How to Remove “acrotray.exe”

What is acrotray.exe?

acrotray.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as AcroTray. It is associated with Adobe Acrobat (version 8 Professional) software developed by Adobe Systems. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after acrotray.exe with an intention to spread acrotray virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with acrotray.exe malware:

  • Internet connection fluctuates
  • acrotray.exe takes too much CPU space
  • PC slows down significantly
  • Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
  • Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
  • Screen freezes constantly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible acrotray.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, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove the acrotray.exe file from system?

  • Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply
  • After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
  • Restart your PC.
  • Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
  • If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Website Malware Directory Resources:
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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 08 October 2008 at 10:14 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Adobe Systems Inc. Executable c1a29cd73eef5c16
36f004d23b40e79a
6e1d6417
7873c5cd63cf9ee8
fd6a2700f551d102
Virus.Win32.
Floxif.A
Yes 21.11.2003
9.0
21.11.2003
9.0
Canada N/A
2 N/A Executable b3f580b3a0944332
6c4e082afaa68154
2ff0cb7b
177c587bed205f50
6c14caf998422f3a
TrojWare.Win
32.Trojan.Po
wp.~FAT
No N/A N/A United States N/A
3 N/A Executable 1bd3a8e8f7104753
63579965b0ba748e
2b0e8cb9
3a5c61cb8a41867e
7b8923719e2e238a
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Lao People's Democratic Republic N/A
4 Adobe Systems Inc. Executable 28df5cc396b26f6a
9889e8070250793f
f448637b
7abe88c2ef84055b
b6b928336544b9b9
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 8.0.0.2006
102200
8.0,0.2006
102200
Lao People's Democratic Republic N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 October 2008 at 6:35 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Adobe Systems Inc. Executable 8e48f32ab6100adb
3a26e19e9e7311af
42b8b8b5
a12f14aa56c65694
0cb2431ba1ec7568
Yes 22.2.20212
.0
22.2.20212
.0
Europe
2 N/A Executable 0b8fa1406028aca0
50edfcd1f48568e0
6e9ab572
aa7ed2682399b158
03fa34ea08d62443
No N/A N/A United States
3 Adobe Systems Inc. Executable d807e93da8f30acd
11389cb9aa62b868
f4944a25
bd99953b6f8b3686
2b5b86c2fe39a8a3
No 7.0.1.2005
092300
7.0.1.2005
092300
Internal Submission
4 Adobe Systems Inc. Executable 941596e4c997b16e
77f08cea29f5e43c
1d609b59
0fe0edf01cea3beb
2e65a904bb87525e
Yes 9.0.0.2008
061100
9.0.0.2008
061100
Internal Submission
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