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!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | e7c7377a8bb0e37e f857d92b1fc7c86f d2f85c82 |
69d24ce5f1881ba1 87d02f584b3e502f |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | ASA System Spadana Inc. ® | Executable | f9bbe9592780b2ae 4b6db3aa2b3124af 49b51692 |
9d57107eedbe388f 0f34f634a38dcd67 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 08981586b83b9342 13837a64409bbb26 5d8f2669 |
3e238c912aefb681 eadd87d240131959 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | NULL | Executable | 13f5842c153e2e64 5c57ffb9b61cad5d f298f7aa |
ab01098c63306f97 6a9f17a712a0ac29 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 1.0.0.0 | 1.0.0.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
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 | ![]() |
2 | ActiveState Tool Corp | Executable | 24770e625634644f c9482a0b7db2f956 282dbba0 |
bd9419d36ae9d7ef df3b54f9049fcc5c |
No | 3.0.2.302 | 3.0.2.302 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 7364ac0fe00889ff 0e75079b6e747810 5b48334f |
c7eeea5ec26d3078 765c33ecece27a3d |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | 4f9fa709bb620e49 76782613813e8a29 e3cde74a |
ef2387c185c3c991 c5bce513963755c6 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |