How to Remove “check.exe”

What is check.exe?

check.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Acer, Inc. This process is known as OBRCheck and it belongs to OBRCheck. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of check.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by check.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 check.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32, 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 check.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 check.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 check.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 10 October 2011 at 11:44 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable e7c7377a8bb0e37e
f857d92b1fc7c86f
d2f85c82
69d24ce5f1881ba1
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Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.A
No N/A N/A 102.184.182.211/32 N/A
2 ASA System Spadana Inc. ® Executable f9bbe9592780b2ae
4b6db3aa2b3124af
49b51692
9d57107eedbe388f
0f34f634a38dcd67
Unclassified
Malware
No 1.00 1.00 Internal Submission N/A
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5d8f2669
3e238c912aefb681
eadd87d240131959
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No N/A N/A 102.190.100.5/32 N/A
4 NULL Executable 13f5842c153e2e64
5c57ffb9b61cad5d
f298f7aa
ab01098c63306f97
6a9f17a712a0ac29
Unclassified
Malware
No 1.0.0.0 1.0.0.0 10.224.1.22/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 August 2009 at 8:33 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable f48415e5b9e6a57c
1ec3cb0b579e849e
a0d6ab6e
93c2a1e47f4fc266
5fdff30681eabb6e
No N/A N/A United States
2 ActiveState Tool Corp Executable 24770e625634644f
c9482a0b7db2f956
282dbba0
bd9419d36ae9d7ef
df3b54f9049fcc5c
No 3.0.2.302 3.0.2.302 Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable 7364ac0fe00889ff
0e75079b6e747810
5b48334f
c7eeea5ec26d3078
765c33ecece27a3d
No N/A N/A United States
4 N/A Executable 4f9fa709bb620e49
76782613813e8a29
e3cde74a
ef2387c185c3c991
c5bce513963755c6
Yes N/A N/A Internal Submission
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