What is clip.exe?
Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, clip.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as clip.exe and it belongs to Windows Operating System. It is located in C:\Windows by default.
clip.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after clip.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with clip.exe malware?
If your system is affected by clip.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- clip.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Windows, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove clip.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove clip.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 072d51172a5341ce 8041f976d5c795a1 40357549 |
ee97beca0bb324cb 69bd0182015ba572 |
Virus.Win32. Expiro.CG |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 12938e93b8b6625c adae9274e2948bec d3b625b0 |
dcf469fc1a0d622a 5571a5cad35ed33e |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a97983fa04ed107f 17ee5cdadf5305a4 0458e2f4 |
cb7d0fc270969e31 54bb2c6caeb701c2 |
Virus.Win32. Expiro.SR |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 7ac9adc1fbd504a6 2733cd17746a0e87 7949cdcb |
387db2b05df729a5 f85e8b850cbc69a8 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ReactOS Development Team | Executable | 53d1534bcb7b0220 527b258574762df2 9f9792e6 |
d79e54bc175576c3 22d9bcb82989ed39 |
No | 0.4.8 | 0.4.8 | ![]() |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 1deaa1cddcc528d3 0749dca3cc410ebf e9ade6c8 |
50f2cf199f2eb26d 37403c9d7268d81f |
No | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
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3 | N/A | Executable | 7324ed62a304c28a a0054c17cb5480dc 590b39fb |
07a5d797cd5a416d d54e8fbb41aeaf7b |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 84574718307ce910 1d39481415272fbf 74e5d7c8 |
eecf0ab504ae9f18 4f24b43612a542bf |
No | 10.0.20215 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.20215 .1000 |
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