What is ping.exe?
ping.exe is also known as TCP/IP Ping Command. It is a legitimate file that belongs to software Windows Operating System developed by Microsoft Corporation. It's default location in a PC is C:\Windows\System32.
Malware programmers create files with malware and name them after ping.exe to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with ping.exe malware?
If your PC is infected with ping.exe, your internet browser will involuntarily redirect you to irrelevant websites, or you will notice ping.exe taking too much CPU usage. Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible ping.exe malware attack:
Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside the file path C:\Windows\System32, then you should run an antivirus scan to get ride of the malware.
How to remove the ping.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 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 the ping.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 9:43 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 8dac43e77b25bb02 02850bef98af8fe9 bc15d3f4 |
2ff6051839f53447 f69ffea4e86587dd |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-0852) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
 Turkey |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 9d28d9e4491c0ee3 c035adc6181e2efa 00ac96f8 |
f8ffc4fab0783210 f45a10e5fa6efc10 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
 Iran, Islamic Republic of |
N/A |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 25941fb4c5da90f6 2e10486ef603e74a dcb96440 |
b8ff1eb862ddb2b1 173d4587837c7ef5 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
 United States |
N/A |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | cf820045e8313fd7 c5de9cd255e4f085 ab7d8ee4 |
2717fef702a2afcf 7277b82c095ea464 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158) |
5.1.2600.2 180 |
 Egypt |
N/A |
Canada
Trinidad and Tobago
Pakistan
Vietnam
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Indonesia
Ukraine
Taiwan
Czech RepublicFirst Seen: 17 November 2008 at 4:30 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a5fc5b8bea453e9d 450c6a553edc46e9 7bba0cea |
67579f8b04c11bf0 4ac24aaab50915f5 |
No | 10.0.17127 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.17127 .1 |
 Colombia |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 24ee1c0bd81b771b 6c43efa70022efb4 e4318e4f |
a9501d65a5de923d cc6f1d9a492c3cac |
No | 3, 3, 0, 0 | N/A |  Internal Submission |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 9c13c854a4ef9887 9d0cab80ef679b4c 4eccf518 |
2f46799d79d22ac7 2c241ec0322b011d |
No | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
United States |
| 4 | SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. | Executable | c57702a4420e3181 296720b6e274da8a 225a3a3a |
e569fe5144d3ea64 e6a273ddbe988ef4 |
Yes | 10.10.0204 | 10.10.0204 | United States |
