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.
How to remove the cscript.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?
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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!
Windows OS PC Security Softwares:
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 |
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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 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 689dc7438bf4db0e da24b973fbeaefe8 5d9a04b8 |
6bfe00e68bf8f37b 7203229c7603e3a1 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.Q |
No | 5.6.0.6626 | 5.6.0.6626 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 21f71fc099536a66 73a3381d4f64f890 1b376005 |
628db5b19789f62e f2dcdf3501050704 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 5.8.7600.1 6385 |
5.8.7600.1 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 | c3d511d4cf77c50d 00a5264c6bb3ae44 e5008831 |
b8454647efc71192 bf7b1572d18f7bd8 |
No | 5.812.1024 0.16384 |
5.812.1024 0.16384 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 8b0e8c36ff768011 393e83638e93332c 9ff3bb90 |
00d3041e47f99e48 dd5fffedf60f6304 |
No | 5.812.1024 0.16384 |
5.812.1024 0.16384 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | dbafff0d6a588e33 d7ad3c960ace459e ea4f8c82 |
1e5c35a232ad376a df686ee23e4df190 |
No | 5.6.0.6626 | 5.6.0.6626 | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | fbd85ee54267f548 d61e6ddf70cd64d4 fbec83e6 |
f96bf31e5feec186 2a78af07aba3a843 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |