How to Remove “adviewer.exe”

What is adviewer.exe?

adviewer.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as ADAPT-Builder 3D Viewer. It belongs to ADAPT-Builder, developed by ADAPT Corporation. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.

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

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

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

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

  • Unstable internet connection
  • adviewer.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 adviewer.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:\Windows\System32, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

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

Step 1: Download our award-winning 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: 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 adviewer.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 28 February 2011 at 1:54 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Inner Media, Inc. Executable d8d561bbae180ee3
01ab61911bd07c5e
d33fe042
e8162a6d1e637924
1057ce4eb1e94591
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.00.00 2.00.00 Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 01 May 2009 at 3:12 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Inner Media, Inc. Executable d9aeb682eed55ab9
9113dadd96152c3b
4e86b5ac
965eb6b5f4b8d8c3
765532e9233c2b8e
No 2.00.00 2.00.00 Internal Submission
2 Inner Media, Inc. Executable 1a21e26d22b13a30
21e4781fa56f9ce2
35af4424
66b7a971cd77a660
96e3bf2c77050517
No 1.20.03 1.20.03 United States
3 N/A Executable eb8174a119e72945
9a01a9aa13201c83
c06b5528
1b46b8c6e0af9d47
eb0045dbe291cfb9
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
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