How to Remove “secedit.exe”

What is secedit.exe?

secedit.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Windows Security Configuration Editor Tool and it belongs to Windows Operating System. You can locate the file in C:\Windows. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after secedit.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with secedit.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:
1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the secedit.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 secedit.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 secedit.exe malware using CCE, 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 secedit.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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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 fe7920a8f856ca9d
7da2d5acaa32f4b9
0bb660b7
d31254654eb366a4
9d389c0b5bc0efc0
Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
Greece N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 7e238ef557c215bb
20467df312ec16a7
f585b36e
e399a2a10378f8e3
066fbd8062e776bc
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
Indonesia N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 7416ab07bc9a9123
935eb073a7bfca70
a2e32a19
b94c091c695a7148
008d38f04245e730
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
Indonesia N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable c8f7a10664bbf4ef
695ceab1575878f4
bd6bcec7
8132d107894d0d83
0b54808c80f00bde
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.naf
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Russian Federation N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 27 June 2008 at 10:31 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Корпорация Майкрософт Executable 0051201cab955b22
f4a3b940be7380a7
cc0eb307
fca9e12eeffd7db7
7e81ab67f604dac9
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2113)
5.1.2600.5
512
Internal Submission
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2bebb9f6dcc0c957
782d37bbab10030c
ce50843e
45808e221a6a9035
9d44ded609a2fa0a
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2113)
5.1.2600.5
512
10.224.25.43/32
3 N/A Executable 2c2bb51e53241cdd
20933f99696d7a46
3de62589
bb19a05c6101dec7
c71d88de20d2ef28
No N/A N/A 10.0.17.146/32
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2bebb9f6dcc0c957
782d37bbab10030c
ce50843e
45808e221a6a9035
9d44ded609a2fa0a
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2113)
5.1.2600.5
512
10.224.25.207/32
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