How to Remove the Cscript.exe Malware from PC

What is Cscript.exe?

cscript.exe is a legitimate Windows file, this process also called as Microsoft Console Based Script Host. It is located in C:\windows. Since cscript.exe is a windows core system file and it contains a lot of DLL files, malware programmers write some virus program and name it cscript.exe which is spread via internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to find if your system is infected with cscript.exe malware?

Since it is an essential and windows core system file, it is stored only in c:\windows. If you suspect the system is affected by cscript malware, check the location of the process, go to the task manager by pressing the CTRL +ALT+DEL and right click on the cscript.exe file and see the location. If the cscript file is located in c:/windows, then your system is safe and is not infected with the virus, if not then the system is affected by cscript virus.

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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 12 November 2011 at 5:31 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	93d67bfdbc1d9408 5f946066900f3fc6 7c2cce20	654e313abf2fcaa3 9a6b253a3c9afae8	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	156.220.126.105/32	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fdd2f7b49ed02c5d 16de757641f301fd 458a3b40	336d121352a5087a 9adfb301a0e2ccfb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.7.0.1659 9	5.7.0.1659 9	Poland	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	689dc7438bf4db0e da24b973fbeaefe8 5d9a04b8	6bfe00e68bf8f37b 7203229c7603e3a1	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.6.0.6626	5.6.0.6626	Poland	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	21f71fc099536a66 73a3381d4f64f890 1b376005	628db5b19789f62e f2dcdf3501050704	Unclassified Malware	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	Turkey	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	783610e1ce4ba49a 6417b41bf91440a0 3a010277	321bfa1904d2b048 baad08f2f5101fbf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Qatar	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	27507acc505cc08f 385dd8c8bdce77ec ac38a927	771114331bac8afc e1e6a6f6c392d88c	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Egypt	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	49ebd6fb5e43f960 36bf3997d7d5b56c 55e4a901	ba753ab4e57d5afd 46a797635207d13f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Egypt	N/A
8	N/A	Executable	726b695056ba9b5f ac7adcc69ad167ea c55fc7fd	07d4479134b98f45 99ab1cf09bb744d2	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	181.66.169.99/32	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bdefdd7b4c8e14ed 8b50739546414736 881af991	54ece2cd0fa9e934 5311dd7f899b8150	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Jordan	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3f16daf4a48cd663 5a544a8052b14b44 7d0ef0c8	cd11eb130ca4f5df d3b6ed8bba770da4	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.7.0.1806 6	5.7.0.1806 6	Poland	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a291b922d0ef2948 f9779255ce24deb6 b51b2407	7598d54ea5aabc7a 3e89147c0d176590	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	156.212.153.199/32	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	29c770ae743dbfca abd7ae3fa4b7d2bf b1d4ed12	8782fddce2e4cd9a e7f748aa7cdf277e	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	181.66.169.99/32	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3d6c02a8f3f365fd d1f2fe3beb9a406d d05b0488	ef71a3f514ef01a7 ca7fbba6571bfab6	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Egypt	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8169dea74cc9c21c 0984da93d39dcda5 34a6f9dc	ac58793f0a33ae3f c7a4d1fe80251018	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	105.106.33.151/32	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	239aaff018fb04dd 0bfb5da91e031515 334c4e02	934568716a9e3704 53cd64583a427984	Unclassified Malware	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	197.39.113.130/32	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	43a135496e1873c0 e978428d9f3f4b3d 7d37f749	3ce7d457a29575df 7e5816ced3b2daa6	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	Russian Federation	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a11a92f3bde8fab8 4c1eefd17fb0d6ae e710de34	960009ea1fc855f2 20abffcf362e3e62	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.7.0.1659 9	5.7.0.1659 9	Estonia	N/A
18	N/A	Executable	a619cf49acddc67e f9ac923d5ca9a1cc babdf74f	57f7948541162477 a74778fb3b627f98	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6364b1ce53f37231 c8c2fe35ffd774b8 a6405524	7945801787a830a0 2cccfed81bec5cde	Virus.Win32. Expiro.naf	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Russian Federation	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9599b33583a90327 053d0d6e0b84e2af 1d06bd3b	843e550fa2b9e195 9bcf95af85cb634d	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.7.0.1659 9	5.7.0.1659 9	10.224.1.116/32	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fd816a29f6c418d6 243d6ba2159af131 dec36753	1f4de1406c743558 1a2bf9bb2ca72b00	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.6.0.8820	5.6.0.8820	Indonesia	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	337d243c718fde7b 29ea3cf6336f3dee 32678a4a	d393572314e44e9e 756c51e14a1fe1e0	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b5	No	5.6.0.8827	5.6.0.8827	146.251.180.232/32	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3872dfe071b87222 cddd206d74fecd8b e10d964e	33e0505737baccec 14944041f3a0da96	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Nigeria	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3d43ed3a781015ca e26e703c010c83e1 6471d91a	bb2b16872177ebc5 5a965d23d60ce019	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	Hungary	N/A
25	N/A	Executable	5bcc012255ee35ec a5c1379b99075f1d df710cd4	297cd160b4c6fdf3 9a06248b87cefd56	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	102.184.178.235/32	N/A
26	N/A	Executable	512386505e872611 e58c1fe38cc5bbff e2d72c3b	ed768cc243848006 8097d5c37d471e8f	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	N/A	N/A	New Zealand	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e3629b65754daac7 c5d9faf2be7b64a8 6295fef5	b090b49a8f856c05 74e7861dc22c0adf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	197.32.80.196/32	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	46fd9bc320a54a8b 31479a0cb8378c1a 61491dee	182ee930533e955c a42e3c1b66897a6d	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Azerbaijan	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	036d743381c83b17 2c72728561fbfa82 a21ff250	2276406d57c51c02 9aca10db934a5b18	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.7.0.1806 6	5.7.0.1806 6	Bulgaria	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8a1ded924cd66e2d f3e221b8974396d8 c6ba6791	73fba2aa907d424b 4c226295d57d2188	Virus.Win32. Golem.a0	No	5.7.0.1806 6	5.7.0.1806 6	Russian Federation	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d1c243b4ab63990c 3483b03fea45b24c bf133276	24fd7f3c572a484f d15aa12c6ce1d044	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	Ukraine	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2c8398bf0ce06863 17826be1c221b8b5 02dba662	57cbd596f6659566 e97b113e45655630	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	Vietnam	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	435bd355a2f4f6b6 c511ecb16eaf340b 45ca5845	cc0c3724f762211b 27807ec894b3dde5	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	Russian Federation	N/A
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1eb0c016bb8d98b3 f6bc085528908dca cbc5f7dc	c7e7bc72d1fc6ca9 341203e08fcaa308	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Nigeria	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 09 October 2008 at 2:47 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c3d511d4cf77c50d 00a5264c6bb3ae44 e5008831	b8454647efc71192 bf7b1572d18f7bd8	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	United States
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8b0e8c36ff768011 393e83638e93332c 9ff3bb90	00d3041e47f99e48 dd5fffedf60f6304	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	United States
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dbafff0d6a588e33 d7ad3c960ace459e ea4f8c82	1e5c35a232ad376a df686ee23e4df190	No	5.6.0.6626	5.6.0.6626	Internal Submission
4	N/A	Executable	fbd85ee54267f548 d61e6ddf70cd64d4 fbec83e6	f96bf31e5feec186 2a78af07aba3a843	No	N/A	N/A	10.108.51.116/32
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	be9d21e72e4193d3 e28bfbbf620ea668 db638fc7	9275bdd5f1d0235f b2b813ddfbfe0c37	No	5.8.7600.1 6385	5.8.7600.1 6385	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	85ce2bc3e099fc6b d46cdb1db95fe75e 3572e364	13783ff4a2b614d7 fbd58f5eebdedef6	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	United States
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	940131a427e9e8f7 25f347741c3b2e9c 54c4cce4	ec64e36f15dc42f2 b6b7bae75c9ca26d	No	5.6.0.6626	5.6.0.6626	Canada
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	88cef93ceb71915f c6dd8e65299e4cf7 ed5eb42b	a744e56e80746a0f 0c94e7891c04d2c4	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	Japan
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	48925f2ff363a936 56be9860cdf28a10 bc689135	25d6989b392f6dfc 90926e2b24bedad9	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Australia
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3927a54345f306f8 54d2c98304b8f2dd 63535182	53da1ba752f25dfc f38d2a22c25a4a99	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	Internal Submission
11	N/A	Non-executable	2b6b4350b6c14f8a 9ca5be7941f35f38 c1bfc55e	8ae1a1766f4661d5 c503852a782cd873	No	N/A	N/A	United States
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c08a45a29a1a26f3 4e0abe12ef581d4e 2cc84721	9ba763b74b076dec ae64e240841d5a43	No	5.6.0.8515	5.6.0.8515	United States
13	N/A	Non-executable	3a3e2b2b9b099bee 56eae76e6b71d219 086c7190	e0d9765168c4b0ff 713aaabfc918f0c6	No	N/A	N/A	United States
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e96d3e0ad1d0787d 23d54bbaf0ed5ce3 e92e656d	bf17a92c76fdae1f dc1ac3a77188c6b3	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Saudi Arabia
15	N/A	Non-executable	72db56280aedcce3 ae60847ed15eb7ec e104926a	4172c82778852725 fcfd9d3dd69b7780	No	N/A	N/A	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c3d511d4cf77c50d 00a5264c6bb3ae44 e5008831	b8454647efc71192 bf7b1572d18f7bd8	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	104.238.128.144/32
17	N/A	Executable	518bf519d5415805 e84be78657cf7168 c57e51f2	78aaf81d8544779d d7d9f2f90afde7a0	No	N/A	N/A	United States
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b325fe84b820fe43 6e070fa2f13f1ed3 f6f74c10	030ae1a74aca824b bb4e2f2803a83f9f	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	Internal Submission
19	N/A	Executable	0aed0994e4b43bc3 ecc2106dc1c1d321 0c82b7d7	34098403f9d8f71c e2ec749122168e89	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
20	N/A	Non-executable	5455d70c5c0ea981 f273b6aba0ca24be 624d898e	9125010f592a87ea 962f350a4644d647	No	N/A	N/A	United States
21	N/A	Non-executable	4eab9eb85b9402df bafb1d52988908ec 22ad7a0d	d3d24813b89fc715 48eb2ed35d8c2a38	No	N/A	N/A	United States
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c08a45a29a1a26f3 4e0abe12ef581d4e 2cc84721	9ba763b74b076dec ae64e240841d5a43	No	5.6.0.8515	5.6.0.8515	10.108.51.119/32
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	763a4b4b75e7eeb0 acdb68830fa3a9fa 1d6dd7b6	fa1789ef40a495e8 52d5262c809e51fc	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	United States
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0e3c0779d8eaad3b 00363d7890ddc827 2b510d49	a45586b3a5a29151 6cd10ef4fd3ee768	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.66.172.51/32
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8428f9e0fd95ba03 1bc06ce9fac8748b 880e2ccf	2ba0c4ca4404f35c e0046d27bdf3b825	No	5.6.0.8820	5.6.0.8820	Portugal
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8d123a3e0f208a55 44b45bd4dada18d0 11b60e12	1c25239165654ea4 a38abd958e2a9420	No	5.1.0.5907	5.1.0.5907	Internal Submission
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	591a36fc34a4f049 6b5f014690b8784e db0eafb5	3d3a3526635bd81b 1dec3dbd1aad07f2	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	10.224.1.116/32
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b325fe84b820fe43 6e070fa2f13f1ed3 f6f74c10	030ae1a74aca824b bb4e2f2803a83f9f	No	5.0.531.7	5.0.531.7	United States
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7892c1e39fafa9e3 c5889322a7b9c8d4 cfd7da86	cdf91b8deb36b94f f6d77e5763bab6a3	No	5.7.0.1806 6	5.7.0.1806 6	10.224.1.22/32
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cdfe517d07f18623 778829aa98d6bbad d3f294cd	24590bf74bbbbfd7 d7ac070f4e3c44fd	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	United States
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	763a4b4b75e7eeb0 acdb68830fa3a9fa 1d6dd7b6	fa1789ef40a495e8 52d5262c809e51fc	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	10.224.1.61/32
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	462db5b770cfd5dc f0f268b9823ce8ed 5603bfb5	9b2cbe196d928483 fe9700efd80bdc82	No	5.7.0.1806 6	5.7.0.1806 6	10.224.1.115/32
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a2bf8d49eb15d9bd 704480747d598db0 0491d5b5	2ac940fe66972acd a3d45e0d6828eeb6	No	5.812.1024 0.16384	5.812.1024 0.16384	Saudi Arabia
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dbafff0d6a588e33 d7ad3c960ace459e ea4f8c82	1e5c35a232ad376a df686ee23e4df190	No	5.6.0.6626	5.6.0.6626	10.224.1.54/32
35	N/A	Executable	22dfc0e552bb2374 35c29988c0fa26fe c3c9eeb0	65d2a6d0da1effba 8f3c5d7a025acd9b	No	N/A	N/A	United States
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e1025cfe1f4251f6 09f7391d22833ef2 ba714e2e	9d9350c537ad0fde 06a9403e1f131894	No	5.1.0.4615	5.1.0.4615	Internal Submission

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