How to Remove “cap.exe”

What is cap.exe?

cap.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Corel Capture. It belongs to Corel Graphics Application, developed by Corel Corporation. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as cap.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with cap.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with cap.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • cap.exe occupies extra CPU space
  • PC processing speed slows down
  • Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible cap.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove cap.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning 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 after the installation gets over

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 November 2011 at 1:57 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Corel Corporation Executable bc775e53ce8d43cf
b326ae206588c6ee
b0806e47
777ff935c6fcf5bc
d095795343b5a8a9
Virus.Win32.
Virut.q
No 13.0.0.576 13.0.0.576 Indonesia N/A
2 Corel Corporation Executable 4c19260e04436715
7a1ff4291f0972dd
bb3f669d
560cb3a30fd36e5a
975d0973560c1e50
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 13.0.0.739 13.0.0.739 Thailand N/A
3 2387dd20cc7 Executable b39130c85de01774
8feb66c8f379061a
b5d15d6d
e67acf8f15d435f7
ea7cb7c53b047420
Unclassified
Malware
No 1.4.4.4 13.4.3.4 176.40.181.208/32 N/A
4 Corel Corporation Executable 8aee2c9be282494b
f590eade3053b4d2
6f30146a
eb6f7dda66f36313
c7dbf418f9e66203
Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
No 14.0.0.701 14.0.0.701 Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 24 April 2011 at 4:20 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Corel Corporation Executable 27cf68e3c44f609c
a9494ce60489d789
48fc7988
9e016cf6689c2dcc
bc886f108dac37e1
Yes 17.1.0.572 17.1.0.572 31.0.127.198/32
2 Corel Corporation Executable 119fdb6c37277dc6
675337e4d6cf303d
2b25ebe6
0530018152cdf14f
43a75b286c43963d
Yes 24.2.0.444 24.2.0.444 United States
3 ImageWare Systems Inc. Executable 84806ecbac9b786f
492db9e2c616ed41
959fbb2b
1e65a09f15fb4f9f
f5c920a04504fa7d
No 8, 0, 10,
1
8, 0, 10,
1
Internal Submission
4 N/A Non-executable 80e2a79508f4179a
a88d747a013cbdca
fdf03eed
0c9d334fe14dde48
218aac02ba5a3bfe
No N/A N/A United States
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