How to Remove “freemem.exe”

What is freemem.exe?

freemem.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Meikel.com. This process is known as FreeMem and it belongs to the software FreeMem. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of freemem.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by freemem.exe?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer start-up.
  • Problem during program start-up.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the freemem.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from freemem.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the freemem.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo 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.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with freemem.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove freemem.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 12 January 2012 at 7:10 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable bc3fdef18a1629e0
7d712c2a3befd950
265ff193
25e7e6896be5fbb3
8f2989742042da5a
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.K
No 5.2.3790.0
built by:
dnsrv_dev(
v-smgum)
5.2.3790.0 197.251.161.111/32 N/A
2 Yamicsoft Executable e277323fed0354c6
b467cf767c2ccbdb
2d0e9ab7
bc7f52078ec6c21e
05f08d9c14731cf8
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 5.3.0.0 5.3.0.0 United States N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 04539490f3f5a60d
db004256cae84533
7d0b2baf
d279466e62849654
0110363e6ff99489
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.K
No 5.2.3790.0 5.2.3790.0 Russian Federation N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 1a3e9ed443bc9ae9
6c96e007a25db69f
baa1e8f8
dc12355b328b903d
625e6ab4f131dba7
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.2.3790.0
built by:
dnsrv_dev(
v-smgum)
5.2.3790.0 Australia N/A
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77

Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 28 November 2008 at 12:35 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 1f266cc12e34c286
423b78e7c3d38a38
ab3b601c
de364d4e851b7670
d87a337d222e25f9
No 5.2.3790.0
built by:
dnsrv_dev(
v-smgum)
5.2.3790.0 Internal Submission
2 AMA Soft Executable d6d903d349f997be
2c6352e16710af9e
826bc052
7143c9920820f86c
4d490de9a98e37aa
No 1.0.0.1 1.0.0.1 United States
3 N/A Executable 65a6d176558d85ad
70fe9187efb3ae43
248e3eb0
004c23623a334bfd
6f1d189028d6cc41
No 1.0.1899.3
5761
1.0.1899.3
5761
Internal Submission
4 AMA Soft Executable 96f401f6cfb42c89
1bc5b6930bd4848c
cd70ba74
223a4989f5cbec63
675ce591643fbda6
No 1.0.0.2 1.0.0.2 Internal Submission
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