How to Remove “gengal.exe”

What is gengal.exe?

gengal.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as gengal.exe. It belongs to StarOffice and was developed by Sun Microsystems. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. Malware authors write different types of malicious programs and name them as gengal.exe to spread virus.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

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

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

  • Unstable internet connection
  • gengal.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 gengal.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:\Windows\System32, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

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

Step 1: Download our award-winning 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

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

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

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Malware Entries

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First Seen: 10 October 2011 at 9:18 pm
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Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable 2c91e4cd2c8cfa0c
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a9a7ae16
0de00fd2d44232d9
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Win32.Neshta
.B
No N/A N/A Russian Federation N/A
2 N/A Executable c39d5e0e2d95cae7
423c2bd1cc22365d
45350949
db83ff56e8231037
2d302f2c56867d32
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.K
No N/A N/A United Kingdom N/A
3 N/A Executable 684f33b49dc11414
5fb881e76395a6c9
4041d2d3
6ef6f298ebdddc45
520cebdb79740964
Virus.Win32.
Virut.AV
No N/A N/A South Africa N/A
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eaa064c76c525aa4
96190c12
6f69cb67a6a2c921
64ffc3e39e0cc992
Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
No N/A N/A Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 January 2009 at 9:32 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable 7195b57964c16b1e
0e7d95513e8b49c0
3c7271b8
4c2499b83f9b6bf7
8105059e2a20e853
No N/A N/A 10.224.1.54/32
2 N/A Executable aebacbaca3da2409
162db76d5a9e8ce1
1f18049e
f784f48821ecdd16
da3a60883c2f760a
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable b7d83f72c762c2f2
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0d0f1978
ede3e2c8037180ae
2e97191296a2021c
No N/A N/A 10.224.1.55/32
4 N/A Executable 12d748d89a586792
fcc57dec43c4e8fa
349354d3
35719680688a4a9e
3ddfbd0abe352bac
Yes N/A N/A United States
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