What is relog.exe?
Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, relog.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Performance Relogging Utility and it belongs to product Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is located in C:\Windows by default. relog.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after relog.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with relog.exe malware?
If your system is affected by relog.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
- relog.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
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Windows, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove relog.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove relog.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 | b386f505b3926be5 b058133d5a041de1 ff0d607a |
8f4f7262f1118d25 8d84937e69c4f554 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 480467a58f0e6245 d9292fe34306f5df ee4b8df9 |
e16f097a3e02863c 81ae48a58619107a |
Unclassified Malware |
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 | aee25192f3ed7967 bdbed95dc09df296 b8ccb12a |
9b66994dcff20eee a18a27943f0d3b16 |
Virus.Win32. Expiro.isn |
No | 6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850) |
6.1.7601.1 7514 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 13a831a1723d6ef6 787b25a99245c247 ae390dec |
5ae731b4b3fe26ab e4cc40ed8ff050f9 |
Virus.Win32. Expiro.CG |
No | 6.1.7601.1 8869 (win7sp1_g dr.150525- 0603) |
6.1.7601.1 8869 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 258700507da38592 fa56edac0f4beba4 d44985da |
74f395f81dde8228 189be891f8670e31 |
No | 10.0.21387 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.21387 .1 |
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2 | N/A | Non-executable | 361b7ebf3dd44ed0 7799ee73b9eef7e4 0d4acbd8 |
02bc5b20adb11c7a 68be8e774d032022 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Non-executable | 42f6d6d208c6db5e a1086a2ec60f09e1 93a18b39 |
ad49c7ca5364e28d 24306c7328bc9d84 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | bb418a8c485d4303 9c8ffcaaadf71005 5b6f8d55 |
f445286ecb5a74aa f2c103d05879f1c1 |
No | 10.0.19041 .1741 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1741 |
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