How to Remove “spchapi.exe”

What is spchapi.exe?

spchapi.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is known as Win32 Cabinet Self-Editor and it belongs to Windows Operating System. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files.
The virus is created by malware authors and is named after spchapi.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

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

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

  • Unstable internet connection
  • Browser redirects to unwanted websites
  • PC performance slows down
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • System screen freezes repeatedly

If you find any of the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:

1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the spchapi.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove spchapi.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incorporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove spchapi.exe malware using CCE, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Download the CCE suite.

Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.

Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.

Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove spchapi.exe  malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 11 December 2011 at 9:29 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2dca87eee1dfeafd
be7bf5dbbde4d1b2
ec1ea90c
030281ef3dfe444a
fbbce85edafd6a3f
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
Yes 4.71.1120.
0
4.71.1120.
0
5.111.42.16/32 N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 29bc6d0567128fd7
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fc67f374
715748fbe6dd03ec
cd72fab76c573d9b
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 4.71.1120.
0
4.71.1120.
0
Bangladesh N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 17b16e4acec8a639
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9c1ec934
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Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
Yes 4.71.1120.
0
4.71.1120.
0
151.255.192.20/32 N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 2d5a4f60f0d95505
23a02b4ed6e56590
166fa59e
27223229ee0ed4c7
030c56892077be9a
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 4.71.1015.
0
4.71.1015.
0
Vietnam N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 23 June 2008 at 11:38 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 79521256aab1fc5d
01a661ed0cdff45a
88ab2ace
d421da9b6a100bf5
8c7c6d585c73ed4c
Yes 4.71.1015.
0
4.71.1015.
0
10.224.1.65/32
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable eca60e70cbb9ac02
3b87c95e682cdd85
01252d6f
6f400df5240baeba
55e4686bc93b7555
Yes 4.71.1015.
0
4.71.1015.
0
Vietnam
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable 63237b1c8b656712
d00a1e60a062a738
f376a95c
46878602caa5debb
728c0f740aeb45d6
Yes 4.71.1120.
0
4.71.1120.
0
10.224.25.96/32
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 79521256aab1fc5d
01a661ed0cdff45a
88ab2ace
d421da9b6a100bf5
8c7c6d585c73ed4c
Yes 4.71.1015.
0
4.71.1015.
0
10.224.1.54/32
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