What is dotfuscator.exe?
dotfuscator.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by PreEmptive solutions, Inc. This process is known as Dotfuscator and it belongs to Dotfuscator Community Edition. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of dotfuscator.exe to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by dotfuscator.exe?
Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:
- Problem during computer start-up.
- Problem during program start-up.
- Errors while running specific functions.
- Damaged and missing link files.
- Conflict in the process.
- Missing or corrupted driver files.
- Invalid Windows registry.
- Hardware malfunction.
To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:
- Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
- Go to the process tab and right-click on the dotfuscator.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program file, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.
How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from dotfuscator.exe malware?
Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the dotfuscator.exe malware from your system.
Step 1: Download and install Comodo 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.
Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.
Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.
Step 7: If the system is infected with dotfuscator.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove dotfuscator.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 |
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | 9c42ccddfb23f7ed 205aaee5fbf78c63 8712a366 |
8d835fca6c010cd1 05ca90cbac46a0e3 |
Yes | 7.1.3.0 | 7.1.3+763a 4a095e |
 104.238.128.144/32 |
| 2 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | 899e71be1c78f231 72a609260253ee94 4ab150ee |
87ebd87710f55842 b4bc18f82732ee21 |
Yes | 7.2.0.0 | 7.2.0+3651 12b7f7.365 112b7f7ce6 b7b0437556 8f2982d9d2 0e5ace8 |
104.238.128.144/32 |
| 3 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | 84add7138b41974d c7a7da1b55aaee0e e7fc586e |
a68bfc1e4433e497 81e3e2b5ecce524c |
Yes | 7.7.0.0 | 7.7.0+8bbc 74d65d.8bb c74d65d578 f09b59e5f9 729efd6e41 3b55918 |
 United States |
| 4 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | 376734707739d637 27ebb9d457aec1dd 6cf7331f |
81dd12add28a77ea 9fb2d4caa4c50c65 |
Yes | 7.7.0.0 | 7.7.0+8bbc 74d65d.8bb c74d65d578 f09b59e5f9 729efd6e41 3b55918 |
United States |
