How to Remove conf.exe | conf.exe Malware

What is conf.exe?

conf.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as conf.exe. It belongs to Windows Operating System, developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.

Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as conf.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If your system is affected by conf.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:

conf.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\System32, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove conf.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove conf.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.

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 13 October 2011 at 8:25 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d96d8be8ca68bfce e23e59a558735aee 8c2c505d	47315865ca716889 7d9db4b3632961b1	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b4	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Tunisia	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2be1d0c5404cefb5 4d91be0ced6b19d6 209d8b6c	62d00e5be28cd05c 3de8a9faf0f21bdb	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b0	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Saudi Arabia	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a24cd37f0008d8d6 780617df59fe055d 1fea6148	c03bcb89537892c2 a5c7e664ae8c62c7	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	India	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c5b4cb21419cdfdc 97dd1d309619a53b 6d793277	4f0d54c41df450a8 bbecc2d81c6b1911	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	156.194.246.209/32	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	15a7f648fd765275 b0e0a97dd561b30f 2e16f4be	0943fcd2f1dfb8f2 b3fb56c242069890	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fff9572efda32e26 74109674e896ee07 4adb47f4	543db1672f022c6e b5d19226d2cef262	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	197.34.108.204/32	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	67454e0a86aaafee 9e37c6753f3828f0 ff727184	05b4bc6f8bfe3e42 5a1244ed408c9ff3	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.2 180	3.01	India	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8c89e67bcf622a96 fb9a3695ac4e2376 d8efd8f0	ae4bf6f79e226e9a a07766d1a6388bf4	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b3	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Tunisia	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ddf49a82684a2a6b d1b12bcd71277695 99933cbd	87456e7682c7be6e bcfcb058ddce4abc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Egypt	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b0c1d75ca9b3616c c0fc8986d4d0e1b7 138ca97a	bf54e6fa0fd26798 3200858167647b15	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	156.219.206.53/32	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	22308b1b8267ad62 1d97a181f3446d72 d04ee11a	c3af5d715c068bf7 e6713dfdf0d65794	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	197.34.94.201/32	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f78caeb89c0291e2 3407b7bd13001682 2279958a	d7bc9dc45df22896 ad066782dddbb639	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Thailand	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	66cd2a45532bb027 0a1fab5864b86c8d 361cf396	8643cfd169729d4e 59b9e5f3e5c314e3	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	India	N/A
14	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	f9cc0a4439f608db 31789ed2c2bfbb21 e7780808	8a7b9b114b30067a 6104cb0c890e4870	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	5.1.2600.2 180	3.01	Russian Federation	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	61582df549965ce7 87f06f29756ad21b fff27a4e	007f305fe4a81a60 ebf33bbd2f1aba15	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Taiwan	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	09d4a6a3d18f57b3 39d3e5a61e501f05 064f4676	fcd3f1fb83c00395 10b9a717583ec47c	Virus.Win32. Sality.L	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Greece	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0501a42308bd9c58 70ab4fbc2483910b a4702a7d	1094b23f9126183e 3a7fab4bebb8435d	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	31.206.8.166/32	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e38227ee43cfb3a1 e5ffde6e6afcb25d cc7ad2c5	bbbf53d15bdb3aff 3e178663c0cc7dab	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b0	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Romania	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ced99a453e6d1a7a 901c4056946a8353 e2f80111	749d2adaa5366282 346ad38233ec169a	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Turkey	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8b1b0d12392aea91 6df9e6d86046b574 65b5c6fe	dabf13b64607aab3 b36211965d30e23b	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.2.3790.1 830	3.01	Taiwan	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e199475c2b813fe7 4b349a5ddff4ffdb 4f96df98	b100df95aaacf116 f1fa40ae9547c9cd	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Turkey	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e8bbb771825a4815 b041578a121b1a13 f23b520b	a8700ac106fbbe16 5cd5eafebb93e6d1	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	South Africa	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dd1160e2964d1d58 231485bf43ebf803 483942da	a3801ca43066c319 65bc284f1f3e2343	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	197.34.108.204/32	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e3ac1a6a481cec02 77ae990aec665ac5 c64cd076	a26b4b60d854ead7 8d3c23cc7ae20ce5	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Turkey	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	aa4b5b933b8d4150 6311ea2e86307c5c 38f817af	832a54b9d5a961a7 35125142f5111eaf	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	102.186.18.229/32	N/A
26	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	e9be7092beeccd01 0beca03a910ac123 b19ec842	20db48c44e80fcba ad26983bd1f6d087	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	5.1.2600.2 180	3.01	Russian Federation	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f9f6079e3a453434 078f8f664ceb18ef 54e65e0b	c30efce4dd9f8db0 475c39ad8d6ff3cf	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Turkey	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	61cf35fc6ad80294 127bf985c025078f 9d5ed6f2	f253e53e9c3bb743 ef42a2b0aa36e331	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Taiwan	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3f9cf33f25496e7e 70630e6d6724effa 01ef680b	57d63270df9d59ed b272a414c63ac05f	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	197.36.85.210/32	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0924838eb07666c0 99175ca52d82161b e8ba58c0	d66c352422a67ffb bebb1bc45272992f	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Mexico	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0f41a43cb7e11888 faa01f57ba314754 c9da77bb	7f14d8949d1a0d06 f8681d028fb12d71	P2PWorm.Win3 2.Polip.A	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Brazil	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	07399fe1fd2f58c5 94e2c11c21b85ee8 0ba398d4	1e3cd2fe06efd9aa 4147775112367aa6	P2PWorm.Win3 2.Polip.A	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Europe	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f07b05b821d70df 690a6e8b7d5d6abf 28f187e5	cb7458b233d679f7 9390ca6f340b0f0a	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b4	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Saudi Arabia	N/A
34	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	23457666518d9d9d 4cbb42d4cda91dac b8c78fdc	47f387b9da7af139 95957d3e0c81d385	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512	3.01	Ukraine	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cedf3e6013e4afe2 e6c047d96cfdddc3 399adb6c	ff3be72244b60b05 9d7011ca43393640	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b0	No	5.1.2600.2 180	3.01	India	N/A

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First Seen: 03 July 2010 at 12:19 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	15df27c6aa33fb62 3b3594a00bfc4063 185fae9d	61a17bd4c9ee182b d071e55beb3866ea	No	4.3.2519	2.11	United States
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6e12e897bb64ab2a 7548318e23d47c64 d2851d31	d99b8f83040f50e0 9b66f8d75b5d38af	No	4.4.3345	3.0	Japan
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fffbdfc0a6b70d80 5fcea270f22c8ea7 297b899f	0df7e1ecd01eca67 b8d10f2d9fb8118a	No	4.00.1372	Versión 2.0	United States
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bf66bf91496c3145 b276bebd201ab55a 743a48c6	4ff2c134b87c984f 477893c7ccbacca2	No	4.4.3388	3.01	United States
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	844c58b176e05842 ab3b9a47120f008c a7facd81	ba20587914f12632 b51ed5f1144eaa72	No	5.2.3790.2 718	3.02	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	63dadc58a95552bd fdd138e76068b7cb 2dd0f2f1	0883c9b8233d6de2 2925ce7553f87f30	No	4.00.1372	Versión 2.0	United States
7	N/A	Executable	d5082021f79a921f bf693f578c320813 09316189	003076b3d70669dc c5d5d19ca65c43e9	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d6edc3b96ec676f9 ef2e549d3b73a7f1 89191313	31733ed89a5ac508 d87653d8ce481098	No	4.4.3388	3.01	United States

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