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!
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 |
Tunisia
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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 | 97bd8baebb64a7d0 c3fc9c0dd8f3c271 504f1e05 |
660779a439416d68 2ef88af523596642 |
Yes | Release 0.73 |
Release 0.73 |
 United States |
| 3 | Simon Tatham | Executable | 17b14f73552d258c 5131021a82bde290 180a961d |
9a604eedf90b79c1 13cad0a6bf8a009a |
Yes | Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree |
Release 0.70.2-Sou rcetree |
United Kingdom |
| 4 | Simon Tatham | Executable | 12c7c080cad0b519 6d20903bb7953ee2 8738358c |
9405a87f03802186 32e5a905144912c9 |
Yes | Release 0.78 |
Release 0.78 |
United States |
Cyprus
Sweden
