What is clocx.exe?
clocx.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as ClockX. It belongs to ClockX Application and was developed by BonSoft. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Malware authors write different types of malicious programs and name them as clocx.exe to spread virus.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with clocx.exe malware?
If your system is affected by clocx.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- clocx.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:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove clocx.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove clocx.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 | BonSoft | Executable | 678277619164cfaf 0fac09f1b40a5ca7 0a049200 |
6513c47aa29e5a49 81655499026b537b |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1, 4, 2, 3 | 1, 4, 2, 3 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | BonSoft | Executable | 57ce83091fc6e7d4 49e40027b580915e 0d8672bc |
40f04c20b7622a2d 8c636dfe086455a6 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K |
No | 1, 5, 1, 1 | 1, 5, 1, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | BonSoft | Executable | 1b02979461081e34 5ded313fdf241099 339b0180 |
e109c0498c010fd6 86c513a13ef49466 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 1, 5, 1, 1 | 1, 5, 1, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | MRT | Executable | 8b45db9530e98a96 94ba33c70f034636 d10dab3a |
01d0d36c4462a4d9 22f0124c89be20d0 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.XP ACK.Gen |
No | 1, 5, 1, 1 | 1, 5, 1, 1 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 04d424407e2ab4f7 6c4de09e1bf715a2 6c621a90 |
47089f05ece6f410 0265b8e3683eba40 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | BonSoft | Executable | a260346290ff949e 53b6b2f83eb8ef6a 387b79d2 |
a320e791a8a01356 b2cc7d0a48ee34a7 |
No | 1, 4, 1, 1 | 1, 4, 1, 1 | ![]() |
3 | BonSoft | Executable | d1affdb5f41e5d45 54424eab52c89061 d02b7641 |
9b2487d31dbdb0cd 9ff0c55f86be72c7 |
No | 1, 5, 1, 1 | 1, 5, 1, 1 | ![]() |
4 | BonSoft | Executable | 9c3cd76f7f585808 9a92310c676f6745 e00a9825 |
d56625095f9630e6 72edebcea4533980 |
No | 1, 5, 1, 1 | 1, 5, 1, 1 | ![]() |