How to Remove “cscript.exe”

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?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.

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Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

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: 

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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
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Safe Entries

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
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