What is sol.exe?
sol.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Solitaire Game Applet. It belongs to Windows Operating System which was developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.
Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after sol.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with sol.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with sol.exe malware:
- Internet connection fluctuates
- sol.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 sol.exe malware, it will invite other malwares to cause more damage to your computer. Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible sol.exe malware attack:
Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Windows\System32, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove the sol.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 sol.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 2:08 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d90b93fa5d826fed 4eb1d72b09f576d5 623bb790 |
50d523b7f31dc750 d7640c847c3b9cd9 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 |  Indonesia |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | cf53e4a03e41cd7f 378c8aedd83e456f 0c82bad9 |
3548471e2db9f6a2 8dde73dc1563679d |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 |  Bulgaria |
N/A |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | 0c869730b10581f4 95cc54a9013a9bec 9d613b21 |
d764ab430e5730ab 405b1c813043ac43 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | N/A | N/A |  156.209.155.163/32 |
N/A |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 5ffb48167566a993 6d5c4d5cc901340e 734e17c9 |
a88f65c95f1ee898 8d0f7c6dd788a209 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 |  India |
N/A |
Europe
Pakistan
Peru
Russian Federation
Colombia
Italy
Taiwan
Korea, Republic of
Poland
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ukraine
United States
Canada
EgyptFirst Seen: 17 November 2008 at 3:30 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 6f07a147deae7907 ab2e21b914207302 b96a50cb |
6d8531375bf208dd 1b9ed460eb83f4a2 |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 5601b8bbd9648617 3011e61b88db7e80 c6fe0440 |
1a78b515f5ae4c53 2ff368e4149d3451 |
No | N/A | N/A | Internal Submission |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 77d82b44be3920f6 5b3af27859b50f02 3b4332a0 |
cd29a9f241d16ba0 ad6879ec2f1746f5 |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 | Internal Submission |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 3d555f158f8e0f6e 190d4bb296fb1b4d df51548f |
64c02997188c514a 1081494322afac30 |
No | 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient. 010817-114 8) |
5.1.2600.0 |  Costa Rica |
