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.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ![]() |
N/A |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 918e5e6c4f5982b4 4f87b46d0305ef8d 2fc3abb0 |
b430094b901c117d 6a211950bdf2ffaa |
No | 10.0.19041 .3636 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .3636 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 31167d2011932cf5 bc4d702edb4cd066 14c2a1e1 |
5595c27cb79d8fef 20c83198ca6e8730 |
No | 4.00 | 4.00 | ![]() |