How to Remove “drivergenius.exe”

What is drivergenius.exe?

Originally developed by Driver-soft, Inc., drivergenius.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as drivergenius.exe and it belongs to Driver Genius. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. drivergenius.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after drivergenius.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

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

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

  • Unstable internet connection
  • drivergenius.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 drivergenius.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 drivergenius.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free Antivirus

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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 drivergenius.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 October 2011 at 8:27 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Driver-Soft Inc. Executable b02dc7854e6a53ad
5f7c8839b5e6bc17
9431b3e4
deee27173d197574
776ec52b19ec4fef
Packed.Win32
.MPEC.Gen
No 10.00.0712 10.00.0712 United States N/A
2 Driver-Soft Inc. Executable ae26bfdb3469e7a3
8bcf84385722aba8
af21221c
f6d6f23f27d608d6
77b76881eeec7e8b
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
Yes 14.00.0323 14.00.0323 Pakistan N/A
3 Driver-Soft Inc. Executable effad8bf6e694bfa
899af8d4ef00374b
c5c7649e
12d9ba331566cda6
761112f646081158
EmailWorm.Wi
n32.Runonce.
~v001
No 11.00.1126 11.00.1126 Italy N/A
4 N/A Executable 241d4c9f7b104656
b17002bf78de5fbe
5e664dc2
e214cdb6bc246acd
d9513ea6b55baab3
Worm.Win32.D
elf.nj
No N/A N/A 151.236.179.207/32 N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 13 June 2010 at 1:34 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Driver-Soft Inc. Executable 7e547dae53061705
6d1148102917fc83
8e73dca8
7164bf1ef30ce2d8
cb5419bf9442dd27
Yes 20.00.0133 20.00.0133 United States
2 MyDrivers.com Executable 22baca7b1c0ac123
60d582cd362aed8a
b74366dc
3173b5b0f06f1b94
b7957a75ec467088
Yes 6.0.308.10
11
2012
正式版
China
3 MyDrivers.com Executable 344c0e77a333c23b
b70fcebe654d838a
ea78c604
807244fb05cd503e
01ba7a9ded69fb50
Yes 6.1.1120.3
025
2012
正式版
SP6
Internal Submission
4 Driver-Soft Inc. Executable a404e9141b16c5b8
72fd7ca615793109
ea84f06b
f70f74bfe00a3fb4
504966991299f9eb
No 10.00.0712 10.00.0712 Slovakia
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