How to Remove “ccimscan.exe”

What is ccimscan.exe?

ccimscan.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as ccimscan.exe. It belongs to Norton Antivirus, developed by Symantec Corporation. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

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

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with ccimscan.exe malware?

If your system is affected by ccimscan.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:

  • ccimscan.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 ccimscan.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove ccimscan.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:

1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 11 September 2008 at 3:50 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Symantec Corporation Executable dea114b5f3d2de3a
9ade98a80dee2b54
f10e0fa9
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 9.05.1015 9.05.1015 Brazil N/A
2 N/A Executable cabfbfcc4311703d
056e21601567085b
f5518f5e
e62727c1a934f0c0
a72873406a249c3a
Win32.Neshta
.A
No N/A N/A Russian Federation N/A
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 54a976f74a3d6c73
78e6a1bf7b104d8f
0478fabb
202084c64842b6f3
54fa6080e8ad0148
Worm.Win32.G
ael.A
No 10.0.0.635 10.0.0.635 Taiwan N/A
4 Symantec Corporation Executable 025503abfdf7c15f
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939c7052
f00c6efb558aa21d
8850bccfa62106c8
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 10.0.0.635 10.0.0.635 United States N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 28 June 2008 at 7:25 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable d145b599d6b046c3
f18891edb02dacbd
14f3e99b
4e6dba00a55a084d
6042250d5ada0283
No N/A N/A Colombia
2 Symantec Corporation Executable 2f08a8cf383d4757
41daafd881d3f0e7
60de82c9
8c00073d5e38b15b
6efbb3349833c2d4
Yes 10.0.0.635 10.0.0.635 United States
3 Symantec Corporation Executable 3d2028a4519e168a
e62fbaa8aec601dd
7db7189a
02bf5e7f00eb6350
f7c0e140feeb17c3
Yes 10.0.2.610 10.0.2.610 Internal Submission
4 Symantec Corporation Executable bd5ec7c914d067db
d861a73c87f2a503
7f31e1c8
59643602157983a0
660cae02f64eb5a8
Yes 10.0.0.635 10.0.0.635 Internal Submission
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