How to Remove the Gacutil.exe Malware from PC

What is Gacutil.exe?

Gacutil.exe is a process file and it is also known as Global Assembly Cache tool. This tool is mainly used for testing and development process. Gacutil.exe file is very useful for .net framework. So the hackers and cyber criminals write the malware programs and name it gacutil.exe to spread via internet to make some harmful effects in the system.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to find if the system is affected by gacutil.exe malware

This virus is not mostly found in legitimate cds or recognized website, if you download from third party websites then there are more chances of it to affect your system. To know if the system is affected by gacutil.exe virus. Check the task manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRl+ALT+DEL and go to the process tab to see if the gacutil.exe process takes maximum usage of CPU and also if the system performance is very slow then you can confirm that the system is affected my virus.

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

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 24 December 2011 at 9:18 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cd330d931ce450ae d28b505eeeee7a57 3d0e8efa	f43ecb899b9b12d5 50259ceabcde7456	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	Bulgaria	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	18fec945b32684a9 76a602479dc5f225 ffed97c5	010d05c2fd6a94bb 7d72b276bb89ad69	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	5.90.232.32/32	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	53d2314f9477120f 5e82e6365b48c91c ed892cc7	cfac9a6a5d17cf34 f4c801860701f05d	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	Turkey	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8e614090fa58e851 ee66d32b6a30a433 d8e64359	e133ab319fbe1524 acb4a0abd3349c57	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4c3db156455d3909 d900f0d04a29f6be 6d0879c7	fef46bf8c939d788 32d7a5d6c165694b	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	5.90.232.32/32	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fcdfb361a9bb0d03 a16f40ef6ac4590f e9d690a0	9c5e78747c0ed1aa ddaa3d804676117d	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ba54f07ddb2f07a4 e921c727379f16c2 6c2e5973	fae82d9ddc9d982e df4c30da54d18faa	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	95402483b2237d97 24ce690f13ef651d 2e2185d0	8e514b20d1d8c4fa e227acc1d8b427d3	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	Romania	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ca904e422e6ee818 f27b897838c651cc 0d7cacbd	aac774ea1b2713bd af39f0973139f45f	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	1.1.4322.5 73	1.1.4322.5 73	5.90.232.32/32	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	48cf0bdda23ac9ef 386423e6fd34b4db 3ce54c32	a36ebfdcd7a830b8 0e1274580ecb7991	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7a7619e333353a50 52434bcdfd2cce1a a5247c93	2d2de8b220571665 5a70f19c001f8f92	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.1.4322.5 73	1.1.4322.5 73	Brazil	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0aecabee7185a418 ca300f8dcd5a80a7 b17acf28	877ebcd14b6d11d1 21ca278f29bf4b88	Virus.Win32. Expiro.nw	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	36626e68a1fad7b2 a5b074216ab038ec 9ae1ca58	e665258c9fb7b588 1208cf2f7c988ae9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5a361d76cebcafe7 dd4461e5dbb5f544 d15c0532	904d765f7524ceb8 a0391081309b2f0f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.1.4318.0	1.1.4318.0	Russian Federation	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e53739fc069f27e1 3271208d9cb13268 9f92200a	a85358dab0fa4fac b8e3fcc9cab46fd1	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	177.112.112.236/32	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2a3130539adb20fd b51548d008cb625c ab5b6168	93563a88a1473af1 2c82bae654bf4c4d	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	1.1.4322.5 73	1.1.4322.5 73	China	N/A
17	N/A	Executable	a0bbe72150fe03c8 88bf18b8defa4176 6ab0ae9b	42393e8ff209fd67 756b146360821f84	TrojWare.Win 32.Wapomi.AQ C	No	N/A	N/A	Taiwan	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 20 August 2008 at 1:27 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6a567bc3a091ec38 4616d57a423bf2fd e2a5eb00	a125f7629ea39e9f 31321a96b5fc43f0	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	10.224.1.63/32
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	17ea7ec64a5e928d addd917e0decafd0 564af34a	931b9c6bf50fc3ab 4826f5ae7295ebd8	Yes	4.0.30319. 17929 built by: FX45RTMREL	4.0.30319. 17929	10.224.25.44/32
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	392b7c304414452e 1e99378425957e4c 53a0049c	3bf17123ac2c473f eb5d8f599f68f408	No	2.0.50727. 312 (rtmLHS.05 0727-3100)	2.0.50727. 312	United States
4	NULL	Executable	8466a0036ef14a7b 9d09e19af8e1a00d e80315cd	f02ee9fea74f28e3 f9de61843013e6fd	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
5	N/A	Executable	6aaf11da564eff3d fdfb7245b24685a7 07b645be	4dca3e313ecd4f43 d7ae8cdcf9a2f6e2	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
6	NULL	Executable	bdbf34ed6c79c430 cd30db87376643af a4168097	6fed7d38d30b1b12 f61df83a83556c3d	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
7	N/A	Executable	07fba1b133a82528 6d6e565aced11a3f c6335823	566f8ff7baf5d0fc e2984dca1cf07827	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
8	N/A	Executable	90731145bc8e3c75 1ef21d65ce728ff2 8ee68b2e	1e51d7b25e01dd8f a3f8b8bdc3095861	No	0.0.0.0	N/A	10.224.1.59/32
9	N/A	Executable	0c56788433a431e3 c03ad19f261dcb93 a3db74b5	40166ccdc8332449 4d6d10f0da06d059	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a54d9589a0df4cd8 df0451ab3367a65c e430dffc	4a78855bd8d97ddc 5cbf533082c34b4b	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	Internal Submission
11	N/A	Executable	d0462fefa45e96d4 e40fb26189652dcd 7d8c79f4	2281ccf75f7d5655 c6ae46c42b84c2c2	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	10.224.1.54/32
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.58/32
13	N/A	Executable	c18c5b18a1c3c751 0384b7051e78840f 8e4d78d4	5e1a296a30f7e0ce 93be2b4a2245a075	No	0.0.0.0	N/A	United States
14	NULL	Executable	1f37d0cd084e1dd2 6fd93fa664692df1 d8ed6f4d	976cd59d55ab1e7c 72aca522b43ed584	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.60/32
16	NULL	Executable	e4bb309aac0b4999 7626dc6397209880 59be10b6	78710442a05826ed 55e875728f118999	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
17	NULL	Executable	dcbb4ee0d74eb5af c1f6a4ccf313329d c80b40bd	6b96aaf21040248e 2db141afbe3362fa	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8f5ada6fd6ccc8d8 3915d25c6a612d63 81d82f05	cb9a5fe7a8ace0c5 513df6065f55f6f2	Yes	4.6.1055.0 built by: NETFXREL2	4.6.1055.0	United States
19	NULL	Executable	634bccb19116cd10 ab044fb63df11485 8d40084f	41c42c954edfcb53 d42530583de71066	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c343b25c181818dd 7684df9f07467221 08cf292e	dc016e211c90856e fe8559f8c5ffff9a	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	United States
21	N/A	Executable	5dedbc82dacadba2 a5750c1c16ca391f 4943a1e1	e518fbbc5d4fdad3 744387cc53f68997	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5a8a012541f8e91a f8a37b1e8ae7a732 7997b63c	2082bed1fc0602d0 70c7c29939937611	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	United States
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	244138c707f5f2b3 0736c16071203762 bffba108	6adb4a40719a1147 1c2b455041ae5e0e	No	1.1.4322.5 73	1.1.4322.5 73	United States
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c790b1e787b8d788 027b82d3f9ed413d 70f0eb26	1999c533ec7ff51c 9cf1961ca73342d3	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.61/32
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	03d8cc9fc82dd3a2 58f9a1360b17fdaf 3d52061a	4f1baaef8ffae42c 60833cbff7240a4e	Yes	4.0.30319. 1 (RTMRel.03 0319-0100)	4.0.30319. 1	104.238.128.144/32
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7e81893317758670 3a505f5b2a87f482 aa2bf977	2174bc06e8d807d8 b6b0d1f06865961c	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	United States
27	N/A	Executable	5e101f9b191cf0ad 589345cb8376ff01 150176d4	7dd7d6c8f1c6284f ebd76d8b5154e54f	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f9c799349509d3d 2e411b0b3d344827 6ade5ec3	4cdd99faa0d4561e 1133336a16cfc499	Yes	4.0.30319. 17929 built by: FX45RTMREL	4.0.30319. 17929	United States
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	104.238.128.144/32
30	N/A	Executable	17aa1afc67195e28 437625fdfdb9897b 3414e8b8	a6448daed8a31e61 ffeead692e686695	No	0.0.0.0	N/A	10.224.1.54/32
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	59836c3941f62fc4 ed0246eaed30e074 2495e580	6df9edc869963b5c 10cd1a8d55de2cfb	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	104.238.128.144/32
32	Weather Message Software LLC	Executable	e1dae94dd9c98f91 e2447d07c3a3f641 d9e7561f	57ded31195fe498b b2b52c708e126b7e	Yes	3.9.4284.2 4457	3.9.4284.2 4457	United States
33	N/A	Executable	63e4035435961a11 20f6c54a76d6b301 e53479a0	cbeb8faa6a22c4a0 4e763937b79250c8	No	0.0.0.0	N/A	10.224.1.54/32
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a54d9589a0df4cd8 df0451ab3367a65c e430dffc	4a78855bd8d97ddc 5cbf533082c34b4b	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	United States
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a54d9589a0df4cd8 df0451ab3367a65c e430dffc	4a78855bd8d97ddc 5cbf533082c34b4b	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.54/32
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	17ea7ec64a5e928d addd917e0decafd0 564af34a	931b9c6bf50fc3ab 4826f5ae7295ebd8	Yes	4.0.30319. 17929 built by: FX45RTMREL	4.0.30319. 17929	United States
37	NULL	Executable	50d33216bcf24d2a 26cfafc954e47cbf 7bc85865	8431c25d599680a7 171eae6c8776c806	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	244138c707f5f2b3 0736c16071203762 bffba108	6adb4a40719a1147 1c2b455041ae5e0e	No	1.1.4322.5 73	1.1.4322.5 73	Internal Submission
39	N/A	Executable	97f6d28921bcc9de bd839f3b9ea3a6f9 28cae16b	7121fd1d1a4d7a7d 213f7b005593e56c	No	0.0.0.0	N/A	10.224.1.59/32
40	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f9c799349509d3d 2e411b0b3d344827 6ade5ec3	4cdd99faa0d4561e 1133336a16cfc499	Yes	4.0.30319. 17929 built by: FX45RTMREL	4.0.30319. 17929	10.224.25.96/32
41	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	59836c3941f62fc4 ed0246eaed30e074 2495e580	6df9edc869963b5c 10cd1a8d55de2cfb	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	10.108.51.119/32
42	IQ Technology Inc.	Executable	d3a86745b54947a4 a8ee0145d86313c1 dbfa154c	8e0aa1c6af3a0814 ac1683d148c03001	Yes	2.0.0.0	2.0.0.0	Taiwan
43	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a54d9589a0df4cd8 df0451ab3367a65c e430dffc	4a78855bd8d97ddc 5cbf533082c34b4b	No	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.108.51.116/32
44	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6dbe0dccc870aabe 12b67cd7bd4cef93 106c11b2	be1ea16db754c4ee a9761f33bb8cbf59	Yes	4.7.2558.0 built by: NET471REL1	4.7.2558.0	United States
45	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.108.51.235/32
46	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	805ab3659671b827 1c4b82a7328605b8 0c793a98	67b44fb8c8096e14 632ca1f4076f1974	Yes	4.6.1590.0 built by: NETFXREL2	4.6.1590.0	10.224.25.40/32
47	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.65/32
48	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.108.51.116/32
49	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8498531ae76b4665 460b68f3f0f2eb23 843d5441	ba02bb73e4bc3cdb 292768f55cff93c8	Yes	3.5.30729. 1 (SP.030729 -0100)	3.5.30729. 1	United States
50	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	United States
51	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.1.54/32
52	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	acbb2e6bec6dba8b a3e7e743a5cdc22d 57cc6ad4	5b4c8d4f5b968797 521537f88ca16882	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	10.224.25.96/32
53	NULL	Executable	7320b38f65747d36 19d57b6421ff74b0 8bf6f30e	2361b8a4de43bab7 62547126cb7e5681	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	United States
54	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	76def8ea15548e6c 2715ef42e11f9580 9a021ee3	5cd4c12d08c3f1aa e0de3d1c0b6025f0	Yes	4.8.9032.0 built by: NET481REL1	4.8.9032.0	United States
55	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	03d8cc9fc82dd3a2 58f9a1360b17fdaf 3d52061a	4f1baaef8ffae42c 60833cbff7240a4e	Yes	4.0.30319. 1 (RTMRel.03 0319-0100)	4.0.30319. 1	10.224.1.59/32
56	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b97abce7b74bc992 134b463cb2b919e4 b596acbd	8873f91dea29e9a6 b5f6a19e5be669ce	Yes	2.0.50727. 42 (RTM.05072 7-4200)	2.0.50727. 42	Internal Submission
57	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2eea160fde7b5332 1888f3787059dda5 d3398c21	7f3c695dce3d5171 1a0bd190c3c6668f	No	1.0.3705.0	1.0.3705.0	10.224.1.59/32

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