How to Remove “settings.exe”

What is settings.exe?

settings.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd. This process is known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Settingsand it belongs to Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of settings.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by settings.exe?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer startup.
  • Problem during program startup.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the settings.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program files then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from settings.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the settings.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.

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: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with settings.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove settings.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!f settings.exe to spread malware infection.

 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 07 October 2011 at 1:28 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
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Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable dd5d44f146985417
6d21032464d4ae48
429c5895
93c77db00c4bd021
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Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 1, 5, 7, 0 1, 5, 7, 0 Romania N/A
2 QingCheng Software Executable 5d2da3ed3f5c6865
62f8493fab67d20e
79e18c12
52024045dc20bbfd
14680f47e2263297
Unclassified
Malware
No 1.11 1.11 Internal Submission N/A
3 KONAMI Executable 4f0674f62c988139
5d93b8f6c778ccd2
f7d58457
a6bf9aab1b1cb847
2936bd419153f037
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 1.0.0.1 1.0.0.1 154.238.122.29/32 N/A
4 KONAMI Executable 2da59b7942a2be98
505ab491fa770287
de6298cf
3da901cb496d8d70
26054b6559004580
Virus.Win32.
Ramnit.K
No 1.0.0.1 1.0.0.1 Indonesia N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 21 March 2009 at 6:19 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Anuko International Ltd. Executable ba9040fe38070112
8cf41e353cb04dc6
97107026
822548adf29f2581
17d0f4c4f67042ad
No 5, 6, 1,
3229
5, 6, 1,
3229
United States
2 N/A Executable 012f25b828995c3c
56d1319b052a272d
8dbe5c2c
fbd9401bb7e4e53f
8ba9dee12e67dabe
Yes N/A N/A United States
3 WR Consulting Executable 8dba2098f3270ae2
0c74929f9a3f0666
f86163fd
135f28e3ebcaf2aa
606b1a9c526bf991
No 4, 3, 0, 0 4, 3, 0, 0 United States
4 Anuko International Ltd. Executable 613d68e2403db891
154c534effcc7f67
c0685155
3eb3de4d2730aa78
1c4a1d99a950a3bc
No 5, 3, 1, 0 5, 3, 1, 0 United States
Display 4 items per page
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