How to Remove “ccupdate.exe”

What is ccupdate.exe?


Originally developed by CA, Inc, ccupdate.exe is a legitimate file process and also called as CCUpdate Application that is associated with CCUpdate software.  It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

ccupdate.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after ccupdate.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS


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


If your system is affected by ccupdate.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
ccupdate.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 ccupdate.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove ccupdate.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: 15 March 2018 at 1:00 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Piriform Software Ltd Executable 2be1ed656eacf539
c3c2078663dd2f25
63c1e83c
4746a8b42994e261
c02fda4e395738cf
Virus.Win32.
Floxif.A
Yes 19.2.566.0 5.60.0.730
7
37.111.248.192/32 N/A
2 Piriform Executable 2c07899c1c8c8d7b
51837fdf512217eb
7461bd45
737338dee4a5f20b
ada14f85fbf18dab
Virus.Win32.
Hidrag.B
No 21.1.9.0 21.1.9.0 El Salvador N/A
3 Piriform Ltd Executable fa2144268ffcd3c9
8f804b07de17e649
6d7a4031
64a48d1dfd21cc2a
870c3ba375d6102a
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 18.2.297.0 5.41.129.6
446
India N/A
4 Piriform Software Ltd Executable 4c9b99332eff801b
2c3546bfbefa7025
e8aaacfe
1b4898d60a6712d3
20fa235be13ac189
EmailWorm.Wi
n32.Runonce.
~v001
Yes 19.2.566.0 19.2.566.0 37.155.142.208/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 13 February 2009 at 5:37 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 CA, Inc. Executable f6090139d80379dc
8aabec848cf9d635
cf921b7f
d5de33cbfda91f91
86147d2b75abb03d
Yes Version
7.0.0.279
Version
7.0.0.279
Australia
2 Piriform Ltd Executable aa26764b997be05a
9a07588ed46ca554
af349c36
34c272dc95cfac08
cd86b59e14c95b0d
Yes 18.1.250.0 5.40.115.6
411
10.108.51.216/32
3 N/A Non-executable 4962ecade67b4bd1
b0341592a65efd8f
473c7c61
be129ec1a9d04827
885af38e08957e3f
No N/A N/A Ireland
4 Total Defense, Inc. Executable 2bf92f17cacc8309
705736c467f6eb5f
361f781d
88c13cfb4ee3b8e8
80147d2096896e28
Yes Version
9.0.0.410
Version
9.0.0.410
Internal Submission
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