How to Remove “quickstart.exe”

What is quickstart.exe?

quickstart.exe is a legitimate file process developed by OpenOffice.org. This process is known as OpenOffice.org and it belongs to product OpenOffice. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus are created by malware authors and are named after quickstart.exe file.


Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with quickstart.exe malware:
  • Unstable internet connection
  • Browser redirects to unwanted websites
  • PC performance slows down
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • System screen freezes repeatedly
If you find any of  the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:
  • Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the quickstart.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Windows\System32, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove quickstart.exe  malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove malwares using quickstart.exe, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Download the CCE suite.

Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.

Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.

Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove quickstart.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!
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Malware Entries

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First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 11:22 am
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Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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Virut.Ce
No N/A N/A South Africa N/A
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Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Europe N/A
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Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Brazil N/A
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Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Philippines N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 10 November 2008 at 6:19 am
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Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 The Document Foundation Executable dbe5e9252f817c86
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2 The Document Foundation Executable 5cd17d6569cd6c14
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Yes 7.5.0.3 7.5.0.3 United States
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No N/A N/A 10.224.1.59/32
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