qgrep.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Google Inc. This process is known as Microsoft Quick Grep and it belongs to the software Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of qgrep.exe to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by qgrep.exe ?
Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:
- Problem during computer startup.
- Problem during program startup.
- Errors while running specific functions.
- Damaged and missing link files.
- Conflict in the process.
- Missing or corrupted driver files.
- Invalid Windows registry.
- Hardware malfunction.
To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:
Step 1: Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL
Step 2: Go to the process tab and right-click on the qgrep.exe file and open its location
If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32. then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.
How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from qgrep.exemalware?
Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware infections and also removes any virus infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the qgrep.exemalware from your system.
Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Check the option “Do not detect new networks again” when the Comodo Internet Security firewall activates.
Step 3: After the process of network detection is finished, click “Close” button.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.
Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.
Step 7: If the system is infected with qgrep.exemalware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove qgrep.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 29f9d71926ece24c cf2856ad5f161e73 dbef2423 |
8600823c5cdf304c 9baebfe9cdbf3e80 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | N/A | N/A |  105.104.161.205/32 |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | aa301f20193b44dd 82d6be3a267a7f1c 8dc14276 |
b84ca270242b0431 a2d37bce24a10124 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 5.00.2134. 1 |
5.00.2134. 1 |
Internal Submission |
N/A |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 58c875fd8514c280 6105f3fa0e0a3cad bb3e4bed |
94c27b701f547a7a f3e2ed6fe4040fc7 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 5.2.3790.0 built by: dnsrv_dev( v-smgum) |
5.2.3790.0 |  Ukraine |
N/A |
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | afc058268475cbac 7c92241c2ff13d69 2a4a9c8a |
86631df27e02cc35 6badf6fe42807f94 |
No | 5.2.3790.0 built by: dnsrv_dev( v-smgum) |
5.2.3790.0 | Internal Submission |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | c6d0c1ce26f549e4 bde5c3dd155af2b6 b335cdce |
9bb1f39a07b4456f 01db7640259b3710 |
No | 5.00.2134. 1 |
5.00.2134. 1 |
Internal Submission |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | 18bc160ac64f2198 0b6c34d8399ce6c8 1af136ca |
15e8a1819f2814e1 8d5cabdefc687c74 |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | afc058268475cbac 7c92241c2ff13d69 2a4a9c8a |
86631df27e02cc35 6badf6fe42807f94 |
No | 5.2.3790.0 built by: dnsrv_dev( v-smgum) |
5.2.3790.0 |  United States |
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