What is realsched.exe?
realsched.exe is a legitimate file. This process is used to schedule automatic updates for RealPlayer. It is developed by RealPlayer Software. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as realsched.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with realsched.exe malware?
The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the rdpclip.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the realsched.exe and open the location, if the location is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe, then the system is not affected by realsched.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by realsched.exe malware.
How to remove the realsched.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 realsched.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 12 October 2011 at 8:04 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | 9e9ec7ca61b2cb5b 3fce48bf93b0b36f b4727a2e |
f0b9f784cddb4a45 6c41a0dacf2d204b |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 0.1.1.45 | 0.1.1.45 | Thailand |
N/A |
| 2 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | b649eb46ca555466 517f8b483c701c83 23358918 |
0a63fc9052ef7e12 6415228e7a3f8cd0 |
EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001 |
Yes | 15.0.5.109 | 15.0.5.109 | 197.248.222.190/32 |
N/A |
| 3 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | 4630f4791924d0f1 20ed7d07d6100d15 64bd49b9 |
9a340c82fbfa470d fe10420c731f3cd7 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 0.1.1.45 | 0.1.1.45 | Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
N/A |
| 4 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | 5734b68a71cb5b82 0df3ee2eb75284da cbf6f8f1 |
550e7d1718fae03d db64e6a3758b2079 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 0.1.1.494 | 0.1.1.494 | Morocco |
N/A |
First Seen: 22 November 2011 at 9:28 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | da4fe7632ed77125 8bb0d5e5ee1efd9b ece8086e |
8e53b67fa3816e85 4b07c5dc66e10730 |
Yes | 15.0.4.53 | 15.0.4.53 | 10.224.1.58/32 |
| 2 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | f4be4a20a7f07c34 c7fc4ab0096e13bf 12d2ff9c |
2cfa297e8ee94c4c 7c41a65f6ab75816 |
Yes | 15.0.3.37 | 15.0.3.37 | 10.224.1.58/32 |
| 3 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | 03e959fc5c003f3c 04c86a3711f630e6 4c0b2787 |
96001e712e3cbcff c5c5fc87fc6bc1a0 |
Yes | 22.0.2.305 | 22.0.2.305 | United States |
| 4 | RealNetworks, Inc. | Executable | 7762e52dcd16f7d6 651ab746bf01b678 90b1315e |
2036a4da0e180e6e 39c72c9c8fa49355 |
Yes | 24.0.2.308 | 24.0.2.308 | 104.238.128.144/32 |

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