How to Remove “recover.exe”

What is recover.exe?

recover.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Recover Files Utility and it is associated with Microsoft Windows Operating System. You can locate the file in C:\Windows. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after recover.exe file.


Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with recover.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 recover.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Windows, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove recover.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 recover.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 recover.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!

 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 October 2011 at 10:27 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 0b95dd922a3c1304
3699bb9e92914121
aba7f350
03f94f5ea26f8dac
1359170933cfe60d
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Indonesia N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable a5daa5d0ea1ab2f1
6679c8fd6cdc035b
6bd5bd59
5b930c941bdd8306
1940e65fd549c439
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Egypt N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 22d602c3285febb2
9f07c084a1855274
a1013314
fb2a00f9fb675823
2b395b7e0011565a
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Italy N/A
4 N/A Executable f46666026348131d
5accfff1f53718b5
1e66caef
aab1dbfdc644f710
1b88f811cc53143d
Virus.Win32.
Virut.Ce
No N/A N/A New Zealand N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 08 May 2009 at 3:05 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Rakuten Inc. Executable 88e0d2963aba4b11
27d2c1e738016987
57cf7e34
4e993665e2572d40
cffbd8dd55c38430
Yes 1.0.0.0 1.0.0.0 Internal Submission
2 N/A Executable f4871f6e45dad10b
5f330a776274406f
9bc13ec0
d8d50f4ce9525098
96d20ced7378213f
No N/A N/A 10.224.25.96/32
3 itWatch GmbH Executable c4f4d7be235251b9
84c72de2b1725220
9a1124ca
2554616510f70c41
40ab9fb0d019d316
No 3.56.06 3.56.06 Internal Submission
4 Acronis Executable 6fcaebd8438d264d
3512a5f818b5b02f
28a2aa95
113b23c16f2fa5f0
18ae5dc9c630886d
No 1,0,0,131 1,0,0,131 United States
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