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!
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 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | ef3bb133a7222846 30ed52337c3736ea 6eb5039e |
e1a197c55b44b84b 5b5105bcdc6502aa |
Backdoor.Win 32.DarkKomet .GH |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Apple Inc. | Executable | c82d88f5ad501e2f 5fbbdb92354d9a10 369612b0 |
9a45fbff09012aa9 e30dc440b0914a3e |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 2,0,0,7 | 2,0,0,7 | ![]() |
N/A |
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 | ![]() |
2 | N/A | Non-executable | 33420fc1d4e5ffad ab8d577723fe8c98 39d10c16 |
647f789034be97e8 b893fd8c099f8a93 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3 | Apple Inc. | Executable | e0869cb262e68c65 96f7e3faf42aa6da 7af1755e |
3f56903e124e820a eece6d471583c6c1 |
Yes | 1,0,6,2 | 1,0,6,2 | ![]() |
4 | Apple Inc. | Executable | e0869cb262e68c65 96f7e3faf42aa6da 7af1755e |
3f56903e124e820a eece6d471583c6c1 |
Yes | 1,0,6,2 | 1,0,6,2 | ![]() |