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.
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 |
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 |