How to Remove “mDNSResponder.exe”

What is mDNSResponder.exe?

mDNSResponder.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Bonjour Service. It belongs to software Bonjour and was developed by Apple Computer. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as mDNSResponder.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

  • If the internet connection fluctuation is high 
  • If the mDNSResponder.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.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Program files then the system is not affected by mDNSResponder.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by mDNSResponder.exe malware.

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

Ideally, replacing the existing mDNSResponder.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 mDNSResponder.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 24 November 2011 at 6:44 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Apple Inc. Executable 9380129248451613
ce1cd565dcf1f08e
cb06b89c
2c6c09071533f0e0
22a93becabc55f5a
Virus.Win32.
Floxif.A
Yes 3,0,0,10 3,0,0,10 154.120.101.155/32 N/A
2 N/A Executable ef3bb133a7222846
30ed52337c3736ea
6eb5039e
e1a197c55b44b84b
5b5105bcdc6502aa
Backdoor.Win
32.DarkKomet
.GH
No N/A N/A Russian Federation N/A
3 Apple Computer, Inc. Executable 751ac182dcbf975f
afe7fe661c92be86
561da24c
377cb74dfee0b960
c431bd2023a886e2
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 1,0,3,1 1,0,3,1 Bangladesh N/A
4 Apple Inc. Executable c82d88f5ad501e2f
5fbbdb92354d9a10
369612b0
9a45fbff09012aa9
e30dc440b0914a3e
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 2,0,0,7 2,0,0,7 Canada N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 19 October 2008 at 10:38 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Apple Inc. Executable 6c496a0af561c2bc
948364ddb88118b9
a99050f9
ae33cf4805269b5e
81a05cd343679cd2
No 3,0,0,10 3,0,0,10 Internal Submission
2 N/A Non-executable 33420fc1d4e5ffad
ab8d577723fe8c98
39d10c16
647f789034be97e8
b893fd8c099f8a93
No N/A N/A 10.108.51.194/32
3 Apple Inc. Executable e0869cb262e68c65
96f7e3faf42aa6da
7af1755e
3f56903e124e820a
eece6d471583c6c1
Yes 1,0,6,2 1,0,6,2 10.224.1.61/32
4 Apple Inc. Executable e0869cb262e68c65
96f7e3faf42aa6da
7af1755e
3f56903e124e820a
eece6d471583c6c1
Yes 1,0,6,2 1,0,6,2 10.224.1.54/32
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  • 32 items per page
 
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