How to Remove “engrave.exe”

What is engrave.exe?

engrave.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team. This process is known as GNU Image Manipulation Program Plug-In and it belongs to GNU Image Manipulation Program. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files.

The virus is created by malware authors and is named after engrave.exe file.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

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

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

  • Unstable internet connection
  • engrave.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 engrave.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 engrave.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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 16 August 2008 at 1:39 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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Malware Behavior
1 rgs Executable d8879b9182111c9c
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2c05a3a6e643915d
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1.02.0001 1.02.0001 Philippines N/A
2 Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team Executable a168ab7eb7ff14bc
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.8.4.0 2.8.4 176.106.35.116/32 N/A
3 Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team Executable bb1705537132094a
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.8.4.0 2.8.4 176.106.35.116/32 N/A
4 Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team Executable 6c9a0222a9b252cb
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465ee62e0115aa5e
97436ec6c870f32f
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.8.14.0 2.8.14 Germany N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 November 2008 at 12:05 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable 2156e8d84ae4d141
c40ec6fe84ffb36c
e2e81750
81ec8749fbf7ed15
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No N/A N/A Internal Submission
2 N/A Executable 724ca96e9a26e850
4dcc4fcc55e17ae2
d9653f9b
c9a4e2e7d0a9817b
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No N/A N/A Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable aa30eeb914a6c4ed
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bda87da2
cfd4baefa37d3e9c
4f4d0f5bb981f6ae
Yes N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable d4fbcb4f7bfb0fae
d8da3e7202b7e917
464d7ef0
9fa0f13a0fcdf588
2406a25928d397c0
No N/A N/A Germany
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