What is grovel.exe ?
grovel.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Microsoft. It is associated with program Microsoft Windows Operating System. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after grovel.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with grovel.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with grovel.exe malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- Browser redirects to unwanted websites
- PC performance slows down
- Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
- System screen freezes repeatedly
If you find any of the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:
1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the grovel.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.
How to remove grovel.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove malwares using grovel.exe , follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: Download the CCE suite.
Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.
Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.
Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove grovel.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ac74ed16a66d8493 1f977a85dda374f8 799dbac4 |
e9858b5a19448d92 e9aaad1226815c1e |
Virus.Win32. Sality.q |
No | 5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm .030324-20 48) |
5.2.3790.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 2366cf06ebb068c8 981d151e9d527b65 cb698457 |
1f726ad3dd21638f 41cd3e8e2a9e51b2 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm .030324-20 48) |
5.2.3790.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ceae31e1dee12c38 f1928ba1a25a8b71 a198f1ce |
662234c1e25d5baa 99b3fb73980dee71 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 82c25d895c89fdd4 33ae446667953b60 4b82d1d3 |
c2930084c973e9e1 84bf877275af7f01 |
MalCrypt.Ind us! |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 63d4508bb4b844d2 8da076caf9afd60a c7252c0d |
2f68527f73bda601 f9910d332652455c |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | f3e12a3ca8b2d8ea 545cf398bd058a58 8f44dc80 |
c987ad5070322e07 359b93edff8942a0 |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a86e3da0ccc5dc92 a5d5069f7ba7825e f3074450 |
d8f6d5f80e898baf 01f71d39a6153e46 |
No | 5.2.3790.1 830 (srv03_sp1 _rtm.05032 4-1447) |
5.2.3790.1 830 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 178d4f966ea71e32 044418729863a1b1 79274d9c |
c320ae776f083753 e60ed5a9fa901e0c |
No | 5.2.3790.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710) |
5.2.3790.3 959 |
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