What is factor.exe?
Originally developed by Microsoft, factor.exe is a legitimate file process and also called as factor that is associated with GNU software. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
factor.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after factor.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with factor.exe malware?
If your system is affected by factor.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
factor.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove factor.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove factor.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | d35848a5923c8006 57e6fe14764396aa 8037c510 |
6d302e532a23cd41 ed6487676147185b |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Brazil | N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 7cd50ca1a50a55f0 531c21b6fbde83e1 3e1ec6f4 |
03cc719a3a8d9ef1 3ee4fb54d7554f12 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission | N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 962332de88b28181 af664e72213864d0 69a7a115 |
7cc53c3064195c66 d933de847a1f643f |
TrojWare.Win 32.Downloade r.Banload.ar b |
No | N/A | N/A | Russian Federation | N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | b0225f4235b2d2bf e51d6b5d3b7183d8 2994e6e4 |
c88e1701d1a1fb0f c8bcf5f6bd7c64e4 |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A | United States | N/A |
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- 8 items per page
- 16 items per page
- 32 items per page
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 713c01e27ee29e8e eddffa1d36d98297 dea2514d |
957a6417938af2ab 580894b87ddceba9 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
2 | N/A | Executable | 7a03e7560c847f55 e2039dc6bf6d946e a984c8ec |
b1f4cfcc647e106c 16a6c646dd9655c6 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
3 | N/A | Executable | b0a1ad093d9472f2 331cf351957247b3 80c2b395 |
c76996bbb28b7ff4 f1d517329781cfe7 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
4 | N/A | Executable | 45271579a1a69e7f 9a7e57ab9f66f4ab 8f7a22de |
6e4119c69312d906 235e7f90c9debbc8 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |