How to Remove “rasautou.exe”

What is rasautou.exe?

Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, rasautou.exe is a legitimate file process that belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System. This process is known as Remote Access Dialer and it is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.
rasautou.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after rasautou.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If your system is affected by rasautou.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:

  • rasautou.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
  • Erratic internet connection
  • Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes
  • PC's processing speed suffers
  • You are redirected to unknown websites

To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:

Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Windows\System32, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove rasautou.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

You can either choose to remove rasautou.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.

To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:

1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.

2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:

  • Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
  • Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
  • Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.

The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use. 
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.

3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.

4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 04 November 2011 at 2:57 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable a8f13b2d87974045
aad2e7d4f25c656e
513d888a
10936ef4461f4faf
bc09e7665fc51934
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Europe N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2a1b746674e1ce6e
dd100691eb4c4eb9
3ec1d214
c845810981bbadb8
17c4e9932d64ed59
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Nigeria N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 77070fbf00f7383f
7c4843e08cfdeac1
9b89fc0d
552ac2dd1a236d86
e34ac3256be546d7
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.CG
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Turkey N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 10954f1d521fa971
63e9c4034b004469
9d21a539
d1f0adea12153366
b31365239aafad17
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Russian Federation N/A
Display 4 items per page
  • 4 items per page
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11

Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 15 June 2012 at 1:14 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 5cbe0a821a80923e
9e1551b28d432416
4abf2727
3d2a3ca96286c9c7
732b518ee367d872
No 4.01 4.01 Internal Submission
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 62a7922f0d47419e
77e3098c83db4460
d18ce84a
6c41f2ec8bd5e833
4615c377d43f6e40
No 6.2.9200.1
6384
(win8_rtm.
120725-124
7)
6.2.9200.1
6384
United States
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 31167d2011932cf5
bc4d702edb4cd066
14c2a1e1
5595c27cb79d8fef
20c83198ca6e8730
No 4.00 4.00 United States
4 N/A Non-executable 37009a43761c6eec
041f33d069e21491
7bf52886
346de3fc999ea9ba
1febe0a538350e49
No N/A N/A United States
Display 4 items per page
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  • 32 items per page
 
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