How to Remove the skype.exe virus from PC

What is skype.exe?

skype.exe is a legitimate process file that works as an executable file component for voice and video chatting application Skype messenger. It is developed by Skype Technologies, which is now a part of Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers create files with malicious codes and name them after skype.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with skype.exe malware:

Internet connection fluctuates
skype.exe takes too much CPU space
PC slows down significantly
Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
Screen freezes constantly

If your PC is infected with skype.exe malware, it will invite other malwares to cause more damage to your computer. Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible rundll32.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside the file path C:\Program Files, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

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

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 14 October 2011 at 6:12 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Cociloha	Executable	6a6c12d208c7ee62 8b4138ffe52ac78c 39bcd8ac	1baadb1741114ec3 f9960f1e0515f35c	Unclassified Malware	Yes	NULL	1.7	172.10.136.88/32	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	f506be30cad8f838 120db9205d9d3fbc 31fd72cc	c9f8bd4fc3283c99 5647123b659d78d5	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
3	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	eafcd724820fcc0e 4db2b3b46f8b273e 5308e2e0	89d50079111a00f1 501dd41eade9859a	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.1.32.112	5.1	Russian Federation	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	d08c2981cba82457 9cdbe0b9bae9bb98 26e29175	4e6bac86faa03f72 dc7b727b4df05029	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Canada	N/A
5	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	050b70e7e6e08854 1cbf1ef7710eeaf0 4aee36f4	44c79b7c8adc34a4 108dea6e2e69802f	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.2.60.113	5.2	Russian Federation	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	53b64073ae033c44 e49e591cb32c8810 afb666d1	9a46d421228d46c0 525a73bb03918b5c	TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.Agent .DC	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	f6cce97e95102c7e 66695c38d330cd81 5e962dc0	c871f6d609ea1b92 a4e343f754ab0e6a	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
8	N/A	Executable	54470a2013e81a75 b75c2f6aa54c5fbf 91449a3c	08043848633cadaa 7c254ded16eeb8c6	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	d9efa711e85001fe f3ecf52ca82cda8f 80e11a88	af3fde1c0bba3162 48da0e148e340844	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	a0aacbf3f6bc2f84 3b1353acb90dea70 6b286d38	2df40d15c700d049 e03c343a76acef15	Application. Win32.Appste r.CA	Yes	N/A	N/A	31.192.138.236/32	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	75cb8d03b5cb31e7 a018f0ad3ef8f603 aa21253b	8d47b19d2369ee90 bc29711845497302	TrojWare.Win 32.Refroso.~ d6	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.116/32	N/A
12	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	670742dab763b844 b0bfd37893f75ab3 b8e4fa7d	a419df89612aa8a8 fb71b66abe1ad2e9	Unclassified Malware	No	5.5.0.124	5.5	Pakistan	N/A
13	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	7a34a0e1e23bd70b f48e932e7172ec11 994d08d3	938cff1a444e550d 41c3cf77e1c73248	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.5.0.124	5.5	Russian Federation	N/A
14	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	b000d194272f053e 2569fd0c6ee2734b a85fc98a	ad78fccaabcf70a7 8c770bd6656effcc	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.3.0.120	5.3	Russian Federation	N/A
15	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	592e91e07a39a29e 8af803cb956627fa 30d63112	d01b0d0a45aeba25 0a2b60e8e8ba2728	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.0.152	5.0	Russian Federation	N/A
16	Provtech Limited	Executable	90f0f90b5b7a963c 4c97ff4b40b33ba2 83cfd0d6	8a531ed27fc615bd 24d802653fde929c	TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Ag ent.Gen	No	9, 6	9.6	Internal Submission	N/A
17	N/A	Executable	0e29cda68485a36b 716c338a7d33bfee 7f1f22f1	9db17717e99f90b5 f94e35a886c86f13	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
18	Microsoft Corp.	Executable	4defdb8d7d4e25b2 c4c0eb64ab27112b 88c96c56	55d0aa26e3842511 4fa9ae77b72a3d85	TrojWare.Win 32.Amtar.dk3	No	1, 0, 0, 1	4, 0, 0, 0	10.224.1.116/32	N/A
19	besNPZjeHQpJd	Executable	22fc1ba4fd380919 501dbc2281348a68 e5ed2c22	9f1d57c09f241d34 6a068fdee4c80268	TrojWare.Win 32.SGen.A	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission	N/A
20	N/A	Executable	eb827158c750348f 436e35bf92a3fe85 157991ac	c17f30d59e2c6e50 c04cdc742db6d9bc	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
21	N/A	Executable	503b4b56defa1160 b352b314b7b6dba5 0b0a20a1	1b9e3371cdb04c88 3b9b6bef2b6d44f9	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
22	PRIVATE	Executable	457f0235802c8681 be91937d0f32cdad 8bbee4ee	548db4777e0f3fba 20647deae94468b5	Backdoor.Win 32.Agent.CFR W	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	bb5f1586e6549ab7 41f9da64d17ca695 3483f724	faf32d5cd914003f 3685a70127b45d46	Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
24	Fearghus & Mitchell Co.	Executable	b473a6e84c17aa01 21b0e5da187c9a03 681b7de8	dadc0e308940abef cc9dd76227ee2037	Unclassified Malware	No	3, 5	3, 5	Internal Submission	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 03 August 2011 at 3:16 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	ab2eb66b6e6e2c79 771af6a147668695 55bb77ae	8932be4145c46e5e 9c6657dad05e6630	No	5.3.0.116	5.3	Egypt
2	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	0935e06db7e0b544 45c4c7273fd9e7ab ef968938	4da475652ba91ef7 bf019b40b655c7e3	Yes	5.3.11.120	5.3	Netherlands
3	N/A	Executable	9decbc7fed9e5739 60695f9a7927f2af 892ce5c9	fdf5aad9b383b583 88e90dff0e0fd2b5	No	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom
4	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	b5f154aca18c279c f75a92ad6253308a 0c2c044b	9a0ffad5b84d76e1 31ae03f756e69382	Yes	5.5.0.119	5.5	Russian Federation
5	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	c3d2ec69a1f49960 95eea0d3eebfecde 11540cfc	38d8997fc57b1854 5839402c78a98ac8	Yes	5.1.0.112	5.1	Guatemala
6	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	56f07a5f27467683 f6dc4f164153bca6 87df2797	3249cb7b601b17bd a4c479e0de680ea8	Yes	5.6.0.110	5.6	Internal Submission
7	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	c53c7fc7448915cb 2319abce897fabfb 03d6f163	cf68c439855bca72 1a79db5ac6baeb2d	No	5.10.32.11 4	5.10	Internal Submission
8	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	7f2bce40da3e62d0 5fd70400e829f222 ce47f22f	c63c99213148d4e8 83f563d68a718eeb	Yes	5.1.11.112	5.1	Poland
9	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	f2f1d488ff89db9f 2872a99fd091ca46 4af7d861	4fa8c9806e20084f 27c5565bd4ab91d6	Yes	8.110.0.21 2	8.110	United States
10	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	0e475c68a2489db4 55dba345e1d9314e 77dabccf	b071d16d0a8545a7 9404c7c7ad7d2b01	Yes	5.6.59.105	5.6	Russian Federation
11	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	5b981278297eebef 475af6bd24faf6fa 6f2a0087	ce02bbccfc8ef4ac e960aa1d4bfa0963	Yes	8.105.0.21 4	8.105	United States
12	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	e4339581cdf2009c 67676411c85264ed 85597c20	3f89ee7b637cbdce 73a57ad590694ca3	No	5.5.0.114	5.5	Philippines
13	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	2d6711d8a8ee8f94 70eb6d5cc84607d8 693bab17	78635acff70b9d88 aa90002a0c438735	No	5.6.0.105	5.6	Greece
14	N/A	Executable	c750620efe1a82ef 7405574f02fb26c9 0c968f85	947f092c37ef809c cab6a4c8b6e0433a	No	1.00	1.00	Internal Submission
15	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	4ed0256d738315d5 1e57d35e74ee9632 f5d3dd64	536a5131306d0eff e2da1312cdcc8a0f	Yes	5.8.66.154	5.8	Russian Federation
16	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	38684a8107a9d16f 49490c76fb2ae14e e0abaeea	683ac1a55c3b4b08 7862689627cb8999	Yes	8.126.0.20 8	8.126	104.238.128.144/32
17	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	241a66f1d970ffb8 5f5ac11ffe0f0bb0 67ffe924	f276c856035713d4 8f7e8dc64de79291	Yes	5.9.0.123	5.9	10.224.1.58/32
18	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	94667834ea1283f5 6cf752e2630d9ded ae3f6bc5	29f0b725daa7cfd8 3cc2d347b3dca5bd	Yes	5.2.60.113	5.2	Egypt
19	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	8c35bd2509065694 d6815df64d36fe7c 619680cd	3814be2d17068b64 9e344bc8d9e1288e	Yes	8.124.0.20 4	8.124	104.238.128.144/32
20	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	04663a5ebe4140ab c65992156c8e58c4 54f06fec	fdbda3b36d9c8532 20ce79eeb6061d2c	Yes	8.127.0.20 0	8.127	104.238.128.144/32
21	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	42b33ea3b44c1571 40790eed80400ce5 88b37e98	c5af954556830ef7 1197024ea400b721	Yes	5.6.59.110	5.6	Vietnam
22	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	7a46d242768723e8 98cefe0f7322c21b ce45bec5	765c469e1a9c5aa0 43c8fdb962897274	Yes	5.5.0.112	5.5	Internal Submission
23	Skype Technologies S.A.	Executable	057786d97b30f4ff af6732a05b18dfc7 157b8879	92606096ae805bb9 62ca9b66be32929f	Yes	5.5.0.114	5.5	Russian Federation