable 941e67d08d9c69b7
ce9418b4e5dbef7c
0adf36ad
29759872e3d7c1d8
68d3f8fec8510d2f
Virus.Win32.
Virut.AV
No 6.0.0.0 6.0.0.0 Portugal N/A
2 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable a58121a621f8d813
54f8055b7de73fae
7f4e0040
20463558e4524142
2b8ef9af8f467c68
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.K
No 6.0.0.0 6.0.0.0 103.49.53.145/32 N/A
3 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable d4d833eedd182983
49d3f46a635c493c
53e00248
4770238ea4b37dee
94c624606a4855e0
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.0.0.0 6.0.0.0 Poland N/A
4 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable cb8908e31aa1fa1c
496ea575fcf445cb
920ceb2b
ac3d08fe07ef2c4c
944b437d605aa481
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.0.0.0 6.0.0.0 Ukraine N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 30 May 2008 at 3:21 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable 940dd6c158af8098
5590d8a4e61df464
1304f589
3e4425a50383b38f
cbb644a1ad08e573
No 7.0.1.0 7.0.1.0 10.224.1.58/32
2 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable d8c76271cd9412d1
a11e704f7c1abed1
aef3dcda
f3e7570c4dcb1fbd
c4a96af89b6ef7b9
No 7.0.0.0 7.0.0.0 Indonesia
3 N/A Executable 0d7b9c9132b8cb77
fdcc3220b004f81d
e9f0e261
595b072bcf6b8824
a23f502f69e47d65
Yes N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 Adobe Systems Incorporated Executable 940dd6c158af8098
5590d8a4e61df464
1304f589
3e4425a50383b38f
cbb644a1ad08e573
No 7.0.1.0 7.0.1.0 Internal Submission
Display 4 items per page
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  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
 
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