What is debug.exe?
debug.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as PE Explorer. It belongs to software PE Explorer and was developed by Microsoft. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as debug.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with debug.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with debug.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the debug.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the debug.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 files then the system is not affected by debug.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by debug.exe malware.
How to remove debug.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing debug.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
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 debug.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 | N/A | Executable | a836cee9b454fb12 1c98e98733a183c6 c9bac94d |
ed25d7547f0690e2 3c3bd41e2c2f7d7f |
Worm.Win32.V B.NJO |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 03c0e5583b34664a f2acff10895acd04 a0861611 |
a64f26d0798b45a0 d33a8015452bc4b5 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 8c43b73d56e53f16 a9999ecde68a5671 125c5f61 |
9c6b84e63e9ee495 03d1cfff2bde08fc |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 4719d8f45db9e126 7a41f619b9388f8e add9dbbb |
9d94034f2d9101f3 4d02e8114e8e473d |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 630e09d1f9d5191e 320eabddbee97046 90d9c6ab |
fc0665193176a64e 332787969b902975 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | N/A | Executable | dbaa82dd9551c97d fcf864a96ce78474 80e3a3bc |
7c83d0afda6cd813 f644a20fc5234d50 |
No | 1.0.0.0 | 1.0.0.0 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | a03eb714ec70fb9f 0d031b0966111902 ed6c026d |
e8daa0b7989b7d4d c11541a0c8919d20 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | N/A | Executable | ac0bad441e1a5553 44b2be65986d5775 d1781f31 |
641c6256894459d7 c38679d6774e02d9 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |