How to Remove “bitsadmin.exe”

What is bitsadmin.exe?

bitsadmin.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as BITS administration utility and it belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of bitsadmin.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by bitsadmin.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 bitsadmin.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files folder, 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 bitsadmin.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively
purge out the bitsadmin.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo 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.

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Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 January 2012 at 7:10 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 8992d79ede5daa07
da758e8642135be4
0d1e8028
1afd34c43561c838
1ec53af9b172d1d2
Unclassified
Malware
No 7.5.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
7.5.7600.1
6385
169.159.80.62/32 N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable f8f5704524e89d7e
ae2d35be5c2b1000
4d92a0e4
c93ce0e8857bc83d
521259ea4826d95f
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.CG
No 7.5.7601.1
7514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.5.7601.1
7514
Europe N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable ac6abf5340d35c25
16df71de53c7f00b
0ce9ee63
6a3e8c72750d046e
b2a91e962a82b7ec
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 7.5.7601.1
7514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.5.7601.1
7514
Lao People's Democratic Republic N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 88b93577a631eab2
5c9d4416b4e4fd03
183213f9
1d7a7288f2bf7f21
d986172184463aa1
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No 7.5.7601.1
7514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
7.5.7601.1
7514
Pakistan N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 23 June 2012 at 5:04 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 5a44953121b76a73
ff39850b3d97a847
b6e18f13
b8e811a9922121fc
0c09372c515a6cf7
No 6.7.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2108)
6.7.2600.5
512
10.224.1.117/32
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 20822754e83c605f
a73131d42c44a064
1e3472c1
aa6da383c2b8e0c8
cce3eee077b9877f
No 7.8.17763.
1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
7.8.17763.
1
China
3 N/A Executable 1dfeabd1dd7f554b
28c1d9cb4fffa530
9bdfa9b8
e4cb7de39bd17e57
f4b552baf90912be
No N/A N/A Mexico
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable c1249081db47ebb0
39c53b0bf27e1199
6322792f
7037436deb05beb4
1e3285ef7d9d2a2b
No 7.8.17755.
1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
7.8.17755.
1
Japan
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