How to Remove “migwiz.exe”

What is migwiz.exe?

migwiz.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. It belongs to Software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by Microsoft. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows|system32.  The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as migwiz.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

  • If the internet connection fluctuation is high 
  • If the migwiz.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 migwiz.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\system32 then the system is not affected by migwiz.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by migwiz.exe malware.

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

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

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 01 November 2011 at 4:22 am
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable bd0f13f464d27cac
15150c8e145d9e23
59220ee3
00657f040b24bd05
7f323fdaecd350ed
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Indonesia N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 81e099fae98c5b3b
342727015922aa3e
8d79666d
391ecb264f410c92
0c7b6b702b6c0462
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Vietnam N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable c3998ed2cb6fce04
80c7e13851a80c55
0c78cd7f
9034244c3f3ac19e
8540edd3eb70873f
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.SR
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Russian Federation N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 3a20d9bd65b78502
d97b02eb98f3d31b
56eee675
6fa51bfe2239f175
cfd2816dce38e373
Virus.Win32.
Sality.Q
No 5.1.2600.1
106
(xpsp1.020
828-1920)
5.1.2600.1
106
Poland N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 26 June 2008 at 9:39 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable efc9971ef1c802ac
a80a8f38f82a9183
66af6b4d
274732af72e0f974
6ab336249b25bf8b
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 United States
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 3578de21414b7995
869b79e67131a039
0790d423
de81cafcaca6ae57
ac0585f0b96c8de0
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Russian Federation
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 4cdab79a2b98d20a
ae80681b225487e3
9743c8d7
3d1b56512a76c658
3d96165a8a3a05a3
Yes 6.0.6000.1
6386
(vista_rtm
.061101-22
05)
6.0.6000.1
6386
Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable 643a9a815c0b0496
189aae4b113a29fb
a0b5b3e7
ac7f04fb7c7326d7
de835caab2ef424f
No N/A N/A Taiwan
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