How to Remove the sethc.exe virus from PC

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

When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the sethc.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by sethc.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by sethc.exe malware.

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!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 21 June 2020 at 2:41 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4ddcdfa72f0c2e7d 39a9387ba7d641d6 0d8b873a	b19e856414c9875c 4064c46d2ea7a373	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	Russian Federation	N/A
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	N/A	Executable	b67fdc51171e79dd f93c44c9d65b138b 0f92b87b	0ecb2eabfd220623 a3cd033a924fd6f9	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f9f35203091255ed 86ce0429c1492a69 77299389	7b48e822dbc38205 d72182ce4133aa58	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7a4cf688ae2031ff 94126f3acd6d1c18 5b47908c	e6e9c2f1a75b2ed5 28470df7c64ca704	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	102.42.187.39/32	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d8c714b0e6280eaf 9807c908e72a3c6e d36d14cb	32e56dba42310ae5 4294d9c92eb0efa9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	102.41.88.6/32	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3d9815592d867d6c b2fb5d684782950b 4f8c23fe	dde24b7b32dc4e3a 6278d48132d35dcc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Egypt	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	5001282970312482 dec19487b69be81e 71fdc381	627ad45116aeddd6 5bbdc2d21e599cc2	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7eebcc0b25575767 6b9abbba9e5d3029 f8e6a41b	e61aae095048ecad 97e69ca66dba5c71	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	Turkey	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2c76af056bd496ff 04a99b6a5ea11411 5e6e9566	67990c022d4fb661 0669755665a781b1	Virus.Win32. Expiro.CG	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Turkey	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	403d86e4202fec4b 03fa229283cdee2d bc09999b	4f24dea6674adf89 6bbec9f970048dab	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	Taiwan	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dd7c8d64708cf9d8 c23440ac2cc3dc1e 0cb44fca	df704a2292540839 81a7985f24820296	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2113)	5.1.2600.5 512	Turkey	N/A
15	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	1d1892679fa64338 85a105f7a52cf0fa 958b65c3	b12a010810d300cd 25e09872a9c0e9c8	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	5.1.2600.2 180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	5.1.2600.2 180	Russian Federation	N/A

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First 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
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	882276bd3f5a413a ce6f30d5a458077e f200a1ac	914022531faeee94 96db2116ba60680d	No	10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .1	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a15fdc8299bd95b3 149cd158f2734e48 e4ba8f10	b37f6df3b7479ea6 88907bb78c870a9f	No	10.0.19041 .3636 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3636	United States
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	09266fa908208519 dab2dd1907ac5010 4c67c912	404285ab68051046 aa231af3fd282650	No	10.0.19041 .3636 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3636	United States
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5aa90cc89a95c853 2117b9fa857c9baa c88abb5c	79b368594321417e 6bf79fb308dd9df3	No	10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .1	United States
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	60e55ad79b0711f7 e0363a1fee35a8fe 06702b55	5a876eca2fb08bcf f2369088a6d060e3	No	10.0.22468 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.22468 .1000	United States
10	N/A	Non-executable	77815611cf097bca a0d8d8b96bc3d874 a9a678bd	8f451855d8feb667 65e70bd5d57366c3	No	N/A	N/A	United States
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	04c904fa5ccff167 7810f567793a268f 37d481cd	8d93dfd0d83fe6e6 d9579e2b32df736e	No	10.0.22593 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.22593 .1	India
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9c7dc9b6830297c8 f759d1f46c8b3666 4e26c031	8ba3a9702a3f1799 431cad6a290223a6	No	10.0.19041 .388 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .388	Italy
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	076660f81fc9220c e0a8adcbf39952c5 a9e1855d	de21ffd26bf8f10a 89e52f70e1166522	No	10.0.16299 .1992 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.16299 .1992	103.112.149.34/32
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	bb20212324c06b99 aefef739c20c2c5a 68532c31	706e11a3e6eb296d bb31919128db8bb1	No	10.0.19041 .3570 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .3570	United States
15	N/A	Non-executable	e4a8233b96bf481b c3047c94a3169fda 3266c925	bc0f29e194acc453 d4696752e275d987	No	N/A	N/A	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	465de4806abb0006 7132395ee41120a2 aa7b797c	7c0955889626fccc 2c6ab738ee7ce5bf	No	10.0.20215 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.20215 .1000	Romania
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2bdf95cca2fcf160 19414f7fcb8735cc ac634bc7	aa9a6e4dada12100 1cfdf184b9758bbe	No	10.0.19041 .388 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.19041 .388	Italy
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	136bb81b8c4a254f 526267c5aca0ffe2 4e061017	8d36fb2476a4538c ab1856d46b4400e7	No	10.0.21387 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	10.0.21387 .1	United States
19	N/A	Non-executable	2991308273d063a3 c096d8f72cb9d746 805699cb	8a4aa3d8e38fd4ec 192edace2271d1fd	No	N/A	N/A	United States

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How to Remove “sethc.exe”

What is sethc.exe?

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