What is cmdkey.exe?
cmdkey.exe is a legitimate file and is a Credential Manager Command Line Utility. It belongs to Windows Operating System and was developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32.
Malware programmers or cybercriminals write different types of malicious programs and name them as cmdkey.exe, using them to spread virus.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by cmdkey.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 cmdkey.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 cmdkey.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 cmdkey.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 cmdkey.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove cmdkey.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 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | fdca1e36c43a226c 5dd756853b2cc20b 6b9231ec |
1b5d102376cf3c36 d93652f8f1b270ff |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
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 | 00714ae6aa3b4ebf c9a0412b5c407cb4 cdc95025 |
24d84b0cef81c1ad c4a2fa9992b7acb9 |
Unclassified Malware |
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 | 4f4fd36b6d79b4f9 a51f460bd8a9a7e9 d934b77a |
c3937dcf17587351 76dd06c056a846d0 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | f587b0687e2b1bbd 75c4ce5e506cdb01 5a10c7f7 |
2f756f5803abb19e 1a4d3a9e08e856a6 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | b0de4d5f0e178002 e02c66daf064dfd3 ff1dbde6 |
f9c20642b4cfce45 17f4f26b6305607c |
No | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | b0de4d5f0e178002 e02c66daf064dfd3 ff1dbde6 |
f9c20642b4cfce45 17f4f26b6305607c |
No | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | b4fa5b3df928a3cd c1ab6455d93e3a68 1afe31f4 |
b4bf1f9c15b835ae 1983cf1d153e6c89 |
No | 10.0.21387 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.21387 .1 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | bdfdf31263f64d76 6672073b8d21f235 38bc2ccd |
d204263694f7a2dc 25f61afb48c0539d |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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