How to Remove “delay.exe”

What is delay.exe?

delay.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Delay. It belongs to Delay, developed by Digital Delivery Networks, Inc. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.

Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as delay.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with delay.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with delay.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • delay.exe occupies extra CPU space
  • PC processing speed slows down
  • Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible delay.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove delay.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC after the installation gets over

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

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

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

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove delay.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 28 May 2012 at 3:39 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Macromedia, Inc. Executable 4921ac9b150761ec
ef19cf4886617fa6
42f452f9
814fe93d74f6cb1b
0ceafdc9b3a1f73e
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 6,0,21,0 6,0,21,0 Poland N/A
2 N/A Executable 1fc5a8a81cd928f9
f71778d97a14c4e2
7815adfb
ff8636018358d8fa
4ed2f495f579ac48
Win32.Neshta
.A
No N/A N/A 37.212.43.153/32 N/A
3 NULL Executable a2c95c4649f232a5
2107d1fdbab04b3c
a6ba49e6
e4285e4c02b16385
05a07262a3d13310
ApplicUnwnt Yes 1.5.0.999 1.5.0.999 Hungary N/A
4 N/A Executable c62bd60146a56db8
b56baa1183d64bd1
801f4237
f673865d13146e21
7082ffa4d0445ce3
Unclassified
Malware
No N/A N/A 10.224.1.115/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 04 August 2008 at 4:20 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable 95de28ff158e93fe
4c871ea687edeef7
a52a467f
618612280da1aa17
6d82c36e6cf9b4ed
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
2 N/A Executable 4788ab4c51f467bf
82a3dfa18c2b2c42
cd42f10e
8285955ae29b92e7
c54bed4b5e015cd3
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable 52aa8b88c8f0e92b
d61052bd842ee32c
ffb92d35
169bc9047fd5733b
3802bdb659a3a73b
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable 1f480ebefc036157
c5aa5e89320c4d54
716e4581
847faf3a9f8175c5
1d85f5ae668c697a
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
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