How to Remove “alg.exe”

What is Alg.exe?

Alg.exe is a Windows process file. It is also known as Application Layer Gateway Services which is used for Internet connection sharing and firewall. The alg.exe file is stored in C:\Windows\System32 and typically takes about 44544 bytes of storage capacity. Spammers tamper with the original program on same name and spread into Internet. This virus affects the whole system process and make the system obsolete.

Affected Platform: Windows

How to determine if a system is affected by alg.exe malware?

To start with, check the location of the exe file.

Step 1: Go to Task Manager by simultaneously pressing the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys.

Step 2: Right click on the svchost.exe and select Open File Location. The Open File Location will show you the path where the file is actually located. If the file is located anywhere else other than c:\windows\system32 or c:\winnt\system32, then it is time for you to take curative measures to contain and terminate the virus infection.

How to remove the alg.exe file from system?

  1. Download our award-winning Antivirus software
  2. Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply
  3. After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
  4. Restart your PC.
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  6. Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
  7. If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
  8. Comodo Antivirus will remove alg.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 2:29 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable df2eab1a4d8d291a
43a55d63e400278e
6faf2ff4
7730900e29d37dfa
a16515acd5ecad63
Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
2 N/A Executable 7aee6c6dabd0256f
282f281bdf8166a1
8610425d
40756d191eead3c4
71cc11706986a77d
Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 53f3d8bef1606999
0b4e2209302a5289
71c9cb5d
6737930a0db082c4
2e4f765c97af38df
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
103.149.120.10/32 N/A
4 N/A Executable 8e65039b87687cb3
0ac9c738bae74a52
b6418cec
fc84f8b0dab8b6aa
50af3de5a37c3966
Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 08 June 2010 at 5:58 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 綠鹰网络 Executable f79591b6520d2382
8f4556cffe615cc6
e5885179
de3fdab1828a8b65
421e56476686733a
No 5, 0, 0, 1 5, 0, 0, 1 Internal Submission
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 5939286f35fc7119
02844a7c1282fa39
bb2064c3
c3e7c38e8092a75f
bf2b82ec544bc8eb
No 10.0.20215
.1000
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
10.0.20215
.1000
Romania
3 N/A Executable 8c7f6a9398569ce7
d18129acc49bdc01
e635a720
f8a9e486e62effa8
e04b37963bf34d20
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable 8010a7ca90052b04
fc57d7d05c0ec6e5
d76810cb
ab26eed054a287d5
75f23c9537865f78
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
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