What is alcchkid.exe?
Originally developed by Unknown, alcchkid.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as alcchkid MFC Application and it belongs to alcchkid Application. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
alcchkid.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after alcchkid.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with alcchkid.exe malware?
If your system is affected by alcchkid.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- alcchkid.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 alcchkid.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove alcchkid.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:
- Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
- 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.
- 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.
- Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 8e73d03bf0e4e999 87a9e4f1c4e99537 c6fdf9b9 |
07f2dcd68c21252a 24599aedd8277891 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | c16206b15ff54a0b efe55dd1f3fe4a89 e9a3b1e7 |
db3549558eecc4fb 29184ea16ce9cb80 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 32bc3c89976720e6 92bd4c5e29800d94 3484829c |
128335fc758f64e0 ebbfd2279b5523dd |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | db6ae472ade7058f b7e389b0fd7b429b 36e088dc |
c389e7e4994d49c8 864cdf853a7b7420 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 1f7bfe3b32040bf2 ba574fc2a8dc8d2e d84fd1a2 |
90e7459413f3b9e3 b6aafe87a0d5ae16 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |
2 | N/A | Executable | c53910752b4dbc22 0f1196dc18a068ac 8d416d64 |
87f25e9b717f020d 892ad567d169ccb4 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 2 | 1, 0, 0, 2 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 3b7bd921ba69f633 ce6cc92fa0235ac7 61654e61 |
21a1c27c70fa1294 56fe58fb586d1cb7 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 2 | 1, 0, 0, 2 | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | 1f7bfe3b32040bf2 ba574fc2a8dc8d2e d84fd1a2 |
90e7459413f3b9e3 b6aafe87a0d5ae16 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 3 | 1, 0, 0, 3 | ![]() |