How to Remove “aequeue.exe”

What is aequeue.exe?

Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, aequeue.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Application Performance Explorer Job Manager and it belongs to Application Performance Explorer Job Manager. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

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

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

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

  • aequeue.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 aequeue.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove aequeue.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

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First Seen: 28 April 2009 at 4:56 am
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 786ad2681809377a
0b178b4bf7f4029d
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Virus.Win32.
Alman.A
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Indonesia N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 99768aa4e28a475a
0fe688478de5aa2c
b5f02f02
89a74dd882fc29fc
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Virus.Win32.
MadAngel.n
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Indonesia N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 53f888c3df44a11f
035cbe03af40e013
ecc03eeb
d518e4ddc7dacfde
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Indonesia N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 14d534e27ccfd584
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261459bb
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52d9a36de92a805e
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Indonesia N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 01 August 2008 at 8:12 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2fbf8e5d3966d1d7
151833b934cc1dec
38f65d4c
a11dfea95b01cead
5096f8af598b428d
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Philippines
2 N/A Executable 08321f9593009f4c
6e0b726c18e07d8d
47f79e42
ac917760571b7274
494118f3cec89ffd
No N/A N/A Egypt
3 N/A Executable 06f5ddd976334921
4cd86b00d259a255
fc3aab90
40c6b1553b3efca3
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No N/A N/A France
4 N/A Executable 396513a39ce3ef2f
5dae4f71da612a7a
08be8830
bd95c2dbeb05bf3f
b532ee0f9e447eed
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
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