What is desktopsearch.exe?
desktopsearch.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Copernic Technologies. This process is known as Copernic Desktop Search-Home and it belongs to Copernic Desktop Search-Home. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after desktopsearch.exe file.
Affected Platforms: Windows OS
How to determine if your computer is infected with desktopsearch.exe malware?
Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with desktopsearch.exe malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- desktopsearch.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 desktopsearch.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 desktopsearch.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 desktopsearch.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 | d70ec407672fbb26 3f7231844953deba ae4c09f3 |
1de57f3725bd759a 421f3b195e92c816 |
Application. MSIL.PullUpd ate.D |
Yes | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 198.2.79.187/32 | N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | c4f0bc674d6aad5c d4091fb47f6a1773 a0492708 |
c5fe7f44aea90caf fe47de2dbb5641a8 |
Application. MSIL.PullUpd ate.D |
Yes | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | United States | N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 65780cee404970d7 c3bb6e033d275c9b 834cb9c2 |
a7ea76ce3bccb0df 5032082427dd6538 |
Application. MSIL.PullUpd ate.D |
Yes | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | United States | N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Copernic Inc. | Executable | dcc14919dc4e2fe7 78537ccb7c940421 ed3f9035 |
abcdb7b643dacca1 4b5b45bcb72cc28f |
Yes | 3.2.1.8 | DESKTOPSEA RCH 3.2.1 ENG |
Australia |
2 | Copernic Inc. | Executable | 285839e0cad9c9d0 2024c69fefc67bc8 9f9c39bc |
5472b9ebeafb1b0f ae0c97c295da2d63 |
No | 2.2.0.32 | DESKTOPSEA RCH2 2.2 ENG |
Internal Submission |
3 | Copernic Technologies Inc. | Executable | 9517670ecd8f8fcf e5b5e430900aff37 9f1be2c6 |
817a2691fcc512b4 f529933b7f869517 |
Yes | 2.1.0.2575 | DESKTOPSEA RCH2 2.1 ENG |
United States |
4 | Avon technologies | Executable | 936c973245d9b14c 1f4114cc95b1bf73 48d55d18 |
00ef5b62d1073aec d18f646ce5a9b081 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 46 |
1, 0, 0, 46 |
Internal Submission |