How to Remove “dvdupgrd.exe”

What is Dvdupgrd.exe?

dvdupgrd.exe is an essential operating system file used for properly running certain applications in Windows. It is typically stored in c:\windows. Besides, dvdupgrd.exe is also an important component of Microsoft dvdupgrade file. Hackers write malware programs and replicate the file name as dvdupgrd.exe to spread it via internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is affected by dvdupgrd.exe malware?

If your computer is affected with dvdupgrd.exe, it causes your PC to slow down, lag in speed and performance, leads to frequent crashes and tries to automatically install other malwares to steal your information. Take the following steps to check if your computer is affected by dvdupgrd.exe:

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

Step 2: It's a malware file if the dvdupgrd.exe is located else where other than that of c:\windows.

How to remove the dvdupgrd.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?

Step l: Download our award-winning Comodo 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: Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

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

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

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the dvdupgrd.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 9:43 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable cd1e7f63416e8a33
ceb338fa31d5a45c
ba88f485
3b6428aa8e1c8d61
698d87625dd6ba7f
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.SR
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
169.159.73.236/32 N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 0f32e54269ac895e
32d5accb891b987f
ce208c80
d30af6227806e4e4
0a300d3280c111ac
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
196.64.150.114/32 N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable a33d23edb7e085e5
64d6a9353ca2e3c7
c9447a7b
6a41be53f0693262
15a8a4293860ee63
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-0845)
5.1.2600.5
512
159.146.10.185/32 N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable cb617ad222b50c86
5785f077ab16f857
60dd5cce
b41eb40c48295763
217da3c78e9ef61c
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-0845)
5.1.2600.5
512
Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 15 June 2012 at 1:11 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 7ef52ef759283ce1
ceb826b9f132148f
caa74b74
2e3608bdd5631305
6d97cfad3d3bc6ec
No 5.2.3790.3
959
(srv03_sp2
_rtm.07021
6-1710)
5.2.3790.3
959
Internal Submission
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable d63e2ea602806c17
36c3edfa2672e321
586ddf7b
824974dac62802db
d7bd81f486b7f018
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-0845)
5.1.2600.5
512
Internal Submission
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 524c931fd2556da7
83ded7a98ae8fc97
19e6fd6b
494a7a21bd3c3f34
78a07b5a7c1fea5d
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-0845)
5.1.2600.5
512
Internal Submission
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