What is shift.exe?
shift.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team. This process is known as GNU Image Manipulation Program Plug-In and it belongs to GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files.
Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of shift.exe to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by shift.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 shift.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 froms hift.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 shift.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 shift.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove shift.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Love Me' | Executable | b8f2919f5d2d9844 a940ad7c03fda24f a176ae85 |
8d74c3ff4dbcbe27 3102ca3fa2da1a95 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | 色熊xx网安vip后门带上帝之门破解版 - [http://www.hkmke.com/] | Executable | cd343ee444922a5d 4a39c8caccf350cb 2352b56f |
d7e2a22559017e04 c6f3f941807314b9 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Agent.OSC F |
No | 1.0.1.8 | 1.0.1.8 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Electronic Arts Inc. | Executable | d1c1b243e2c372db ea48c5ab61ba1db5 93028dde |
75793b5021b740bc 9f60766a0fd8ae47 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1, 0, 2, 0 | 1, 0, 2, 0 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Electronic Arts Inc. | Executable | 75786c99adcc46e0 412c777eef3cac14 525ab021 |
3acf7edb53015578 1a06542218177a80 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A |
No | 1, 0, 0, 0 | 1, 0, 0, 0 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | fb8c86c8a4e7c4d8 ec419ce4986bb00b 2371a10a |
f8d00ab395db9ba9 ffef736ba93031fa |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | Redbrick | Executable | c01c5d0055e9279d dc0bdff2569346a0 40a0fdde |
cf4ab452ca16503f 2cde64d757582510 |
No | 67.0.3396. 103 |
3.4.0 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 256d3b8377ca47fc d042b482b07da8fd a1aabd74 |
052dcb61161b042f b04005ad42bc92a1 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team | Executable | 241ae9e529237a5a 015150d7a73d7527 d93b0ab4 |
92e6779d8e535c79 a43d8ec7c69c2aa4 |
No | 2.8.10.0 | 2.8.10 | ![]() |