How to Remove the shadow.exe virus from PC

What is shadow.exe?

shadow.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as session remote control utility and 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 shadow.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the shadow.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 shadow.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by shadow.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by shadow.exe malware.

How to remove the shadow.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 shadow.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 27 November 2011 at 12:07 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	109c6f45c09a22f0 9e0f01a9f12acb3a 257a76c0	34abd92ace8fc7d5 fc4888d8e57d9af4	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	197.33.232.31/32	N/A
2	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	f3035ae67a556279 73a4d89685525af8 08b02a5e	712abff033823d10 b0c0aa4681c2b3c5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	01e329ee8acc5771 8c7e8e46d60c5208 afb4a21d	df58b39fb6bdec13 5351c2fd48f58ef6	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	India	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6f54f2ace1defac8 1b8e6223958d89a3 9a7a701b	80764e9d81df5884 466e6131b644919b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Indonesia	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	d858c1ce6831e490 9107fc16573b585b f0ca3842	e756a0950d0b7efe e493b5b567950b8b	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	dbd50d5574788538 24c8e9e3d0fac8d4 2b3ae77d	87703ec990b0dff7 9f2f7d2b4389ceeb	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
7	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	2547df3e8a4bde59 0414ecb116f79e89 913c59f9	005621c1607c1fde 472f727adf33c6ae	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Ukraine	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4231a38b5d6ad8ca 1cbe160fe4cb9761 c039c4d4	50c683723453e3c8 7703f0b19c738caf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	d7a82e68f532fc86 af60f6367a3e5609 246aae18	3766134e9bd66d74 e5d6eebe8da5c4bb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Nigeria	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c3e4b7c14444d5f9 61bb295b0fd993e7 73d6989d	09c3296c7d8ec7af 6bf79cd410764edd	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Canada	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	71f8f0aceda75417 7a96c5914560e40a 211d6c4c	b21b15355799a096 9fcf71fbd1ed21f2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Nigeria	N/A
12	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	8e7df03beefd9cb9 874271d96e80b591 b8a92169	07579e9689863b2c 48ff6e76de6b56de	Virus.Win32. Golem.a0	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	325dfc272896c233 36ae96848afaa966 77e53706	38ce7be6a1d65f13 33767a240871f672	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Lao People's Democratic Republic	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f5cd5a711d05cd00 eaa247eff01d2c6d fd671689	f18ecded628aebf6 2bea222183bef889	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Internal Submission	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b915cf4c1e45f309 4c658645f974a2b4 acade2df	2cea6ea533bd45c4 e516c06f82fb726c	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	India	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0e21392d7a097c9c 251fc17901924350 9a0cd872	0b8bf7268c47f4cd 8b3889acc57dc2b7	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Indonesia	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	797d62f9a18678de 4ee5d078ef627d01 7ec81f2e	b42f04c20b6e9684 aacc9f242beef329	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Egypt	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	507d1549224e6e1c 3a562e4c9452e3fa 3328203f	ce80b1135ac7d641 d2cb6de176611580	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	United Arab Emirates	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a9efb3d75a396484 e8908f86dfd8e329 2ba7bac4	3b3c46652f9915a6 907d699076189b50	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm .030324-20 48)	5.2.3790.0	China	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	af2693a142a6face ee5b038f61bf6d6b 98f24143	65546a8b43fbcfe5 e8051b4cc2bef8f3	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3c27a87b6d8fe129 8e936a472950633a 15a06edf	cc1715cabf93d8a4 be12b5a35e02d472	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Turkey	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	065b0daae761381c d6bf2bee7193eae3 dc205966	fec8e3abbef9ffed 08e09bb76c035942	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	31.9.135.244/32	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dd604d28466d3080 18db20214a37c881 922a770d	95f9026b5c17ffde a8d668b6925d8aa9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Nigeria	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1751bac222e8f8a4 b94f30a00ea85d39 a65e2e6b	3e8f072b4e8b817c 860a835254458c25	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	37.237.112.33/32	N/A
25	NULL	Executable	38990e921bfc0fef 98dc5c4d3a0e9d03 cb416d2c	9251e9f759eb7604 44f89bec73f4d57f	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ffb83434387acc10 1c6ea90dd8f6a9d4 041ef52d	13e07b39c4352f53 e58cc3ccf06c591a	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Indonesia	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0e48673a3e9d3ce6 635aaafcd62ba096 d0c155fb	e0c0aa0e2dea78b9 b5d62adad859e419	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Morocco	N/A
28	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	33f3efe4e24b4018 58cd08079434563b eb6b2958	b8c15efb6763e519 d97054b95ef1f1d3	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A
29	Blade	Executable	24b4445546594af4 603ee0c5cd28e0c5 59f75e92	3e57869fe51fc627 27d84aa99c4e6dbc	Unclassified Malware	No	3.4.61.0	3.4.61.0	United States	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e158acc45fea3c47 7dc5f24de6c4d0fd 28c3b1a0	ebf0686094353db4 411106f0f7399aaf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Poland	N/A
31	N/A	Executable	390a415ce506f2d7 b849481e546124c3 37e5705c	bed728a467359d98 887cd923872ecb43	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	be2e8a69b7980621 f17a66898356e3e5 b267a9c6	a29fe6cc2790bb87 c7f1b26a05f719f2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Vietnam	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	79bc38edd7b61618 8b1f3e2b6ec419ba 436733d3	8c998c9a3e411021 dd927fae853c9cb1	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Bulgaria	N/A
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fafdd16e55e927b8 0b67f14897af1ec1 b0c4e982	bf70d1150e062f71 d8878cee3b6a3aab	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Iran, Islamic Republic of	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6fefc5aaf59248bf f2099c6e9da70a0e c940731d	4f01d7bf5a3b5c60 95ad109e3f7aae5f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Europe	N/A
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f84c57a3ceff4c3b 2a561a81fa66fc89 9abbefd3	cb1e606b81191a9f cbcb5e246de773b2	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A
37	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	6f4ffcd769e78188 2d33db6ae7312030 ea21faf2	caa0c71ebb02971e bfc99e64f36f7a13	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Ukraine	N/A
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	45bc0bfb7e40dd33 f6bbb19f6f665b2e 0c85511d	445800f770c6526f e7548323193e1bc5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	102.41.88.6/32	N/A
39	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	53543bb2f4ca03f9 f1175fb4bb953e32 2c3205b9	91ee46df9440bf0b aafa554b648a2f61	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Turkey	N/A
40	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a7bf869c3f378876 d13a17a1e0afc09d 87f38e5b	408d7c627344900c b4fec3ef78d77a7f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	102.41.88.6/32	N/A
41	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c80ac5c3ff8738c1 9fa69914493da3c8 da1a01b7	378eaa4319735fd7 5abb00548879723f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850)	6.1.7601.1 7514	Egypt	N/A
42	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8065377cb07e1cf3 5beac23d38cb7662 b1772df0	6573ec4661a4af6b b5c73466e4a3e602	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	197.36.94.158/32	N/A
43	N/A	Executable	b88675fddaa46a68 b237b398a0af7396 f30b4b78	f68a3c06d98c9dbb fca83726c6f8a5b1	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
44	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b3e3aba9020de0a8 e7c553ae0de0ac47 a9840709	57c9b8a3c1669734 e341d2032f4d780a	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Taiwan	N/A
45	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e76d6f6150dc19cd b5f48d9d49cc7b59 3b864d11	c3d499152f45d7bc 3021269d9ff9fbd1	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	6.1.7600.1 6385	Nigeria	N/A
46	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	aa180868855d5788 e761e9f741374083 5f357ba3	4277fab6c4cee73f 839a793d7a265f23	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Ukraine	N/A
47	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	56cd1e3487421a52 80ee1d4bca3b1e93 e9374c0a	1435bdf4dce3904a bede03f7c6c16c2b	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Turkey	N/A
48	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6745adb046cfba7a 98824f2969c64f89 63d6c641	d9419a4bcf63947c 3d2d8b1b3da1c64d	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	United States	N/A
49	N/A	Executable	3a8775c12189b531 0a0adba759965e98 e7222b34	611dd837eb587e08 8fe8791a6d52d80b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
50	N/A	Executable	ab3f34f36259ba0a 1de0dc78189108dd cb564427	592969a69046669c 3970889f2320ad47	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
51	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	70daf64a4ac87f0d d9c9403cb2d58cc5 9231f740	85693a63777ea863 626f0a959867f954	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Ukraine	N/A
52	N/A	Executable	8e434e5dec7d9dcd c7079ab9722b96b3 1e134d86	92e3842837424af1 404272e84980dae6	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	N/A	N/A	New Zealand	N/A
53	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	3e900c9e27d7bef4 6c90894eacb73f8b db32c2b6	0a774de4c1433016 3a9782bb7d7e2981	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Russian Federation	N/A

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First Seen: 23 April 2010 at 1:45 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0bb1a111273caf74 55e306ce433931bb 31210886	8795338953ebad85 87076d9b81c82991	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Internal Submission
2	N/A	Executable	2b2e915daf631a94 2743e8ce56ac0f59 f1b0879c	3edfe90442dba3a8 029a03832292e8a7	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
3	N/A	Executable	bb38d9e3838af28e 5f372309a18a58c4 df28d926	d9ac0f06f9fb4d4d 2ba5a57557ee752f	No	N/A	N/A	Argentina
4	N/A	Executable	8db6e02e06313d87 80c0fd67c8723465 cd50917c	84fb17e4b010479d 0129c495c5cae574	No	N/A	N/A	10.0.17.142/32
5	N/A	Executable	8d68cb489754f6d9 c11efcce4d38db9e 12d7cc19	bdd6db9399c2239f 0d589e55c6cd5be2	No	N/A	N/A	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2de0d17ce42963b4 7e7b98f157fcf6e6 80f7e463	5c6d859fea546397 33e8b312d12ca653	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	Internal Submission
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	def95649b2a9054c c3c6c8e5d486c69d 204b262c	5feb024f2ca573f8 5c97a1b4758f4d27	No	5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8)	5.1.2600.0	10.224.1.117/32
8	ESET	Executable	2055ca9ee136ecbb cff2de64c28981ab 0a1b3a81	1d5a109b1459ee9a 7dd456adeffdc267	Yes	1.0.0.8	1.0.0.1	United States
9	KvR member: Asseca	Executable	de342941fb8f4af3 93825640e35cd8f4 3fde8c97	c3fd72858df7fd19 3484d536d2f95e33	No	2.4.2	2.4.2	Internal Submission
10	MG WAY CORP - all rights reserved ©	Executable	5307b8fefe1e0f11 e3812b0b5c62cd38 28845900	bb04dd2210ac6e96 72dde69d91e93e48	No	1.0	1.0	Internal Submission
11	Lenovo Group Limited	Executable	1c92a5cc0ed2dfd4 64eb396d897e8727 be39485a	e015cfdb8908e996 a9c404ef1d6c0181	Yes	4,50,35,0	4,50,35,0	Singapore
12	NULL	Executable	a6ca218a3d1b82ea 2e008d7347c505d5 7db63849	fb44322fdf07dba9 30fabe527b2a6a62	No	NULL	NULL	United States
13	N/A	Executable	2d64b528bb176c19 eab3894e04720e9e 1d20e28b	2527a89fe4435474 2bc957591910e203	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.25.207/32

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