How to Remove “chglogon.exe”

What is chglogon.exe?

chglogon.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Change Logon Utility and it belongs to Windows Operating System. You can locate the file in C:\Windows\System32. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after chglogon.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with chglogon.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • Browser redirects to unwanted websites
  • PC performance slows down
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • System screen freezes repeatedly

If you find any of the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:

1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the chglogon.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove chglogon.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove chglogon.exe malware using CCE, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Download the CCE suite.

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Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove chglogon.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 10:04 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable a2b005d7283d1882
a0e71bb19eb4317c
70df84eb
0c96af6cc9c6441b
12beff30be8fe657
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Australia N/A
2 N/A Executable a12f296ad2d79099
f9008ed16e57518c
348f833c
7174a35ddc8a7f0d
f12a9ddc3996568b
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No N/A N/A New Zealand N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable bf234f635b8f9656
7fc463279014baa6
480e10c1
e622b26b4e64c668
59f05b0dc012c967
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
31.9.135.244/32 N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 4944e6094019627d
2ef853b610d07db4
95da165e
0f5f80899947ecac
735af2b9dbec5d37
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7601.1
7514
(win7sp1_r
tm.101119-
1850)
6.1.7601.1
7514
United States N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 14 August 2011 at 12:20 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 1556fdc9ee7e3f8c
8729932e0d5e660d
fd69cc53
96c637283d92573c
121b34513c267987
No 10.0.19041
.1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
10.0.19041
.1
United States
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 0f2d1bb8a04fbdfb
b928425ef99e3441
da398046
3d9d7ed35a11a675
860de85cb71d8ab2
No 10.0.21387
.1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
10.0.21387
.1
United States
3 N/A Executable d5a463674ce7faf6
b754d1b2cc30191b
4a669e5a
495d25c8551f585a
6c1967f720008439
No N/A N/A 197.156.98.187/32
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 202e62b2f6137889
66ec924eeb0f844e
9eca0742
2695aa28ae5fce4d
88a11dfc594d195e
No 10.0.21387
.1
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
10.0.21387
.1
United States
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