How to Remove the mqsvc.exe virus from PC

Wjhat is mqsvc.exe?

mqsvc.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Message Queuing Service. It belongs to Microsoft Windows Operating System and was developed by Microsoft. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as mqsvc.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the mqsvc.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 mqsvc.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by mqsvc.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by mqsvc.exe malware.

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

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

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 1:29 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	db68741a41e336e0 57427c7c9765c600 5b5e85ab	4d3a807d55c8feb1 45db8e26c0d7f496	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Ukraine	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	4ef55c437f37e4c8 a1a1a828e1bdb45a dd575ffa	3a3017db27815a71 bb74218ff4d3a56e	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2e832d6193c6d221 fd204de99c39086f 8764930e	cabb34be4b1a4bdc c4ecaaae1935dfca	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Turkey	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ce91ab900bc442cf e133aec712338e80 1e8e1e98	78208ad30765c434 8d43e36f4d1b9465	Virus.Win32. Expiro.R0	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Ukraine	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	363c604c0b1e72a1 ab80639bc8bc2dd6 9f8b996c	01bf08b6f471e3a6 26c0e979bc29bf61	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Ukraine	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	708e20d5b0155626 d87da577af202d04 aa9f5d43	96cf5a27f25d5e7c f6e92c05c4157263	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Dominican Republic	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6b3d65722ad1daa2 25804aba91884fcf e91cd0dd	f43f8a6fc773b64f 2162d2563aa5d480	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	197.33.205.213/32	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6cb01ff41419d38d feda5426f71fe9b0 bab2374a	03c283601f2a3ef2 914b09f5e8be4311	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	197.34.108.204/32	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4f2c2dc634ab05f0 1dd69ecfc77c838c 70cba67e	cf88915b33f71b5f 9be8e3e54f523f93	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	156.216.224.150/32	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2c7df2dde3a8ead8 c0139600e92f7526 916f6a5a	24b0036d2b75148e c8a41f06e5508460	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Russian Federation	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3d5d4de851cd2618 1e432b25e035dd0c 88952bc9	b687d60d40b635a8 f39b2acc9867fba7	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1111	5.01.1111	Algeria	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e60d8994fe08ba40 a5d6f5a1a6b95303 6f44f444	10c03e266f31a33b ebaf60dc40649110	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Vietnam	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ae527285bdf492f6 0aad89662339def6 0f4b3df9	08955c99b2541585 3340c475c1596916	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	5.227.233.194/32	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	53ae42d474733ed9 21a83f3f9d5dbec6 633a6284	354e196b6c3c993c 33babd72588859ec	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	Europe	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	94790e9d0b696b2a 991d6f59e104d9b7 41c8760c	395a003a88bd6b1e 2ffbb7e852454613	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	5.227.233.194/32	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5ee6475079bb8ad9 fa0e637766fe19ce 3b25c8e9	14e4ea8cd22e34e2 3f4aa45ed9c66d46	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Turkey	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8e7876f467096325 1b5effa1a207b63d d6ef0947	7fdf2fea2c8392f9 270947073c3890a0	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Russian Federation	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	26a67c5b4a26954f 79883f6efa016889 1280b224	edf20ac50131d906 bf1a1326a603bfbf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Turkey	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f71b6e7e09d92f2c fa6b6f70dbdf33b6 126f7b33	e8154a0fed27809d 59951a110b599f31	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	197.34.94.201/32	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7576200875b4a4ea b98bd48053e07ea2 9f55e565	1d7bd2d9b9963540 b9075e1782bdb2a5	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	Russian Federation	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	faa298464e43d096 5b2af5e1cb4a3a58 66438f05	638bdebf81d3c066 73cd5924e64e07c4	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	Australia	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d2f2a44d1c1655ab 15dd1c7f185b53ca e334b10b	2a0c1b7a812e9c7d dc3389a992dd5c73	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	156.219.137.88/32	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	89584cef3a3d58c9 b6081c978bfead4d 2878c7f3	86d703918dd46b1f 9e5851adbba64a34	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	10.224.1.116/32	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	996f255772cf6b33 064308e4c9d89818 2c1fb321	42bc51355a1157fa e10b97de13abff65	Virus.Win32. Sality.L	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	Poland	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	85756b424add0f64 b17653946f5a8987 7638f14d	1c3956da0df7e968 5d4f84c05cb40240	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Nepal	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4eba88357470df02 2f198ad411765b06 036b6c7c	caa1c7d96f8e6b6d 66d385afe7a2bd14	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Egypt	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8845cdb139700e76 c30a8c574403ef22 70803256	d81220bd1a44f5c6 5ee027ba10b83da9	Virus.Win32. Sality.Q	No	5.01.1111	5.01.1111	Poland	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e7d1465303c10a2e 6c9096cc86385529 85a75f89	bf86a875a79819ea 719ecfb0c7024744	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	102.41.88.6/32	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e4660f4438551da0 6bb968f0dd0909e8 e0ca813e	993198cda04cf516 f0bacf984ba16da9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	India	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0d4935af69118f3b ed8de590b07a3278 2bacea37	0c6e46215af4c6c3 d80920c2cc020a62	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Egypt	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9a6346badf37ad8d 51ea2af9c89b2e96 f0ebe170	36441f1701fa757c d99114264f66b059	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Ukraine	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ff46b77baf0277a1 667101dbb710b2c1 1589ff70	ded28a87839ddd8c b7b7e6c6c4e6739e	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	197.61.50.197/32	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c3793d539a53b3d7 a8605b0785f3ff69 aa3e7e71	6a400bd79bb99095 10449aa81c9fec19	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	197.34.108.204/32	N/A
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e6cee047eb04bb66 e2872138e6ed244e 097855c8	296180861da3de11 b55264d147bf186c	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	Russian Federation	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 18 September 2008 at 11:40 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	70fc7e84d89d0546 03afef46b4a4d22a 4e06f30a	e97da213f961b071 8dcb5ff644b2a901	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	10.100.130.247/32
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	29e1df253fe0cbe8 e1445161aa193ee1 86b1b1f4	5339a35dbab8fec2 7c8d76c5610760e6	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	France
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	437b627c847268eb 22e53489e3758fda aa5b020c	c3c6afe64acfc807 1962bd6c4306e733	No	5.2.2003.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710)	5.2.2003.3 959	10.224.1.55/32
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	57a63a71a13d4443 8c1d74ac6fce80a8 ab07ef99	22d0319f18d2e5bf 1194a44ed2533f87	No	10.0.21387 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.21387 .1	United States
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b147c7783f30656b c00769f8735428a3 da6c3c82	f7c20b9d9fa9fa65 c1b7dfa85aa709ca	No	10.0.17120 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.17120 .1	Iran, Islamic Republic of
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	763c74e3a4e9b8d4 396b616b317169a9 270c4849	f3bfbe14f265e2d5 dcd50669671f754f	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	10.100.130.247/32
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	899fe2335ebce0b4 d8465c3d6f9eaa4b 7f8eec10	ffbe83c4169bd80b 90278732a7ddadb3	No	5.01.1020	5.01.1020	10.100.130.247/32
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6b081ac190cfd8e9 ef4fb2576ad135e1 6bf4e792	c80ea7143ce11611 9e2f7a190c6a2379	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	10.100.130.247/32
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c10bd37e31dfdbd5 ecc88d326a3e0f27 1622aa27	e3840bc4321e3157 245d6ce94b5d39d1	No	10.0.17755 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.17755 .1	Japan
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ee3efba22cfa783e 02315861406dcdbc 50addf84	89722c61073acbfb 6559af084ca20ed0	No	10.0.18917 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.18917 .1000	United States
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3f8ace46c9924463 19ada7e8f07f354b 10b547d9	37346d613c270d53 cb6679c443da01cf	No	5.2.2003.3 959 (srv03_sp2 _rtm.07021 6-1710)	5.2.2003.3 959	Spain
12	N/A	Executable	0b34b9217cd16465 d708b94e3d970a5a eaaa662f	b37756ff287c50da f64327a6d3e9e976	No	N/A	N/A	10.100.130.247/32
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0849c0c9dbebb592 85d08fbd2efeb996 e9256172	632083243eec2f6d c3dfb52f77acb813	No	5.2.2007.4 530 (srv03_sp2 _gdr.09061 5-1611)	5.2.2007.4 530	Internal Submission
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4ef5f8d83c381d89 ee1e264003a3b46e 8589623a	8a33fbea07d20192 4e2be4058eb0961f	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	10.100.130.247/32
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9626129e75275244 60f29e9ce4e05c4e db15bf3e	4529e1915e8e435d a869c344942f3ce4	No	10.0.19041 .3570 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3570	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7aa862d89ad5a55c 0fb6eeeef0370351 337e3195	4970cbaadd57138c aafa0edd42eb0b5b	No	10.0.19008 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19008 .1	United States
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fa482f4933ac217d 2b3698a9223bd426 29e755f8	3dc956a11dac6c6b c58897a0fcc778fe	No	5.01.1111	5.01.1111	Internal Submission
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9a1423780e434bb5 2fae755924a6ccf6 c5947e8d	0a1b157c9c16fc43 edcabfcebea051d4	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	10.100.130.247/32
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	484519a4260ae76d 8cd6aa0a3bcb895b cabeccd4	afb909b537aae1be ae7bbdb6a36d40b0	No	5.01.1110	5.01.1110	10.224.1.55/32
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fe4fd438d142d167 4e6dc2cbed2b04c1 591c23b7	8d8c262037bb3136 fb02c61791eb1857	No	5.01.1111	5.01.1111	Internal Submission
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4e4986482003fa4c 57f68eb7b21ccefd 7cdec237	499e10976a0009e4 de10492be16e1820	No	5.00.0720	5.00.0720	Taiwan
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c242d706b82bed87 8c092e3ca024f4f6 7f16a204	21de9c75cb800b04 3f1d02d499ba0a14	No	10.0.17666 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.17666 .1000	Japan
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	43a5b5ec59ea2ee2 460fb76d2bdafcb5 974c589f	f029350c2ad51d81 ac13f19e57301e16	No	5.01.1108	5.01.1108	10.100.130.247/32

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