What is kill.exe?
kill.exe is a legitimate file. This process is used to iSearch Removal Tool and belongs to Software Process Killer it is developed by iSearch Internet. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as kill.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with kill.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with kill.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the kill.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the kill.exe and open the location, if the location is C:\Program Files, then the system is not affected by kill.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by kill.exe malware.
How to remove kill.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing kill.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove kill.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 |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
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1 | N/A | Executable | 3e158ee6aa040d72 1a037d9982c6429e 56f6f056 |
856d2aaf0e1561ca fa61df2eca12bc6c |
Yes | N/A | N/A | United States |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 6d01afb8434102d1 78fac08b0df08c97 096aa3d0 |
6dd1eef3cb24ac84 c05e87f58368bba7 |
Yes | 10.0.22621 .755 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.22621 .755 |
United States |
3 | N/A | Executable | d8e90ca33b6679bc 16255a2c943f36ed 6f23f585 |
de247de868b91123 d16215f283a7ff1f |
Yes | N/A | N/A | United States |
4 | N/A | Executable | 99aca6c8d5dab374 eb8c592b6b7ba4b3 54057f5e |
72bc3442d828d202 e3609ea2dd72f33c |
Yes | N/A | N/A | United States |