What is sethc.exe?
sethc.exe is a legitimate file. This process is associated with Windows NT High Contrast Invocation. It belongs to Microsoft Windows Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32 The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as sethc.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with sethc.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with sethc.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the sethc.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
How to remove the sethc.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the sethc.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 22 September 2020 at 3:20 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 28cfc4637359679e 33dde981819c357c 564b574d |
779c41bc1679e050 3e56e445daedd2f0 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
 India |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 91f17e68c8bae0fc c9c4ae1d148a5fcc e7ec4e46 |
3d1f5dd9c1006311 073556d4cffa2aad |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850) |
6.1.7601.1 7514 |
 102.41.94.50/32 |
N/A |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ecbc234dd79233aa b8a817d8f68c0cb2 a79e0ba9 |
4fbba84749ab83c8 40df8aca3d4af2d4 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850) |
6.1.7601.1 7514 |
156.211.80.165/32 |
N/A |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | b67fdc51171e79dd f93c44c9d65b138b 0f92b87b |
0ecb2eabfd220623 a3cd033a924fd6f9 |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A |  Turkey |
N/A |
Egypt
Russian FederationFirst Seen: 21 January 2020 at 12:46 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 3c492033ba7ea012 6d04ff249c3e17f4 d01cb2fe |
8bbc17442f0c5e52 ea84768b9bb32f43 |
No | 10.0.21387 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.21387 .1 |
 United States |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 740b364043d63b81 ce94936de9d3d128 71e171fb |
7ed68c8c3b8d1c33 53adb417eeb40c57 |
No | 10.0.16299 .1992 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.16299 .1992 |
103.112.149.34/32 |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | 5030404ea3f9ba52 893c2a2609e59b80 96264d89 |
fa91d0e57b019664 4989f5ae1c429053 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 31c199f0c16c745f e9d5c4f3df1ff9c6 f8e1498e |
8f276a3dbcc67e39 aef81f509608ee71 |
No | 10.0.20215 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.20215 .1000 |
 Romania |
