cfgwiz.exe Malware Information |Remove cfgwiz.exe Virus

What is cfgwiz.exe?

cfgwiz.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Symantec. This process is known as Symantec Internal Component and it belongs to the software Symantec Shared Components. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of cfgwiz.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by cfgwiz.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 cfgwiz.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 cfgwiz.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 cfgwiz.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.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

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

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

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

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 1:29 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	e1066238fbaf5c3d 49459e6d313bbe0a 4ca67746	1c51217c3edcbc86 53b2404c4c526f52	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	102.184.178.235/32	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7aadd21ca08d6ab 25629aaf18c48023 5ea6c443	c9a4d6cacca6de72 10c6a0441f6596ab	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.2717	4.0.2.2717	Taiwan	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f8efeca9120fa6d 07c3fda1fdda0d62 7e5748e2	8ae303372f73ce64 83acdc22cafe4b4c	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	156.217.101.221/32	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	8e7eb84bdd075f32 b1de98558a410ac1 7ac7aa0e	dbeca10e47bb6b49 ee061ab95fb4cf8f	TrojWare.Win 32.DunPWS.w0	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e7cdb67ca3eae678 8cf1e5e3ae4d772b fe43c68e	b0f404a54c8a6835 df45ecede7b3843d	Virus.Win32. Expiro.nw	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Russian Federation	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	48838f69e5555b1c 63e837c9a29e5166 e457da89	a1c281555f7d072e 731df7f17187985f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	154.126.9.34/32	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	094eccf7d7c50fde d00dcf7b8a48b5dc 63a966d5	256486dbe14a5945 067c4cdb98cdba3a	Virus.Win32. Expiro.win	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Russian Federation	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e55b6400d1a8e5f1 9d018a194d7284bc 83653cb4	481c25b7d818cbce f88c18df3582e0fc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Russian Federation	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	658118f02fd83697 a1fd36e0ead4d4f5 7d14eba0	a83d3fa3497673ef 3ca40e718c3ad489	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Vietnam	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	86c46479cef4ba1e 8cfc3385fb5d5f94 3ee1f441	951bfa3c24dd8c3b 334cdee6bdcf3a94	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.2717	4.0.2.2717	Taiwan	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0d2cf6f07e7cca4c f577c50f17bbd947 8757b8e8	b89bc16b3aa3daed fba53c0a14d8faa1	Virus.Win32. Expiro.nw	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	130.180.254.140/32	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	28cd0aedbc1dfb07 1dae24ec9815df20 572c0c92	105b629a5150b264 6854d66a90a346a3	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	4.0.2.2717	4.0.2.2717	10.224.1.117/32	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	11fd615745ace827 793de2c206b0bcdf 74978391	c842df3c2c474643 f154b5f5848e84b6	Virus.Win32. Expiro.R0	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Ukraine	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	537286e55ac1bbcd e66d44d6028d2198 519982d1	b38fbd40c0c8119e 753098c16f190c5e	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Ukraine	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f8999e486cd2ae46 d8488a4646aa1617 cfac1904	10d979621fb66c8d 05e2019a2fbbb7e9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.3406	4.0.2.3406	Taiwan	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6b7fbbc2d0de1398 b043d71e72f3730a c1147ace	8e282ce99a048a22 fb78d40d5fca0754	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	United States	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	910ccc69ffe3f27d 257169ee91dd22a6 9e7e65bc	99029b22090a9af4 ee54013d23244eec	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Russian Federation	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	96b3b6e28070aec1 cbe21bc668d34a5c ee8c8745	70be92a551c92edc 8965a7f7e087aef3	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	United States	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cdb467a9f74a8d84 eb737749af851fc5 760c3646	eed88450ba880b9a 17a98e94a5a605e9	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	4.0.2.6513	4.0.2.6513	Poland	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cb8727a43b0fa906 fc3ca9578440e0d5 35d2c167	cad89ce99940de99 ce0f0b60dbb5a6e2	Virus.Win32. Expiro.NB	No	10.0.4205	10.0.4205	Spain	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8e07a94f24de39f7 c5d8c08638ed5d05 4362fb38	e410816bace3e4d5 d63cc56e3037251c	Virus.Win32. Expiro.nw	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	37.204.139.89/32	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	91a555a7a818e455 1c79a6e952060a6d afdf2602	c03ea04ec3f317b0 ac02beaaee4670dd	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Estonia	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3e45a665021e0c90 c3c9c015380127d7 801c031f	2e6ee66935026715 3808742daa250ff4	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b3	Yes	10.0.5012	10.0.5012	37.124.139.46/32	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e16fe304fb40b008 bdb96c0192a247ac 777e0be8	e3d90493b41565ae ac308a2fb1034ed6	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	4.0.2.2717	4.0.2.2717	United States	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0ff9e8d4a76bfd95 19fbfcaaecb46dbb d84505af	6e02af7305ea975b 12ec4d485f76c0de	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Australia	N/A
26	N/A	Executable	c98b509e00809104 96bd4f275dbee159 afac3e2e	c68af88d08e4ef83 9e715fe46fc3636a	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	26435dbf9bfd1a54 15d93351caa47535 b623f858	a4066763f9ef91d9 1c3f0b18745ffdb6	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Bangladesh	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9e219f915129e44a 8adc74a0c6979719 299d5751	6dc4102957aceec7 fd017484c3b0aa41	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	10.0.2623	10.0.2623	179.187.112.231/32	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	91b853c86cdfab5a 81b8b53344be82cb f3638843	b5c6c0a16ade2bf2 7cc668f55b7689f1	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	5.227.233.194/32	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	da1f6735d9bd16e3 671bfe5109bf3b80 da793ea3	af352005deebfa47 b7557d4d5bf1a359	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Ukraine	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f5547bdce73899be 7470c8e755f49193 c229a9cd	99c06bc88a2d229e a1c01529483f4922	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b5	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	Lebanon	N/A

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First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 5:31 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4e9b335236368952 897b441fc9a0e9a7 b0631c34	571463c7c4f393b9 f2a698751c1ac3e5	Yes	10.0.2623	10.0.2623	Internal Submission
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	46fea98fb9b44e96 0a49337d0b50439a 74ba4356	e28294edb86d9faf 61defd5b7d4dd5e1	No	4.0.2.6513	4.0.2.6513	10.100.130.247/32
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	792ad3cca3bf23ff 548a3ff90862e795 f68336c5	f0747a5fcbe6873a d74b073e3aa70e8f	Yes	10.0.5012	10.0.5012	10.224.1.55/32
4	N/A	Executable	9c6b84c8a55ca319 d74f7f4e9fb7cf7d ca3b8153	a70dbbcb03f26ffe dab997caf81cc531	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
5	IBM Corporation	Executable	1c19dc0c2f4a7b7d 3f5711a6bf873f3c 84356c64	986c7694fca156a1 ecd9c6b3bdc159b6	No	13000.0.17 326.1173	13.0.0	10.108.51.159/32
6	Microsoft Corporation/Ready-to-Run Software, Inc.	Executable	9fdaea29a500abe7 ca67346cc04c864f a8d64b0b	e722f8ea2fdcc882 42d961ad7fd7b21c	Yes	10.0.7003	10.0.7003	10.100.130.247/32
7	Symantec Corporation	Executable	c76ae51c82909fe3 3713ca0b49b046a1 b519ed51	1e98bc56f1b8ba23 abc1efd9073d53c0	Yes	5.0.0.51	5.0	United States
8	Symantec Corporation	Executable	26996e7c2032266b 07713f80f5ec5531 2d8b197e	f5635739c29dc09b 3e5e015fc0d01f81	Yes	7.0.0.108	7.0	Internal Submission
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6d52378baff00c6a 603535140013d26f 2022abc2	c91b0af008e40fb4 67ae75520dc5261a	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	10.224.1.55/32
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	12f96dc47929f078 2ad3bacad6a727e3 46e2d8db	c63c5bcae24ca731 b9a1d9b41cf5dc3e	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	10.224.1.54/32
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6d52378baff00c6a 603535140013d26f 2022abc2	c91b0af008e40fb4 67ae75520dc5261a	No	4.0.2.7523	4.0.2.7523	10.100.130.247/32
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f28d2c0466402d0e 77c492cfa3dbefe8 6ad0a511	93c3a89aa38a3e4b a7c2887d6fc253ee	No	10.0.6754	10.0.6754	10.224.1.55/32
13	Microsoft Corporation/Ready-to-Run Software, Inc.	Executable	9fdaea29a500abe7 ca67346cc04c864f a8d64b0b	e722f8ea2fdcc882 42d961ad7fd7b21c	Yes	10.0.7003	10.0.7003	Internal Submission
14	IBM Corporation	Executable	64d39ce99c5887ea 4cf1b7a40b4e5e29 83b96bf4	2070c0be6d3792d7 74dec12bcc7c5f2a	No	15000.0.22 319.735	15.0.0.0	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8dda74bd73feafa2 6e95d25540c40183 1c79c782	9ce11dbbbcc0332c d761211792004bd4	No	4.0.2.6513	4.0.2.6513	Russian Federation
16	IBM Corporation	Executable	1c19dc0c2f4a7b7d 3f5711a6bf873f3c 84356c64	986c7694fca156a1 ecd9c6b3bdc159b6	No	13000.0.17 326.1173	13.0.0	10.224.27.193/32
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c7339406220e72f7 759013989cf8c4ae 702ce311	516d65973435eb72 58a1660bac7575fd	Yes	10.0.6819	10.0.6819	10.100.130.247/32
18	Symantec Corporation	Executable	8f5300e4834357a6 905a6e9bd768cba3 910aa037	b8d20dc8b87a1296 e0f7f795c6aa69e4	Yes	5.0.0.51	5.0	Internal Submission
19	Symantec Corporation	Executable	a338451480f57b21 fbc45d70b0cec432 f70675b8	0f0e1a4c60f61d8b 67dc235d6d85fc68	Yes	5.0.0.51	5.0	Internal Submission
20	N/A	Non-executable	1bc6967f7909ab61 60740c88324c3bde bad66986	75590aa41269466a f9dda7624615a0db	No	N/A	N/A	198.20.167.84/32
21	Symantec Corporation	Executable	0d6585b873dd9ef6 ec4147e70601b551 584ab52b	dcea561025dcd5f5 b24f6295d4854bff	Yes	5.0.0.51	5.0	Internal Submission
22	mediaspects GmbH	Executable	1276901bcf511aed 9ec2d3d4f46cbd1b 94dacc4b	1eb6c19860bc7596 befd684837227547	No	1.00.0019	1.00.0019	10.100.130.251/32
23	IBM Corporation	Executable	294efb6c5aa4656a a96733d043fbcc80 dd7848ba	fc72474960bd0c61 6a0546d919c8073b	No	6000.16.15 279.192	6.0.16	10.100.130.251/32
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3e0fa64568bbfd6a 8ca4460447b17087 57008226	4cacac340b0bd6b3 7b9ed78594be650f	No	4.0.2.6513	4.0.2.6513	10.100.130.247/32
25	Symantec Corporation	Executable	9e6630633edb8099 18df3d30434fe27c b8baaf7d	fb98e7f5a5113cf7 8c13a2155e306c43	Yes	7.0.2.124	7.0	Internal Submission
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	41ed5bee6901285f ce2c4a44c1369aba 248bc8ad	c2b864b3d25bdaab 1316bcad0257cd01	No	4.0.2.6513	4.0.2.6513	10.100.130.247/32

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