How to Remove “sort.exe”

What is sort.exe?

sort.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Sort Utility. It belongs to Windows Operating System, developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\Windows\System32 by default.
Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as sort.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with sort.exe malware?

Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with sort.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • sort.exe occupies extra CPU space
  • PC processing speed slows down
  • Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible sort.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, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove sort.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free 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 after the installation gets over

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove sort.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 1:17 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable c3625f594f812363
a13ebbda460fcf7c
b5bf116a
a43320f856457739
b7c2fc040ca9beb6
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No N/A N/A Brazil N/A
2 Корпорация Майкрософт Executable 54b5a6ba3f3217f7
33a0cbe574fa89fa
441409cf
be7d7f6b907eb4b6
8b942959dd636b5b
Virus.Win32.
Expiro.R0
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2111)
5.1.2600.5
512
Ukraine N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 184f9a3aa43afc66
97deb1263457ff4e
76316b20
21e9f6159ba9a5cc
f8c7f4b1b7086bca
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 6.1.7600.1
6385
(win7_rtm.
090713-125
5)
6.1.7600.1
6385
Morocco N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 910ac9039e6db23f
a721ea0a6dfffc81
ce804d95
4c1af9e64bf060e8
7877d4f094565b04
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2111)
5.1.2600.5
512
Egypt N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 09 June 2008 at 9:29 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 ReactOS Development Team Executable a82ef8df37cdda54
9abe06ca872c022d
36731400
241f3a4f31a29b12
a3390d9f37b742ed
No 0.4.9 0.4.9 10.108.51.116/32
2 N/A Executable e46b270065be1eea
e7c678a24b90e2ac
83525aa9
6a7dd4dae05fdea9
2ca1d64781e60432
No N/A N/A United States
3 N/A Executable f1e9fe686f27a012
f51b223581e852ea
a78dc7f9
bacddd6912b43498
6b0717360f25bad3
No N/A N/A Internal Submission
4 N/A Executable 76e08ec97317b9dc
02686772542363e4
1a3916f4
457575d03aac9780
ed5c3d9f759d0782
No N/A N/A Saudi Arabia
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