How to Remove the php.exe virus from PC

What is php.exe?

php.exe is a legitimate file. It is also called PHP Thread Safe Command Line Interface and developed by the Php Group.Since it is very useful file for php developer and it is commonly stored in C:\Program Files\Common Files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as php.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.

If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the php.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

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 Open.exe to check the location, if the location is C:\Program Files\Common Files, then the system is not affected by php.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by php.exe malware.

How to remove the php.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the software for virus protection.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick virus 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 the php.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

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First Seen: 30 November 2016 at 6:45 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	The PHP Group	Executable	3bc43e7ec0a4d91e 5591a5c5a8479cfe c5c70988	cc98583e43448e14 2b9b4a57d7c440f4	No	8.3.3	8.3.3	United States
2	The PHP Group	Executable	fa704198fcba0c32 c6bed5ac1f95af17 369a659d	0ad245d445dd6ff0 2d04344555891a0f	No	8.2.18RC1	8.2.18RC1	United States
3	The PHP Group	Executable	0cca22866f93ae8f 149e915da2ab783b ece12661	78bfd8eff5381fbd c28b0da2c26fdd07	No	8.2.16	8.2.16	United States
4	The PHP Group	Executable	2e3081b8c706ca36 f16591be967eee3e a0c75824	1308b7681d146b26 8756ea2aa440f23f	No	8.2.18	8.2.18	United States
5	The PHP Group	Executable	82a16d7053159750 c7a6d9402a609b98 804602fd	990ded37ac84de76 cae041978540cad2	No	8.1.24	8.1.24	United States
6	The PHP Group	Executable	51982d47e325f20f 5d694912c402c1b6 d1aa5201	a2f1cb860fadae23 a760978035e0c685	No	8.3.3	8.3.3	United States
7	The PHP Group	Executable	26e68cf4c55bbb89 2654078acf37a463 6ad56a75	d324c91455e07f0f 9ca5a2322da4d10e	No	8.2.13	8.2.13	United States
8	The PHP Group	Executable	48f13142c8fece53 001019078aa5cc82 58ae1c03	6338e9d48396653a 18e74ca045626ac2	No	8.1.24	8.1.24	United States
9	The PHP Group	Executable	df8bcb91e7017a9c a8e3325cdf593837 2020e5eb	729d23481d1882e8 fbee9cec27b94116	No	5.6.28	5.6.28	United States
10	The PHP Group	Executable	697cc66c8dfeb62b afc568763055fa7c 1a4b660c	b74875a3ecac4b3f bd985b8996e91e7f	No	8.3.2	8.3.2	United States
11	The PHP Group	Executable	c091a1f6b40f14d3 bc925f3660dc2840 9e767a6a	80c959fac5d96e36 497ea5c4b02bd894	No	8.2.0	8.2.0	United States
12	The PHP Group	Executable	05964c9b1e7e9d6a c20dfe89c3aae86a 999a5e99	8cb008887a40f31c 02d5a9f5c94621de	No	8.2.15	8.2.15	United States
13	The PHP Group	Executable	51a2ad66e1bf8ab6 ce2f71f029ea584f ba4d43c3	e71844c57ea992a1 b87f9adb9b0a81e6	No	7.4.33	7.4.33	United States
14	The PHP Group	Executable	60dbd016f5d2465b 43db6ab59ed348cc c07f3cc3	19b2324999b0f630 e15a31579a124242	No	8.2.17	8.2.17	United States
15	The PHP Group	Executable	fb9e29d92caad03a 6ff0b9d7585592e9 0ee9ab47	a8e039438befcf99 265826afbc55353e	No	8.2.15RC1	8.2.15RC1	United States
16	The PHP Group	Executable	9378f02382d32905 eed9f94c548f29d3 8d93a783	e2f27fd01aae3376 aebafd677ea2c038	No	8.3.4	8.3.4	United States
17	The PHP Group	Executable	f58f0b0ce4be9a75 d4984795bf2aea4c 08312075	835e91daaffb733c edc88c8ed726428e	No	7.1.3	7.1.3	United States
18	The PHP Group	Executable	6ec86f1a056002f8 e90df2c49946f3e4 3250a8e2	e954aeb1d9d4e3bf b0a6e59b72dcc6a0	No	8.2.13	8.2.13	United States
19	The PHP Group	Executable	93902439bccdd2ec f2e55c7190a71d0d ea89cafa	2aa11227e191468b 62b36b432dd251e6	No	8.3.3	8.3.3	United States
20	The PHP Group	Executable	1f2a62ac76dce3ae d38a02c9488e1b21 800ffeba	ccb65304aeaac0f3 527bc8a887870d70	No	8.3.4	8.3.4	United States
21	The PHP Group	Executable	8098e9aca5347ad0 83df18251304ec6d 5a4bc059	fffcacfe2934b84c 9f759e47c6af04be	No	8.2.17RC2	8.2.17RC2	United States
22	The PHP Group	Executable	29aa81fc68ca06a6 a2c5c94cc88e80b1 0e40380f	6b1bc603a244538c e9d115e67fb1b92a	No	8.2.15	8.2.15	United States
23	The PHP Group	Executable	e76e540aa9e4ba90 7f4d8e4ac72540b6 ae850690	08f75dc63c9a0fe8 9b5d3db83d6bff7b	No	8.2.16	8.2.16	United States
24	The PHP Group	Executable	033be909c482840c 51945e98e8ed1321 a6cf00d5	e201a4d7920ddad5 2bca955862fad9a6	No	8.3.2	8.3.2	United States
25	The PHP Group	Executable	3e62bdb726ca0cbe e48753d56ffec0ad 9a2b4c35	ff35f0245ac0d8e8 44c614bed2b97214	No	8.1.28	8.1.28	United States
26	The PHP Group	Executable	0c2b4c99b751c121 dba48a3d7a69948e 501e1e46	dee7b1a5b9b18b38 6c6c24679a31081f	No	8.2.16	8.2.16	United States
27	The PHP Group	Executable	f13c0ef6a159eabd f2b9396ae2061eeb eb0ed77b	a71d7ea19626ba35 59899130e5ec4770	No	8.1.24	8.1.24	United States
28	The PHP Group	Executable	f31b9ac4047570ec bbb1c7a1ae452be4 304a0f7d	817855bbec6e8190 ce7fc34fee052d13	No	8.2.17	8.2.17	United States
29	The PHP Group	Executable	629bdb7013d1edde 1525d4c3cdfe75ba ab272abf	1143946ef3c29830 0dc593846150235e	No	8.2.15	8.2.15	United States
30	The PHP Group	Executable	66c1c0cfc0cf6e46 2ecac78e95335bca 475fa00d	ae2ca6aa701252bd fc1a619bfddce661	No	8.2.16	8.2.16	United States
31	The PHP Group	Executable	4ddb69d6338d9883 9f2e2cc9cde44160 71cc63ab	8aecf6f48ce4ec04 ce6899a6be4e21a7	No	8.3.2	8.3.2	United States
32	The PHP Group	Executable	c33f0f914c7bafb2 6bf34234da542303 8d0b3d0f	b2a0f6e24221cf4e c38c81700bb2b898	No	8.2.18	8.2.18	United States
33	The PHP Group	Executable	9f32bc916cc72f3b 788386eda51049fe 9c06e9b6	3fd0c6b84c4957ef 80dfd587a84d539a	No	8.3.1	8.3.1	United States
34	The PHP Group	Executable	1bed1125048ed163 2052f424defcf426 2c56fbd5	7683a60210cef8ff 75e1847d1aa56088	No	7.2.2	7.2.2	United States
35	The PHP Group	Executable	e5a1246f3a5f6358 8e511b5af3dff308 bda82e70	9e626bb58c16dc70 b26f9edf175b6a77	No	8.2.8	8.2.8	United States
36	The PHP Group	Executable	d0a5a6af64e30439 b37738a66d73975b a5fb4122	7e000a476f0c23aa 469807e4aafa9665	No	7.4.32	7.4.32	United States
37	The PHP Group	Executable	517b9c0a0055cff0 ab19ca662dcd2d2b 5156c3a8	9f0763c9a03e0b6b 33d00b81bf1c57a7	No	8.2.17	8.2.17	United States
38	The PHP Group	Executable	3fa9eb35f140c366 e7366c54946d5a00 53d3b237	96cdf59092160755 04bd61332757039e	No	8.1.24	8.1.24	United States
39	The PHP Group	Executable	b110a027e9b6dc66 a34dad7604223dea 6b0cbda8	b8e17ba84cab8a24 6c6fabe2aef9102b	No	8.2.17	8.2.17	United States
40	The PHP Group	Executable	3fe20b2f5d824027 756742dd24830c3b 81dd9501	5c23574c9fab6656 452b880584e28b9b	No	8.2.15	8.2.15	United States
41	The PHP Group	Executable	43fa6ccbbe6f1424 932eb46524fc89f0 5a7d322f	fd9d400a182f4e2f 6b903b9b48228ce6	No	7.3.33	7.3.33	United States
42	The PHP Group	Executable	1c22643336415b81 b74837890ddb3aa6 de64237a	8ef4162def5a980e 77915f5d2cb5bf60	No	8.2.3	8.2.3	United States
43	The PHP Group	Executable	97416cdc5fd0d2ab 300b89efe2e4e547 3e021155	b3ff58d2a47b04e1 66e4a7b4ee5f1f9b	No	7.4.25	7.4.25	United States
44	The PHP Group	Executable	826eafe50c36c46b fb2fa6e41eecf6a2 a46564cf	ddf359568e112af3 fc50e58ac4b20d26	No	8.3.4	8.3.4	United States
45	The PHP Group	Executable	1229698b770177c7 e0a44c838d5d8147 5a3bf68a	b1b2bdc5e4e64aab c54c2c5fd7f25be3	No	8.3.4	8.3.4	United States
46	The PHP Group	Executable	2fe86672935a2a0c e335d9744facae36 bd5b1d9b	4f172ef5143e0d50 05dccd55b0d741fd	No	8.2.18	8.2.18	United States
47	The PHP Group	Executable	5e0fcf4b7558e62b 4ba6c9b62d769079 879f0fab	4ed5dfe3dd5c9da7 a215bb5cf6d2cadb	No	8.1.27	8.1.27	United States
48	The PHP Group	Executable	f59b5ebc3b92e669 1e5a2b7bbcb8ff5f 536f1671	aa9306dfbe1cb20e db39d4fcf3dde2f4	No	8.2.18	8.2.18	United States
49	The PHP Group	Executable	1ced3001725c21ce cf9b7612a91a71e3 b8868f0b	6ef136b53e2933b3 e4b7d12bb4af2799	No	8.2.16RC1	8.2.16RC1	United States
50	The PHP Group	Executable	eef5da22bd07eecd 6147aad3870ccdfc 68540d98	cb2f7582b0303f52 37532912ef5c8291	No	8.3.2	8.3.2	United States
51	The PHP Group	Executable	f326462344be6468 3055994e79ee08d9 e0b4a08b	cee985f825084e3d 2fd0a406faa10e86	No	8.3.3	8.3.3	United States

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