What is defrag.exe?
defrag.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Disk Defragmenter Module. This belongs to the software Windows Disk Defragmenter 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 defrag.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with defrag.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 defrag.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the defrag.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 defrag.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 files then the system is not affected by defrag.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by defrag.exe malware.
How to remove defrag.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing defrag.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 defrag.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 | Microsoft Corp. | Executable | 449f60513ecb2981 ced1224a2edb8255 2b826c7c |
4a17fc0b5e1bc5fc 7834db6225b4ee51 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corp. | Executable | 501a8999f26c7b11 067ca591376b8772 0d6fcc2f |
aed2e193224efc9d 2f9b6920cab2a05b |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corp. | Executable | baac5c49320c38fc 426b131907b29dd7 aa6ccce6 |
7921cdc57eb83367 7591218730ec6fc1 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International, Inc. | Executable | a76aa0a274fbd334 19f4dc6937bc948a 45c1902b |
27fdac23ecb3a615 046ff7edb278d295 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2111) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 109dc32db9b52be4 fd606798a0cbfe13 54864ae5 |
b90c66d95477a28b 242f52760b75affa |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | N/A | Executable | 109dc32db9b52be4 fd606798a0cbfe13 54864ae5 |
b90c66d95477a28b 242f52760b75affa |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 47b1a1bdf752dd8b 0e07d2f7ac38e6c6 a1e05cf9 |
be5a305148379d16 f65d39d561e21348 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International, Inc. | Executable | e476be431021111d 0c4085fff907b454 b471cffe |
d87277a29eae4a7f c72791d465ca81c3 |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2111) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
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