How to Remove “igfxtray.exe”

What is igfxtray.exe?

Igfxtray.exe, also known as Graphics Accelerator Helper Module, is a legitimate file from the Intel Corp. It is common among Windows PC users for supporting Nvidia graphics cards and other visual programs. It is located in in c:\windows\system32 by default. Cyber criminals code malicious programs and name them after igfxtray.exe virus to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with igfxtray.exe malware?

There are a few ways to figure out if your PC is under attack by igfxtray.exe malware. First, if the file is located outside of c:\windows\system32 folder, it is an immediate red flag of the malware presence in your PC. Additionally, if the system performance is suffering and you notice that igfxtray.exe is taking up large CPU usage, you should get your computer diagnosed with an antivirus software.

How to remove the igfxtray.exe file from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 07 October 2011 at 12:29 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Intel Corporation Executable c4b08e4d8b985254
9510f331245f42dc
c11e3485
c4521235313aa210
f7341335c99c31a4
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 3.0.0.3865 7.0.0.3865 Russian Federation N/A
2 Intel Corporation Executable efc15c4ff827e342
99c4e70d88b5d364
422460f6
eba22a1a9572f1b8
107dec9236678595
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CD
No 3.0.0.4299 7.0.0.4299 Australia N/A
3 N/A Executable 3ef6f316f7796368
c94a160537037145
59be00b1
82d890051e74dc12
684aa3f1edb95f02
Worm.Win32.D
elf.nj
No N/A N/A 191.189.82.159/32 N/A
4 Intel Corporation Executable 684102a7f5c5a2b2
102be801482dc648
0d5644b5
e497e1b403e820ca
62ae668f97578fcf
Unclassified
Malware
No 3.0.0.4363 7.0.0.4363 Nigeria N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 7:51 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Intel Corporation Executable b9377e09622a6709
edc4e84bd62ef9d3
91d13fb8
bd3fe24854fc4403
f3761d2fa545b139
Yes 7.14.10.18
55
7.14.10.18
55
Internal Submission
2 Intel Corporation Executable f7a35317be18f292
d93d6a3528eb5b92
0a92d697
96113c67d8d44ae1
e35050f6be9c0680
No 3,0,0,1773 7,0,0,1773 Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable c694ba3a9412ca5e
77f37009eedc94df
94fad3d7
51c3ec0d6b11d943
783e90a7b224d96e
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 Intel Corporation Executable 349480042d26f2cc
e85a904f48ed771d
548f3f3d
9d631609e205b066
040e954af99c0a19
Yes 7.14.10.10
93
7.14.10.10
93
Internal Submission
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  • 4 items per page
  • 8 items per page
  • 16 items per page
  • 32 items per page
 
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