What is restart.exe?
restart.exe is a legitimate file process developed by F-Secure. It is associated with F-Secure Antivirus. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after restart.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with restart.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with restart.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 restart.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.
How to remove restart.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates 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 restart.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 restart.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
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1 | N/A | Executable | 4e88e87f356e591b 954ff53b2433b014 b1802529 |
1e4744cfb988a5cf 45d836fb6c69eb73 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Exante ltd. | Executable | 74b2588cecb51ff9 59fc582738f0254c a35f917b |
050097ca8e21ce24 1334921aa4b5d1c4 |
Yes | 6.173.1.0 | 6.173.1.0 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | fec8afbfdd8312dd 90a84c189690810a b76dff20 |
1b6dc0dce9848f04 533b59c04e934355 |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Exante ltd. | Executable | a846f1c06f745aa7 27861de126fe4de4 46a2b588 |
b9ae8fec86f41cbc 9a620c92930c89f1 |
Yes | 6.145.2 | 6.145.2 | ![]() |