What is gzip.exe?
gzip.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Gzip. It is associated with program Gzip: compress files. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after gzip.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with gzip.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with gzip.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 gzip.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 gzip.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates 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 gzip.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 gzip.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 | N/A | Executable | 4030299b9dd5a218 3aa20d8fa8024361 cc2dcc2c |
7cc0ac79ff093d89 620377fd0faa7eee |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Mexico | N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 352e4726ff65ec79 c10a67119b65d1d9 e29c70df |
d672ddb93f4fe5ed b01edefd90f1d0aa |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Taiwan | N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 2bba78b10508326c 1f926851f6d39703 c30b3619 |
2011872a5284cea1 1c427a00a5c5715e |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | Brazil | N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 131e75e7f11bd038 7c1be69618fc9350 7faddeaf |
c9ce722461ad6b21 9ae7bcc9cc8bc17c |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K |
No | N/A | N/A | Indonesia | N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | dfb864eda513f07b aab36798f9fb636e 2281d4f1 |
30be2dc419821f78 07579370994d8ff1 |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.107/32 |
2 | N/A | Executable | c84e7eecfbfd9640 af8998a4aeaa811b 653c7786 |
a328489fa310b30e b840f3e93e7be2e4 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.207/32 |
3 | N/A | Executable | 523c60eb91aa3e1f ed4f59e25bcffc69 8b90367b |
9de777893ee873a4 a0d15d0f518f5451 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
4 | N/A | Executable | 7686998db814e466 d49a5fcba1e39192 abcb0a25 |
6871a25036da5375 0599cac4a1b77c83 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |