How to Remove “cleanup.exe”

What is Cleanup.exe?

cleanup.exe is an executeable file that is used for deleting cookies, temporary files and other caches from a computer. It is an installation program from SoftDD and you can download this software for, as the name suggests, cleaning up your PC. Because it is a third party software, it can be stored and located anywhere in the system.

Affected Platform:Windows OS

How to find if your computer is affected by cleanup.exe malware?

Step 1: Find out the installation location of cleanup.exe.

Step 2: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 3: Check if the file is taking up extra CPU space than is required. A computer is affected by cleanup.exe malware if the file is found using more CPU usage. Alternatively, if the file is located at a path different than where it was originally installed, it is most likely a malware.

How to remove the cleanup.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Comodo Free 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: Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the cleanup.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

 

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Malware Entries

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First Seen: 10 October 2011 at 5:53 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable 980df5be16ebcaae
0645af7f6affa9f4
5d06f930
dabbd9c2dfb06d17
7563491239718db3
Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
No 1, 0, 0, 3 1, 0, 0, 3 Mexico N/A
2 N/A Executable 88c0ab6bb2b3ea4e
2a6636a3821518a3
758700b4
7236fc023ece27c0
0166e3de5e54a368
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1, 0, 0, 3 1, 0, 0, 3 Saudi Arabia N/A
3 N/A Executable 8261d9a36bb35519
8257f1a5c5996cb7
272bc056
83708299aafdedb0
95d250d35d0869dd
TrojWare.Win
32.Patched.S
M
No 1, 0, 0, 3 1, 0, 0, 3 Hungary N/A
4 N/A Executable 577af92061ba09f0
ddc4a4cd06029044
0b343c74
a906ac6af3a1ce37
a16e020d25307511
TrojWare.Win
32.Patched.S
M
No 1, 0, 0, 3 1, 0, 0, 3 United Kingdom N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 June 2008 at 11:57 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Musarubra US LLC. Executable 8944edebfb9caab2
93e51e70508c4913
0b3dce8a
d70b4c2bd5549210
c9c7f103e125a6a2
Yes 5.7.8.262 5.7.8.262 United States
2 Citrix Systems Inc. Executable 64d9a50f2be84b67
883acfea133784f9
b23ed415
d9c02c3bacac4535
b7c18365e70f028f
Yes 23.7.0.5 23.7.0.5 United States
3 The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc Executable 85e3b82ad616ecec
f9a27ad6adfea3df
9626fba1
729c32274be18493
2f7362249df573bf
No 0. 0. 1. 1 0. 0. 1. 1 Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable 69eea78f6ded030d
cc5bfa3f03308ef0
e135efed
79ed36ec45d57c6d
543f7bd54a2f39c5
No N/A N/A United States
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