How to Remove the plink.exe virus from PC

What is plink.exe?

plink.exe is a legitimate file component of SecurSurf software developed by Simon Tatham, plink.exe is also known as Command-Line SSH. It's default location in the computer is C:\Program Files.

Malware programmers create files with virus codes and name them after plink.exe to spread malwares on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If your PC is infected with plink.exe, you will either have your internet browser redirecting you involuntarily to irrelevant websites, or you will notice plink.exe taking too much CPU usage. Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible plink.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:\Program Files, then you should run an antivirus scan to get ride of the malware.

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

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 31 December 2011 at 9:26 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	28e9e1f3e8f17fc4 9c6db764524545b0 3266e586	8ccd2f7c2a2dd074 a15fdb65b84154de	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	c1f04746ab837998 680bbf35b75dcb31 eea339a4	01b4b2ddb6b0dacd 49b0b178d461e6ec	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Brazil	N/A
3	Simon Tatham	Executable	f231471fb1b5ba11 7573240941d828c2 08e0c300	53dc444dc0a6f0bd 106be39390d81b11	Virus.Win32. CrazyPrier.A	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Internal Submission	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	005c9ba24a47fbfd fa33cd67fbc0311e 8d74032d	020b2083af211a4d 13521e343897b686	TrojWare.Win 32.Agent.~SV O	No	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom	N/A

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First Seen: 22 September 2008 at 12:29 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Simon Tatham	Executable	59dfb230200d52e8 82db3e5287aad631 0d66b5ab	fde45408141cf831 c479a76c068deb4c	No	Developmen t snapshot 2010-12-17 :r9028	Developmen t snapshot 2010-12-17 :r9028	10.224.1.59/32
2	Simon Tatham	Executable	17b14f73552d258c 5131021a82bde290 180a961d	9a604eedf90b79c1 13cad0a6bf8a009a	Yes	Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree	Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree	United Kingdom
3	Simon Tatham	Executable	d20e4899b04adc9b 5ce501f3687a6f1d cebbdd13	3d1ce414b1c56cf8 b1b69ce732a9e41f	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	10.224.1.53/32
4	Simon Tatham	Executable	a068dcd7897210bf 7f067e8e2efa3246 1e6e66be	f3bc22e46dfb7d17 9f673d641d03b384	No	Release 0.77	Release 0.77	United States
5	Simon Tatham	Executable	af6f3266b0fcc376 3503ebc96050e88a aaa35c48	168fd1d2a0af4fda a019f351fd03204d	Yes	Release 0.80	Release 0.80	United States
6	Simon Tatham	Executable	185ec713d5e791f8 5c75441d9a70062c 5cd1b08b	2cc374702ddccc89 0b7790528e339d30	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	104.238.128.144/32
7	Simon Tatham	Executable	7c403a9ed31fb489 2afc8b9777a456c4 564c9b6e	7f631b87f44073f9 29aed8dbebab5db9	No	Release 0.61	Release 0.61	Internal Submission
8	Simon Tatham	Executable	17b14f73552d258c 5131021a82bde290 180a961d	9a604eedf90b79c1 13cad0a6bf8a009a	Yes	Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree	Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree	United States
9	Simon Tatham	Executable	a299c9602f64060a facd69df90bec09c 4968f8a3	756751ce927416ee 7db24da9ec0b5009	Yes	Release 0.80	Release 0.80	United States
10	N/A	Executable	588346ebb13ebdfa 0a55582ceff8dda4 dd8cb292	1cea0dc9010deccf 558120476c6bf6d6	No	N/A	N/A	United States
11	Simon Tatham	Executable	8bbfb9abbbf86193 a9227505074c847f 5f98ce66	543b6ac6b3af328a 7f05ff3304caa72b	No	Unidentifi ed build	Unidentifi ed build	104.238.128.144/32
12	Simon Tatham	Executable	96bc2b04dd99eb3f f1591041d8436600 d9c36510	a4a91ccb655d1c9e b0c7f61537918b0e	No	发布版 0.62cn	发布版 0.62cn	Internal Submission
13	Simon Tatham	Executable	7c403a9ed31fb489 2afc8b9777a456c4 564c9b6e	7f631b87f44073f9 29aed8dbebab5db9	No	Release 0.61	Release 0.61	10.224.1.53/32
14	N/A	Executable	15b2a1c97484782d 78d39c50ff612bbc 1c19a360	cd2b0a802ec0aa3c 3a239d607b4b8b94	No	N/A	N/A	Cyprus
15	Simon Tatham	Executable	641ea9689b96c441 d3da4b5e822c4e68 0da8a461	75f5df9679b08b2c 3bc340cfd299dd3d	Yes	Release 0.79	Release 0.79	104.238.128.144/32
16	Simon Tatham	Executable	81f421cad6ca3de1 f65abe39b0acd40b 02ea06ad	b200cb2bf2275d73 791ddb5532cd0b0f	Yes	Release 0.83	Release 0.83	United States
17	Simon Tatham	Executable	34b1ced7c1755d9d 2047f061953c1745 7f971fe5	362249b8efe4e8e3 032756c12a3a186e	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	United States
18	Simon Tatham	Executable	64f6f7b83e64dc81 417c1f07738efb09 63bb693d	b7973d1f9e566e24 62a67018eacafdd4	Yes	Release 0.82	Release 0.82	United States
19	Simon Tatham	Executable	54cb8f310364c813 d93886898e98474d 34271fbd	bb2d0cf61f0690c1 73feb59ca4faced8	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	104.238.128.144/32
20	Simon Tatham	Executable	7ec5becda0524537 45e8370dd0b46e7e 65632ac7	abbd7ecbb9bab9f0 2ccc5cf136d988f2	Yes	Release 0.82	Release 0.82	United States
21	N/A	Executable	2e5415ff6b9937c1 5f11a6db0ece1097 c7e6f850	e235a4f3941003e4 5c31797eae9a4915	No	2.3.0.0	2.3.0.0	Internal Submission
22	Simon Tatham	Executable	e2740c7cef197ea1 7e39ca1356391b94 e026dd0b	e18c509656fcfe25 c3b2ff9ff335706e	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	United States
23	Simon Tatham	Executable	03e0a920e5082c09 5d301fae87813e3c 0bc37ed3	02246bae8e0e39cc f0f82802ab951f8a	No	Release 0.62-jp201 11214	Release 0.62-jp201 11214	Internal Submission
24	Simon Tatham	Executable	167827dcdd5a71f1 d9a5655100a48060 b5546db9	86b89daf08c5d539 7f0e4ad24ee16e20	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	United States
25	Simon Tatham	Executable	641ea9689b96c441 d3da4b5e822c4e68 0da8a461	75f5df9679b08b2c 3bc340cfd299dd3d	Yes	Release 0.79	Release 0.79	United States
26	Simon Tatham	Executable	2ec633fbff698f37 11f9cee5b32181f4 9f851337	812276f82e02d4d4 4412f7856f286c42	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
27	Simon Tatham	Executable	1800113dc0241fec 35b749db6ce06ffb 171719e1	bce33539f0b180a4 34d504b68cf7b5f9	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
28	Simon Tatham	Executable	1cca13f71d37865a 2d83838e78eb276a 1d5f14e5	3ecc8287310c9c83 d0a1172cc0a77674	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	United States
29	Simon Tatham	Executable	5f3e32e832b20f5f 9cb5e3f6f2ebcaf6 4c9afaf4	8be63093e27bb01c 7dba45e01c3974cb	No	Developmen t snapshot 2010-03-31 :r8911	Developmen t snapshot 2010-03-31 :r8911	Internal Submission
30	Simon Tatham	Executable	45574cb5330333a5 83aba10e045901e4 d1a92f12	e28d03ecec9d5533 9d661838aa453de9	No	Release 0.63	Release 0.63	United States
31	Simon Tatham	Executable	a13beed990e97570 670f8b1fb2058930 2d2619a3	cfe75f1ed4ef7b8c 8c515780972f911a	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	104.238.128.144/32
32	Simon Tatham	Executable	151ea1f471ee0bda 3a69b368ff69ca1b ea34a450	c7e7de985e7758ea 11c3d496bb0f960e	Yes	Release 0.68	Release 0.68	198.20.167.84/32
33	Simon Tatham	Executable	641ea9689b96c441 d3da4b5e822c4e68 0da8a461	75f5df9679b08b2c 3bc340cfd299dd3d	Yes	Release 0.79	Release 0.79	United States
34	Simon Tatham	Executable	798724a8cad18b59 c2d3263d204ff0aa fb42394f	3f91f74686dea15b be5b854ea69c5be1	No	Release 0.70	Release 0.70	United States
35	Simon Tatham	Executable	b87a024dcdebcd65 9982d1462244c7c3 8b75c288	fb21cf3d92c12748 5b291367d72d7459	No	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	United States
36	Simon Tatham	Executable	7ec5becda0524537 45e8370dd0b46e7e 65632ac7	abbd7ecbb9bab9f0 2ccc5cf136d988f2	Yes	Release 0.82	Release 0.82	104.238.128.144/32
37	Simon Tatham	Executable	d3b5c0c60411452a cdc55ed9a31f0dfe 6fa9844e	18ad219e83718aba d87f88097a40d4b6	Yes	Release 0.79	Release 0.79	United States
38	Simon Tatham	Executable	e2740c7cef197ea1 7e39ca1356391b94 e026dd0b	e18c509656fcfe25 c3b2ff9ff335706e	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	104.238.128.144/32
39	N/A	Executable	4059525270476707 eca37bb9f099e4fe 673cacab	8493f256828a070f 00f2b39d646b4ce4	No	N/A	N/A	United States
40	N/A	Executable	9b9e8858d48794a2 13fe736bcf680618 451b1de8	d08c3e301caa4380 5cd75e809b96aedf	No	N/A	N/A	Sweden
41	Simon Tatham	Executable	cd835c05a8b7d522 2403e00166352a4f 4c179f82	92bc5014f76cb938 8e626139717d3833	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
42	Simon Tatham	Executable	ed06ad52c3fb567c e70c47901dfb4d56 0193d0e5	7a6ac5a0c04ea0ba a6e065ae8abc7588	No	Unidentifi ed build	Unidentifi ed build	Internal Submission
43	Simon Tatham	Executable	25c4e2115602a24b 5e9e4b67e5b4de25 d83fdaf4	2ae1c974b73881b4 c954af457a52039a	Yes	Release 0.78	Release 0.78	United States
44	N/A	Executable	db95f2ab426d13d0 bfa6348dd9ea2f35 fff99f0a	088a53261c8ec6ac b18c4b4809fae061	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
45	Simon Tatham	Executable	defa6fdb192dc971 cd65b97c926aa20e 910e6dfd	b9c176353eae0351 55c6398350fdddd9	Yes	Release 0.79	Release 0.79	United States
46	Simon Tatham	Executable	d20e4899b04adc9b 5ce501f3687a6f1d cebbdd13	3d1ce414b1c56cf8 b1b69ce732a9e41f	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	10.224.1.53/32
47	Simon Tatham	Executable	a068dcd7897210bf 7f067e8e2efa3246 1e6e66be	f3bc22e46dfb7d17 9f673d641d03b384	No	Release 0.77	Release 0.77	104.238.128.144/32
48	Simon Tatham	Executable	badba2a6f71a9432 125894506f2c31b7 551f46fb	08369da0f09e6b82 9218f9a8013e0b21	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
49	Simon Tatham	Executable	9561ee79b4008ff6 6c83d966e3322f74 a7549023	1b38b9cbe7bd4e33 951780fa7827105c	No	Release 0.60_q1.12 9	Release 0.60_q1.12 9	Internal Submission
50	Simon Tatham	Executable	ff4ba7ecf5d9f7c6 ead91cf5c0b507fb f6bc501d	7a4f534041c0224a 527392a75a9f737c	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-03-24 :r9125	Developmen t snapshot 2011-03-24 :r9125	10.224.1.116/32
51	Simon Tatham	Executable	38f928d8c9f883fd e1c578bdd1b1ce24 a42b6e8b	30a49ebe0504bde9 e37a2e558a417920	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
52	Simon Tatham	Executable	06d4aba141fd514d 4b2959d08c4fe748 647ec697	c014ad60ed737c9b 2bd7a04e762447fd	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
53	Simon Tatham	Executable	a0c2a56557d2274b 14ae734d104bcc47 3a60cff7	17c5f2ff6a628d03 d180ddfa7dfeb0b0	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	United States
54	Simon Tatham	Executable	0e6a2ae1525016cc fe293730abd4b494 5b49934f	cc62ba67c1200202 d1da784ea0313408	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	United States
55	Simon Tatham	Executable	493570d779bb0301 8780b57e5dff8a41 c7be6b2b	4aca635ce640ad5a 1e21fb4ac2d2eaa1	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	United States
56	Simon Tatham	Executable	cefe1201160681b4 b3aac5d4d74c5d24 a68f6c03	783318f473635b66 7bb56e74a1e7e521	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
57	Simon Tatham	Executable	7b1b0df44337f386 57134644a9a00709 03b091c4	925b503bb4fe60a9 889cdf18cf17411c	Yes	StarNet build	StarNet build	104.238.128.144/32
58	N/A	Executable	a93cdf3db93c336f d9651b7598e12562 062b9ccf	bc1c5149efbae00f 345d6924e31834f9	No	N/A	N/A	104.236.253.252/32
59	Simon Tatham	Executable	447d6a5ed041ace4 541a182006b02dcc 4ba2e740	9af3052cc253b323 2bf8d9fce83b671c	Yes	Release 0.78	Release 0.78	United States
60	Simon Tatham	Executable	e2740c7cef197ea1 7e39ca1356391b94 e026dd0b	e18c509656fcfe25 c3b2ff9ff335706e	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	10.224.1.53/32
61	Simon Tatham	Executable	14a4b8505a1b70d1 be154798a2b2ec14 d9b5a996	9eb9e5d7a086fdbf 8fb211cc95116c45	No	Developmen t snapshot 2012-02-10 :r9404	Developmen t snapshot 2012-02-10 :r9404	Internal Submission
62	Simon Tatham	Executable	f04fa42f49cb14cc afc4fcc9e6576976 390a36de	255e4cd6f9812e3f 89027df911636a53	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	United States
63	Simon Tatham	Executable	5f9cb7afd681e6c7 cece2f3e15108e26 6e6d2860	0287e8b45aa0da64 8018c2646589d914	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	United States
64	Simon Tatham	Executable	c8e457bfd382d222 85560fc5d8d1ce1a 5ae055e3	c168bdace4139b26 1cf812a4d5882318	Yes	Release 0.67	Release 0.67	10.108.51.216/32
65	Simon Tatham	Executable	f855bfc69c1e6296 199492a1eaaeaf32 337a7650	394e79bb46a64b39 57591973a172c563	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Internal Submission
66	Simon Tatham	Executable	64d2115c0c732eae 5e6a168377690f2f f0da2772	2e4e17b0030cf97d cb0786277bfeb2ac	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Internal Submission
67	N/A	Executable	dceec43a7d5a6e4c b8a3b1dcde14ff5f 7a63c5c2	f5411fb99f36624c 0dba2f768e4937a6	No	N/A	N/A	United States
68	Simon Tatham	Executable	d04b402f3a905923 f5759313f0d79441 12eadf45	8f77321cc512e79c 382741d837489c5c	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	United States
69	Simon Tatham	Executable	fe18856cc708980f 07e033ca17a7d7fd c2f98458	75960e7b12ba1831 40b3d7cc2b4943ed	No	Release KUP-SPECIA L	Release KUP-SPECIA L	10.224.1.117/32
70	Simon Tatham	Executable	9cbb47b690141847 4f237e2f062f554e 25e6aeeb	0508fb5f9ec98658 8bffb31ee84a5e12	Yes	Release 0.76	Release 0.76	104.238.128.144/32
71	Simon Tatham	Executable	6adc60a57dba0317 b084a7744f54b814 d2c1694c	5803870782e22a2f 3201f260b910aeef	Yes	Release 0.73	Release 0.73	104.238.128.144/32
72	Simon Tatham	Executable	e696e38dfad9246c fd28bac82a507d4b d1adfb9a	36b67d771f6fa8f4 5b072bec98fda61d	Yes	Release 0.78	Release 0.78	104.238.128.144/32
73	Simon Tatham	Executable	0e6a2ae1525016cc fe293730abd4b494 5b49934f	cc62ba67c1200202 d1da784ea0313408	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	104.238.128.144/32
74	Simon Tatham	Executable	447d6a5ed041ace4 541a182006b02dcc 4ba2e740	9af3052cc253b323 2bf8d9fce83b671c	Yes	Release 0.78	Release 0.78	104.238.128.144/32
75	Simon Tatham	Executable	d9b76fc5dcd1cf0d d1df36b9d7d20f5b eb3e269d	1b28370f5c01a948 992d4ad90904df7a	No	发布版 0.61cn	发布版 0.61cn	Internal Submission
76	Simon Tatham	Executable	a0c2a56557d2274b 14ae734d104bcc47 3a60cff7	17c5f2ff6a628d03 d180ddfa7dfeb0b0	Yes	Release 0.81	Release 0.81	United States
77	Simon Tatham	Executable	118c09ea99a2e818 15c788bd599b24fd 6e703655	553923f2d3aff17e 9002b3b24daeda51	Yes	Release 0.73	Release 0.73	United States

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