How to Remove “aewrkpvd.exe”

What is aewrkpvd.exe?

aewrkpvd.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Application Performance Explorer Worker Provider and it belongs to Application Performance Explorer Worker Provider. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.

Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of aewrkpvd.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by aewrkpvd.exe?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer start-up.
  • Problem during program start-up.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, 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 aewrkpvd.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from aewrkpvd.exe malware?

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Step 7: If the system is infected with aewrkpvd.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 28 April 2009 at 4:55 am
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
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No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Tunisia N/A
2 N/A Executable 36f21797bc5a470b
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Virus.Win32.
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No N/A N/A India N/A
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Sality.gen
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Indonesia N/A
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 India N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 31 July 2008 at 4:55 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 015d73bc2b7e0742
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No 1.00.3716 1.00.3716 Brazil
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 452366d0ed898f77
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No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 Philippines
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable cc30c38cbf68de1f
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No 1.00.3716 1.00.3716 Ukraine
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable d7aeca16a78c2fc8
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No 6.00.8169 6.00.8169 France
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