How to Remove the putty.exe virus from PC

What is putty.exe?

putty.exe is a legitimate file known for its SSH, Telnet and Rlogin Client processes. It is developed by PuTTY Tray, a terminal emulator website. Its location in a computer is C:\Program Files\Common Files by default. Malware programmers create files with malicious codes and name them after putty.exe in an attempt to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

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

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

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 08 October 2011 at 4:12 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Simon Tatham	Executable	c1859553d514d130 d473480157c34838 b8958efd	6c7b85c7908d67ac 6c2dc20eda6858d9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-02-07 :r9078	Developmen t snapshot 2011-02-07 :r9078	Ukraine	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	cde1ab1f3bea2dba 32c1cd711e4180bb 63ad9adb	02e17aa6efb1ea5d aae2fdbd50def92d	TrojWare.Win 32.Agent.QJF	No	N/A	N/A	196.134.15.78/32	N/A
3	N/A	Executable	545d6729bb23d982 aa39b6918f6bb6c0 df7479ab	1c5c2260498a3a61 417fe476e70d98cd	Win32.Neshta .B	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	ba9450f123692a8d cf382d1bd2cd2646 1a472df7	4563114be6718949 632a02f040e1bb83	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom	N/A
5	Simon Tatham	Executable	2af575d276c97ab9 cd93324a0c37bf91 095a9bf2	42ae01da64cc5b67 2ba5c03f6d8b3af1	TrojWare.Win 32.TrojanDro pper.Upatre. GG	No	Release 0.63	Release 0.63	Brazil	N/A
6	PuTTY	Executable	fbb8b8ca692af4be de90a128ae4f8194 44869bfa	ef120902dcd25895 e8bd5f0b7a345fd4	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	0.60 (r3)	0.60 (r3)	Russian Federation	N/A
7	NULL	Executable	e46f211ed104d867 e1a891f4d5ecde18 94fd471b	4ea7b057c6575c91 1558e8124710b4c0	Unclassified Malware	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission	N/A
8	Simon Tatham	Executable	df642a83af4dec95 9e0cc19ccccbd82f 448a7c6e	17dcf87d2fcd74a9 72b254335961b88c	Unclassified Malware	No	Unidentifi ed build	Unidentifi ed build	Internal Submission	N/A
9	Simon Tatham	Executable	d0b089a5eb9eb1fe 8c3f6e819b884146 95e6b2d5	a4c07549a91bf0a0 b298834995d393f4	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	Release 0.61	Release 0.61	10.224.1.117/32	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	ecdb18a0272cb680 f5162c9f2ffac9a3 779b5827	16085e3c556126d3 6c6c12db0bbf1933	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Brazil	N/A
11	Simon Tatham	Executable	c3b366591eb4f8b8 d8500011454d3c7a 756b89e1	c462a4027426aad8 a1ae55f2dabd3b0b	Worm.Win32.G ael.A	No	Developmen t snapshot 2010-01-13 :r8755	Developmen t snapshot 2010-01-13 :r8755	Russian Federation	N/A
12	Simon Tatham	Executable	07b43474f86324d8 0e2b160f5e107835 fdfba083	104a07f991fea2f1 d135459eedbef43f	Virus.Win32. Ravs.a0	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Taiwan	N/A
13	Microsoft Corp.	Executable	184dff82f4de8ebb 5297d0081fc55dbc d908dca5	e29f882a1697e328 091f2658f3ec3274	Backdoor.Win 32.Agent.XAB	No	1, 0, 0, 1	4, 0, 0, 0	Internal Submission	N/A
14	Apache Software Foundation	Executable	6ae66c103db46c1c bf36239dc6ecc19e b694ff76	9925c03cdb33ce05 3e85b381dab31bcb	TrojWare.Win 32.Rozena.A	No	2.2.14	2.2.14	Internal Submission	N/A
15	Simon Tatham	Executable	c4e85f2e8d4b5790 b9f6db197ea67c3d e499724e	8afc81dbd81fa848 3acb4614d2f388f7	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Russian Federation	N/A
16	NULL	Executable	c7db852e67ede872 35164a4eeb1abf25 66b57074	9187ab720ff93195 2ee764db9a79430b	Unclassified Malware	No	NULL	NULL	Internal Submission	N/A
17	N/A	Executable	ed72b96157e75838 4893fcc97003eaea 823be208	5d34989deb45f8ae bb71e83b9f8b82a0	Virus.Win32. Alman.A	No	N/A	N/A	Brazil	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 25 July 2008 at 11:37 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Simon Tatham	Executable	63931f2af6385b8e 1426498d27282c48 47b85618	97b879ffb5976af8 a77cbb1e5b30d859	No	Release 0.60-HEAD- MBS	Release 0.60-HEAD- MBS	United States
2	Simon Tatham	Executable	ae7734e7a54353ab 13ecba780ed62344 332fbc6f	9bb6826905965c13 be1c84cc0ff83f42	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Internal Submission
3	Simon Tatham	Executable	44ac2504a02af84e e142adaa3ea70b86 8185906f	7a0dfc5353ff6de7 de0208a29fa2ffc9	No	Release 0.63	Release 0.63	10.224.25.45/32
4	N/A	Executable	e4d6a34e241e562b 0c6250a4d0d1134c 0d7db70f	f6918ab9914b9e90 d957c2bc58a80371	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.65/32
5	N/A	Executable	0f25e342a6767294 2861467d04d3e17e fe164430	f33f8bcdd0e5ce95 52f12c79be908bc5	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
6	N/A	Executable	a541dc39511d1676 e4b0820b1ec362e9 749894c0	4bdb7f715cf9c4c8 41a34098ff286597	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
7	Simon Tatham	Executable	5045642c9ee69bb1 339c325ff7c8e789 68de70ca	555df9a702db9af7 583fbfb3ab64825a	No	Developmen t snapshot 2012-04-16 :r9457	Developmen t snapshot 2012-04-16 :r9457	Indonesia
8	Simon Tatham	Executable	ae7734e7a54353ab 13ecba780ed62344 332fbc6f	9bb6826905965c13 be1c84cc0ff83f42	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	10.0.17.142/32
9	Simon Tatham	Executable	b11a526d3d37be5c 38e31a56ab762b94 71957cca	40c7b03b56707e50 796091d961fd4769	No	Release 0.61	Release 0.61	Internal Submission
10	N/A	Executable	35b8cf6309d69699 d8e412df473006d9 b9b6fd5a	35cdf39746c9c44b 332f455444b5ef5b	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation
11	Simon Tatham	Executable	53b92ceeb7dea10f 3b10dc8a028492ce 6e0d2429	1fafdcdf242adf76 4c7a23760bbec4c0	No	Developmen t snapshot 2010-03-31 :r8911	Developmen t snapshot 2010-03-31 :r8911	Internal Submission
12	Simon Tatham	Executable	d6005d21174f675f 2ae6228583f7aac6 930bb5db	92ea90bc5ad71f8a f007d6eeb36b78ee	Yes	Release 0.79 (without embedded help)	Release 0.79	United States
13	Simon Tatham	Executable	6ecb5273f1bfb3d8 068e128d09d0053d f829ce02	d8548e64a54239c0 d82bed2d9eabdf1e	No	Developmen t snapshot 2009-04-25 :r8502	Developmen t snapshot 2009-04-25 :r8502	United Arab Emirates
14	N/A	Executable	7ad1d3ff6dcb6d8a 733892bbea23927e 5f59f689	1e10e8facef78a51 d67fc71124af5072	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
15	Sebastien Blavier	Executable	10076726d4a79f2b fa7d559cb78a2c10 46dcd9ea	a70e6596c09de19c edee26cb245aa289	No	0.25 with Putty 0.60	0.25 with Putty 0.60	Internal Submission
16	Sebastien Blavier	Executable	3fc4c11ed7887f59 b244e826f41b5fc9 7c4a0ff0	9fd7e5f0ed93eaaf 9103d40d78c8a22d	No	0.25 with Putty 0.60	0.25 with Putty 0.60	Internal Submission
17	Simon Tatham	Executable	87025d6c6955b099 2c6861e47c67b637 2e3a43c7	8c4a12cce46f48f1 cc4c29e0a5b15372	No	Release 0.60_q1.12 9	Release 0.60_q1.12 9	Internal Submission
18	Simon Tatham	Executable	654da27637813894 043f155b28e949fa b1a002e3	d45509d7bf6ff2ce 0d393fc5597f3067	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Internal Submission
19	Simon Tatham	Executable	5992a8ab7c9040ad 79ead12a03ea626f 397274d3	110f1d9cb98a072b bd1b432d2df0d5be	Yes	Release 0.80 (without embedded help)	Release 0.80	Belgium
20	N/A	Executable	c9b2453ed46b89d3 a82e24708ce3f33d daaf157e	1ab4d8c50db4e2b7 0f6d398800434969	No	N/A	N/A	Brazil
21	Simon Tatham	Executable	c39ba1e011318b3e df295d4bdde3d56b 5de89972	a9c5924063a253f6 4fb86bc924be6996	Yes	Release 0.80 (with embedded help)	Release 0.80	United States
22	Simon Tatham	Executable	a7dbb90e55926e1e 9e6516bc6128ba81 68410a53	01e0f01a6ca082e1 9a4f2ee6925cf28c	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	Russian Federation
23	Simon Tatham	Executable	5b591bf1254323d4 6d3c2c2c68996f20 ad6e893b	a845fd15324296aa 2fc3162aa4d6949b	Yes	Release 0.79 (without embedded help)	Release 0.79	United States
24	N/A	Executable	eaf34f89abfa6ef6 b5ea31c2bb2c18da 9765a753	cd945254b8e7a78f 48597f9d6b183a2c	No	N/A	N/A	India
25	Simon Tatham	Executable	3b1442fbe6a8e961 7f5262862f67de3b 74f3e22b	5e80a3c597498148 3d78c8c0d0524d11	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-31 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-31 :r9371	Poland
26	Simon Tatham	Executable	446ac2bb76e472c1 85f56b2b1246910a 4438246d	f43852a976edcab5 a7c82d248ce242d2	Yes	Release 0.81 (with embedded help)	Release 0.81	United States
27	Simon Tatham	Executable	89c19274ad51b6fb d12fb59908316088 c1135307	a3ccfd0aa0b17fd2 3aa9fd0d84b86c05	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	United States
28	Simon Tatham	Executable	e18c6fd6a0d0d5c1 24c9ef6972a76c47 c28c80a3	b3bb91ad96f2d4c0 41861ce59ba6ac73	Yes	Release 0.76 (with embedded help)	Release 0.76	United States
29	Simon Tatham	Executable	11bb9eda50f71f77 5ee7346a75d547cb f5cd689e	0b32c7ae13fe0066 c7952d1a3775641e	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Internal Submission
30	Simon Tatham	Executable	f77b4e6a6a533321 11691f5b714b1fe8 783a0bbe	2a5868f10c09b783 d8d96c1f1efac28f	Yes	Release 0.76 (with embedded help)	Release 0.76	United States
31	Simon Tatham	Executable	ae7734e7a54353ab 13ecba780ed62344 332fbc6f	9bb6826905965c13 be1c84cc0ff83f42	No	Release 0.60	Release 0.60	10.108.51.119/32
32	Simon Tatham	Executable	468f3f710d6bf64d 10deca0b2fd3b331 cfa516f9	a993025aedf905cc e301a176f3cd62fb	Yes	Release 0.75 (with embedded help)	Release 0.75	United States
33	Simon Tatham	Executable	50e608397667d56d 8d06f8be5d26e216 c008a50d	203b8bbdd0cf7333 6324a24e69123789	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-11-03 :r9326	Developmen t snapshot 2011-11-03 :r9326	Slovakia
34	Simon Tatham	Executable	11bb9eda50f71f77 5ee7346a75d547cb f5cd689e	0b32c7ae13fe0066 c7952d1a3775641e	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-12 :r9371	Internal Submission
35	N/A	Executable	6aabc433e32a42e0 2ffb12d8ce02c023 f3be2676	f646e15a79c21a4e 79cef635d43877b9	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
36	Simon Tatham	Executable	5992a8ab7c9040ad 79ead12a03ea626f 397274d3	110f1d9cb98a072b bd1b432d2df0d5be	Yes	Release 0.80 (without embedded help)	Release 0.80	United States
37	Simon Tatham	Executable	8e81daa8c88a1e40 c60332917c4ad5fa 57acbb23	aad4fa85bc0596ad 354df7792ca0f553	Yes	Release 0.81 (without embedded help)	Release 0.81	United States
38	Sebastien Blavier	Executable	c85e74d56845bf5b a016adb816a374db 82577d3e	bcef6db59381766e b04c83818d6f560f	No	0.25 with Putty 0.60	0.25 with Putty 0.60	Internal Submission
39	Simon Tatham	Executable	89c19274ad51b6fb d12fb59908316088 c1135307	a3ccfd0aa0b17fd2 3aa9fd0d84b86c05	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	10.224.1.53/32
40	Simon Tatham	Executable	6ba657eeadbe6ae0 81f3d3e47aa3e813 c9d9cb6e	e130dfe0dd6c8504 7ef962e08293d6e8	No	Developmen t snapshot 2015-01-21 .ced3a46	Developmen t snapshot 2015-01-21 .ced3a46	United States
41	Simon Tatham	Executable	2762966aeca9984a ee20671f7415b124 cbbdaecd	d589b0a9c6647347 cd37fe452e446bcd	Yes	Release 0.80 (without embedded help)	Release 0.80	United States
42	Simon Tatham	Executable	89c19274ad51b6fb d12fb59908316088 c1135307	a3ccfd0aa0b17fd2 3aa9fd0d84b86c05	No	Release 0.62	Release 0.62	10.224.1.53/32
43	Simon Tatham	Executable	4221a611b175a108 d47de087c33ddf02 f10b4c84	93869e223a327741 09aa4319716c3bad	Yes	Release 0.81 (without embedded help)	Release 0.81	United States
44	Simon Tatham	Executable	89b65beaf877ae55 08dd3b7be1b51584 6f9baff7	c61ec851394a1b7b 5b09b1de01840768	No	Release 0.68	Release 0.68	Brazil
45	Simon Tatham	Executable	8c22f1299012db19 0bcbe25fbc7b72d7 a7f33ab1	ee97327a05e4f83d 043fe05e713297c2	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	Developmen t snapshot 2011-12-13 :r9371	10.224.1.53/32
46	Simon Tatham	Executable	9ded3ce2ae09c37c a173bbd3dcb57258 b72cdbd5	33c9d1e56152e212 367e9c5b01671e45	No	Release 0.66	Release 0.66	United States
47	Simon Tatham	Executable	2eb0d2ad0730adac a7a4a8dd32715cd4 b3809721	47e88c8e89c1e99c a76ec3d8bab8c3d8	Yes	Release 0.79 (with embedded help)	Release 0.79	United States
48	Simon Tatham	Executable	4915680ed456be83 6bb2bb1f9967f193 6d0e8a98	f67a7d3e7eb7accb c2965afcd1739b2b	No	Developmen t snapshot 2011-10-26 :r9326	Developmen t snapshot 2011-10-26 :r9326	United States
49	N/A	Executable	e4d6a34e241e562b 0c6250a4d0d1134c 0d7db70f	f6918ab9914b9e90 d957c2bc58a80371	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
50	Simon Tatham	Executable	7437832f9e22c05e a12202ad460d7441 38dbd5f6	71585c11faf4f3da 35e7f6663dae4a88	No	Release 0.60-VGL	Release 0.60-VGL	France
51	Sebastien Blavier	Executable	9c23182d8489d314 742606dbc6da3f45 9ac4bd10	a03b05002b663c41 42f232032bea2484	No	0.28 with Putty 0.63	0.28 with Putty 0.63	United States
52	Simon Tatham	Executable	d932604ab8e9debe 475415851fd26929 a0c0dcd1	6fa14b3b1c54a26f 0b9bbcd2f6b45899	Yes	Release 0.73 (with embedded help)	Release 0.73	United States
53	Simon Tatham	Executable	676454b639e3260e 1567907ac1aeef54 b089c9bb	bf7b09f772d7dafd ce95a091f279aca0	No	Unidentifi ed build	Unidentifi ed build	Internal Submission