What is snagit.exe?
Originally developed by TechSmith Corporation, snagit.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Snagit Setup and it belongs to Snagit Setup. It is located in C:\Documents and Settings by default.
snagit.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after snagit.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with snagit.exe malware?
If your system is affected by snagit.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- snagit.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Documents and Settings, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove snagit.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove snagit.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | c2971e08126f6ccb e7c0e6bbf62921ed 945777fc |
72c51e1e71705d41 b730de43f3aaf0ea |
Application. Win32.Instal ly.VMC |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | d874cf642beebed8 24e967c9b19f390f d8fae96d |
08ff8c72390b6679 a7b753c9a9ef78a6 |
Application. Win32.Instal ly.AP |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | c7412bdd0db76c60 1dc28cbb713c8bb3 10ed3908 |
83f0f9a4190c1a18 b1346c5094ea4aea |
Application. Win32.Instal ly.AP |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 5b9975082701cb96 4b46e13c1e365c69 14e6f05e |
91cdfe4c311ef749 cc03641b0ad57f45 |
Application. Win32.Instal ly.D |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TechSmith Corporation | Executable | d5d343e210b23ece dd8118047deb93ad 56de034c |
92284c998876e238 bf8d629c6828b0dc |
Yes | 21.4.3.110 96 |
21.4.3.110 96 |
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2 | TechSmith Corporation | Executable | 776705dec6447922 023bebabc97c4657 4934f504 |
77be5fa9d6494e36 3b1d76942c26e38c |
Yes | 24.2.4.389 2 |
24.2.4.389 2 |
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3 | TechSmith Corporation | Executable | 4affe77ff2bb4ade 395c10f1daab7c60 3ccfae47 |
76024a149ab62bad 181f50ab8fa04c35 |
No | 10.0.1 Build 58 |
TechSmith Corporatio n |
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4 | TechSmith Corporation | Executable | 82f0f61821cebaee 372f98af10f9d893 a33df020 |
fc5853ec994224bc 422ba292003167c7 |
Yes | 22.1.2.232 32 |
22.1.2.232 32 |
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