How to Remove the pinger.exe virus from PC

What is pinger.exe?

pinger.exe is a legitimate file. It is also called Toshiba pinger. It is used for Toshiba software updates and developed by Toshiba America information systems. It is commonly stored in C:\toshiba\ivp\ism. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as pinger.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with pinger.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 pinger.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:\toshiba\ivp\ism, then the system is not affected by pinger.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by pinger.exe malware

How to remove the pinger.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 pinger.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 01 April 2008 at 3:36 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	fdbc7a18c9d2894d 28a09973e27beb22 fac707e2	b6de1b363739e8ac ea5db06e0441a354	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.E	No	N/A	N/A	197.210.24.104/32	N/A
2	ALSEDI Group	Executable	98ad48da3ca262d0 f13cd9b011797912 c14faa09	2d7804a1039b4d4f b90a9aedcb4ba6e9	Unclassified Malware	No	1.3.0.18	1.3	Internal Submission	N/A
3	TOSHIBA Corporation	Executable	c13e4b9142344cc0 e2e7303c9a4f87cf 6f9b68d6	2a5ed261cee1a68b 378f5caf4b655134	Virus.Win32. Sality.l	No	3.3	3.3	Russian Federation	N/A
4	NULL	Executable	b65098d416b74a55 fa17eaae2bd52d62 1ebc34df	5daf3e0399f5f224 ee7b43026b92ce25	Unclassified Malware	No	3, 3, 8, 1	NULL	Internal Submission	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	5db704e0e5f9720b 8499b1e919b32a36 93a214f7	b398f75a4c861eb0 2624e5d59811db46	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	India	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	0f7a1985e5ca72d3 10bcea5d2c9dd3b6 5a8306ad	4a8cefe527da6556 59727120563ce420	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A	No	N/A	N/A	Canada	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	b2ca29593f927f73 1fa87e7f1d0fe172 aa7c6a31	1c76c0e5b8ede826 cf29286e33c599a5	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
8	TOSHIBA Corporation	Executable	dcf4ed27793a8684 83a8cf7736448f97 ebc4ca3c	b26efd3e6e689e5b dc93eeb8b0e6aa5f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	3.7.0.0	3.7.0.0	United States	N/A
9	Toshiba Corporation	Executable	18fd051a986435a5 8d9f2fd6944384b3 f9c85861	076f5153b42cccba 214b5da3188a7a01	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	3.3	3.3	Saudi Arabia	N/A
10	ALSEDI Group	Executable	126809d20929b38c 3dce2cf8bcb61e92 6d62bbc4	a4252d81dda1be2a 1bc115b7031ad20b	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	1.4.0.26	1.4	Philippines	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	349a2c6a4e5a4f54 c6f8bf9c5ee9db50 89656d3f	54ad7eecfd8964f0 477f2252bbf2a169	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.117/32	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	c1be21dc4e562d02 0443fe15e55f30e3 a08b7a96	d8c514a22e20cc1f abed627a02411111	TrojWare.Win 32.DoS.Pinge r	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	3a213bd3be07fe65 8a203de34667f699 8f01ae0a	25de8cd8695452eb f8b6768530ad7d0d	TrojWare.Win 32.TrojanDow nloader.Dado bra.~JK	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
14	N/A	Executable	1b0435c0e55f9862 88db42eb161cd34d fb9cdbfd	47d3ff5f8bec0a79 d0160aca39435fad	TrojWare.Win 32.Powp.~FNK	No	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom	N/A
15	ALSEDI Group	Executable	6aee1c7117dd4f99 c75f741ea2755fe6 34de8545	059e95a8c20da5bf 10cac1d32404fe0c	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	1.2.0.12	1.1	Philippines	N/A
16	N/A	Executable	7a4cd4d7dd320363 e2c4df578f69d603 6d05e656	b16ff881253e11e3 385d1870140fb09f	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
17	Pinger Company	Executable	a38e23726523d4f0 41e094a542d21643 355cd6b9	049e523bf5c0fd5b c666f5425e6223be	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	1.5.1.7	1.5.1.7	United States	N/A
18	Inven-Shun.com	Executable	c63ed78657e9e749 7ab6bfc53f5d4310 254a3b6b	103f737abc8a0268 f80a606d48a7dc9b	Unclassified Malware	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	66982d21b694db5b a856ad08d7a24882 a08de2bc	0e8736ecdbede2da ea971d6ab39b79b1	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	India	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 03 July 2008 at 6:51 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Executable	decca3840c4797e8 f53cca09071364d2 15b245fd	dfaef6c8f11dd131 e2ff518db8454bc3	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	10.224.1.116/32
2	N/A	Executable	52b574e2eca75f75 7705d24e0f6a3b91 394a5ab8	8b0c4bd804a24591 3b3ae0c9abb7178b	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
3	Pleasant Solutions	Executable	846942f1cd843280 284241e68e57b8fa 7018e7f3	897e317e799499c5 6345f4795b419c31	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
4	N/A	Executable	e9d86616522b1283 829fe8306c64249d 249ffcd1	3454c67ab5b5063d cc7352e7cb2ca455	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.116/32
5	N/A	Executable	acb037991d83ec75 2f1f33605d74f6eb b57398d4	b121460a7454309f 0108a48a56535812	No	N/A	N/A	India
6	N/A	Executable	d7862034a4b73b91 ed711b0abe72606f 87327f55	053eb69c28c7836c da3cf1f4dcb54771	No	3, 3, 6, 0	N/A	United States
7	N/A	Executable	e5e86531327d5009 87dbb709b76460b4 4299fee9	a1ea1b5b619fd55b a23ec14995c20cf3	No	1.0.2.89	1.0.0.0	Poland
8	Europress Software	Executable	282265a662f5fc98 3e5e8114f0a8960a 795c32ca	9195824c88689885 1c592b7bcb9509d3	No	1.06	N/A	Internal Submission
9	N/A	Executable	aaa9f5f651c9afe0 cf28d9f5103ee6c5 68fd5a4a	07659c66ea2872c2 d9bbb0749048253a	No	3, 3, 2, 0	N/A	Internal Submission
10	N/A	Executable	d83214cbd30c1364 072c6e1d2bcbed8e 2911d8d6	ae1dbd81ac9018d7 8b46fb86d697adad	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
11	MB	Executable	355ef61d59a6c40c b7b9541ad4e6c114 63ecc459	61c24bf82132736b b8929c54158f39e8	No	0.9.7.116	Devel	Czech Republic
12	N/A	Executable	8202ec8a82ac23fc 58a3c0ac189cb8ce ecc69876	aceb2f785f82a558 a26021eaae1fc417	No	N/A	N/A	Argentina
13	PROTEK	Executable	5ad84a915d13c68e d20d4e9e19a371cb 2064cb2c	67452738760736f0 2c0a6357c2c3a1a0	No	1.1.0.5	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
14	Microsoft	Executable	2a42a56f454d5c21 feecd9c9f4ddc1ec f1f84e16	9d2d8409444df28a 8b45a5768fefb1f9	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	United States
15	N/A	Executable	084f0bbb0366e78d e84bb046b45f9ed1 b07d2fff	c586486a079018cb 61b897e7e83c1681	No	N/A	N/A	Czech Republic
16	Pishgamsoft	Executable	52531726c9aa8257 81b81cb07ca5a6ba 4320bc46	7edf8f303217203f b1a22261d93cb48b	No	1.3.0.0	1.3.0.0	Internal Submission
17	N/A	Executable	9748f70169ac6526 e4d8bce4e2ef87fe 1339e030	a69736a250bfd746 de302cd2e2a8b3bf	No	1, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 1	United States
18	TOSHIBA Corporation	Executable	24a3d4791fe749dc 2a3d08ca39ef24fc ca5e19a4	2ed75d44e1bc3922 7500b9e3735aa4d5	No	3.3	3.3	Egypt
19	N/A	Executable	973ccb2ecdd06e12 995f923272821711 8bb85436	0aeefda12d80aae0 6a6bc646580de3b8	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
20	N/A	Executable	0071e29b01a5ce7b b80411bc969c812b 7c7d7077	64b00ffa0a2d64fc 0c7d33b88768f0c6	No	N/A	N/A	United States
21	ALSEDI Group	Executable	5a429e7f6484199a 1589495150ef318b 8e7410b2	1ab1813896fa3b27 1b7ee363a4436d5d	No	1.2.0.12	1.1	Internal Submission
22	N/A	Executable	b733d8e92d5d10f1 08e67afb38cadbdc c3dc785d	6dbf2ac2bdaff355 995ab25eccc4cfe1	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
23	N/A	Executable	20232208c4a8c755 d8faf6bc406c3360 3b885a42	1ec0f0d12f24d78a bae39e7ba710eacc	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
24	By gharmori	Executable	6c48b6928f775f4e 5f0f358074c5aa5a d95b44b1	15b4dc88101c6ceb 40c9de1ee048ad75	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission
25	N/A	Executable	0bcc4351928240cb d7a9e2f5bfb74e62 0e2d5f36	2c9827b5dd7fb7e9 122ce3e26e7c9d5b	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
26	decision	Executable	16a50d0b616275a5 4dc6ea9bf615fe94 ff81d00e	1b9f7efeb8df6b76 c6f25782b0475145	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission
27	N/A	Executable	e9048c0d05c0a3d7 da11ef5154f08da4 f34d06e3	04d2b6fed020a41f cff04434779efaea	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Romania
28	Moded by Pisior	Executable	fe895e8a8220d944 159958e00156cbbd b26a7301	e4869c6968fcd616 2c78d79336007b66	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
29	Microsoft	Executable	5a7555da3fc0ac6a 23f6201382ccdbc7 3b235fe7	7288f3a93ab3fce6 0b5fef900992c1db	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	United States
30	Microsoft	Executable	d925575a8caa97c4 6dcce7d0ce0fc246 2bcbf8a9	2bff6d9a90e24ec5 8c7381a577f36860	No	1.00	1.00	United States
31	Microsoft	Executable	51ff212e277f2cfd b39dd1d17667574c 58506cd6	ce2d43362992656c 91e6e777fca833b3	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	United States
32	Maximum Output Software	Executable	89d412f58ec9f896 beb36b56f8e19c0b 3cc443ed	678351f747dac822 227648120bfd06ef	No	1.0.1.1010	0.99.0	Internal Submission
33	N/A	Executable	6ec2a2b4c38aede6 21ce726181700bac b43eb527	d29c13988172672e e3f40baccb548a0b	No	N/A	N/A	United States
34	Privat	Executable	79b7e5eed32e174e 0b5adb9d29bded72 37e70dab	0c9a61aa1835a91a 212e5b57c1df83ed	No	1.00	1.00	India
35	N/A	Executable	620e400f0f05a13a 4706f31aab972479 abf4a559	a51c414f5d75066e f89094d896d9e8d2	No	3, 3, 6, 1	N/A	Portugal
36	privat	Executable	ccb7856b388035d2 e01d969ea84ac142 25292080	08ae3ecb763b2bb1 13c88b58de7af290	No	4.00.0028	4.00.0028	Germany
37	N/A	Executable	6af3b814c164dc1c 9f1fa07106c4cd28 f5cad0a4	680feac1862e7776 b8d6ab4750ecb94c	No	0.5.1.119	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
38	N/A	Executable	9ecdf9bd10eb7b99 c64dad9aa93bdd3b c43f10a4	f227f1901da4cd43 86066422bf5f2dc0	No	3, 3, 6, 1	N/A	Portugal
39	N/A	Executable	933abbb2a6766369 2d4e3a3abbfa7ad6 e2b99192	74b8fe8e4211f0db 644828f84b4b12d7	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
40	N/A	Executable	ce258860cff094cd 5b1137e3649d4080 6543cc36	80ab1f2f567cd1e3 989a65f7189458d7	No	N/A	N/A	Slovakia
41	N/A	Executable	2bf45a751e26a170 b27237b538dc5c4a 565137a3	e7dd14dc1f886b4a ea8f5b87a8a17e34	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
42	N/A	Executable	3353437a6c500d27 7c0342ab50334207 e2d3d545	14dbf36c03f07878 af25a8e7e77b41fe	No	3.5.0.159	3.5.0.0	Internal Submission
43	N/A	Executable	36ae9a6f4398980e 24a52ee1d1ad7a4f ffc60e83	02407a0ac765fa80 ee78a6e125ad1254	No	3, 3, 6, 1	N/A	Portugal
44	N/A	Executable	bbc85ece0c97b446 60449fd50d71313f 9b4365d3	97264665c1533b9c 38c16a5bb28509ff	No	N/A	N/A	Thailand
45	N/A	Executable	3da49826bc44e03c 3947b3c62ae655f8 6a3affa7	5bfcf75f8773ca9d 93642a6e88164dd4	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation
46	VisualSoft	Executable	ff557d20260d71d2 017281a94b7326d8 350da264	4f70572d2a986d07 2d533f31f4e96be2	No	3.0	N/A	Internal Submission
47	N/A	Executable	01e4d67fa628e439 225015d5e553eab5 69d69722	9d0b421d3b3f8b58 b2e6a269c4e0344b	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
48	N/A	Executable	e2454183066581d5 2ca35314a04663a2 642425a9	b3e15d78e92e52f1 cd8ca5bcec7fc8ee	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
49	N/A	Executable	0ba48b719a830afc a84b0045c8d43136 7b29ae93	84bcb07c6a9ddc76 c101c3fd2d368db5	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission