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 | a0ecb05e43bd1353 93f7890ec746d34a d52834c1 |
e81e0a0396440480 39d0299e46acb6d5 |
Yes | 7.8.0.0 | 7.8.0+a224 f82d73.a22 4f82d732e7 68d3215ded 3ba2756507 aadb701 |
 104.238.128.144/32 |
| 2 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | 9c42ccddfb23f7ed 205aaee5fbf78c63 8712a366 |
8d835fca6c010cd1 05ca90cbac46a0e3 |
Yes | 7.1.3.0 | 7.1.3+763a 4a095e |
104.238.128.144/32 |
| 3 | PreEmptive Solutions, LLC | Executable | ac1592fd053f09ba 8bf7877c25c617f1 8aef99d5 |
b1d078c51eb150bd 076244eb1cd69e34 |
Yes | 7.8.0.0 | 7.8.0+a224 f82d73.a22 4f82d732e7 68d3215ded 3ba2756507 aadb701 |
104.238.128.144/32 |
| 4 | 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 |
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