How to Remove “relog.exe”

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
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, 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.

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 1:17 am
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 India 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
United States 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
Canada N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 59ab0f391f75dcf2
ba39236a57cad7e1
391ffe8a
937c962423dfad1d
b6ee3b41b7b6a5bf
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.0
(XPClient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Turkey N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 19 September 2012 at 12:11 am
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
United States
2 N/A Non-executable 361b7ebf3dd44ed0
7799ee73b9eef7e4
0d4acbd8
02bc5b20adb11c7a
68be8e774d032022
No N/A N/A United States
3 N/A Non-executable 42f6d6d208c6db5e
a1086a2ec60f09e1
93a18b39
ad49c7ca5364e28d
24306c7328bc9d84
No N/A N/A United States
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable bb418a8c485d4303
9c8ffcaaadf71005
5b6f8d55
f445286ecb5a74aa
f2c103d05879f1c1
No 10.0.19041
.1741
(WinBuild.
160101.080
0)
10.0.19041
.1741
United States
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