What is scm.exe?
Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, scm.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as SQL Setup SCM and it belongs to Microsoft SQL Server. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
scm.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after scm.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with scm.exe malware?
If your system is affected by scm.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- scm.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:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove scm.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove scm.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 | 2d0e77f9581de4e2 35a88cc3c2439060 419eda50 |
39aace3582869619 66b5cbdcbaa0bd19 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 2000.080.0 194.00 |
8.00.194 | Brazil | N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 1bac8c92d356b1bf 60f33f35392270b4 85bd60d0 |
1168090e5bfb9e54 640496f77e7c7acb |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 2000.080.0 194.00 |
8.00.194 | Brazil | N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ae31892b9a3bd0d3 d7a47cd4ba7bb028 ba0ab4e8 |
de00b461889312b6 1ecb7c5d0e639c60 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 2000.080.0 534.00 |
8.00.534 | 197.55.112.6/32 | N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 7a80d6146c6b1d02 f20bffbb4809f493 88e61cee |
db72262b9572a96f a17d346132937a21 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 2000.080.0 194.00 |
8.00.194 | Brazil | N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d3597cbab7574569 96c230a7503450fc 0304f70c |
520a3526dea8fb3f a5026b6de5f3a8a0 |
No | 1998.09.27 | 7.00.584 | Internal Submission |
2 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Executable | efa32aa66c6581c1 8ad9ed8d56beca3e 13ad4d9a |
0d0f7298fdad8edc ccefb8f9a7f2ecbe |
No | 17.4-2019 | 17.4-2019 | 103.251.217.223/32 |
3 | N/A | Executable | 4747a0b6ca54cc52 c1737ae782ccd3a8 29cc6166 |
d42b289b75532f15 5d4c7ce19c89f590 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
4 | N/A | Executable | 8595909ce372efb5 abd497b16545b9ab 70f26581 |
57413a527d536590 afc9bcf63b298948 |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |