How to Remove “fppdis2a.exe”

What is fppdis2a.exe?

fppdis2a.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as FinePrint pdfFactory. It belongs to software FinePrint pdfFactory and was developed by FinePrint Software. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as fppdis2a.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with fppdis2a.exe malware?       

Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with fppdis2a.exe malware

  • If the internet connection fluctuation is high 
  • If the fppdis2a.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory 
  • If the system performance is very low
  • If the system is redirected to some strange websites 
  • If the system is getting some annoying popup ads 
  • If the system freezes quiet often
  • If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton

When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe  malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the fppdis2a.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Program files files then the system is not affected by fppdis2a.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by fppdis2a.exe malware.

How to remove fppdis2a.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Ideally, replacing the existing fppdis2a.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.

Step 4: 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 fppdis2a.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 July 2010 at 9:50 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable 4b70ac18ab5764c2
86793cffcdff9b1f
dd9b2691
ab664042512b1573
f925a301cbfbfb77
Packed.Win32
.MUPX.Gen
No 2.44 2.44 Israel N/A
2 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable f38bdf834cc3bef7
429b64a1d5f2ad9b
04ca763a
b1e449eb2cc4e287
2222e1a8f7d07680
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.29 2.29 Iraq N/A
3 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable a26116931ec5a3de
98bb73fc9a0d5609
e4dada09
cec55e3ceddf5f41
77041cd818ae9774
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 2.46 2.46 Yemen N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 05 June 2008 at 12:36 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable c8a783611fe61328
0d373ce7d852bdb9
b2674104
ba4d20e6a7040999
060dbdf147b0a694
No 2.21 2.21 Taiwan
2 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable e44821d57b5a7982
da730afbe04dc977
a305c0b8
dcee7a246fc271ab
e597e215ac8ade2b
No 2.65 2.65 Internal Submission
3 FinePrint Software, LLC Executable bb192749c56b6270
8af8bbc6056d17d3
ee473e4e
4a59c7d373798e2a
3d423da24e6b768e
No 2.29 2.29 United States
4 N/A Executable 074319940f1d36b3
76677aadb86d7403
75465b80
cb49a1c3105a61f9
2a7aa090ea01fdea
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
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