What is spider.exe?
spider.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Spider. It belongs to Windows Operating System, developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as spider.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platforms: Windows OS
How to determine if your computer is infected with spider.exe malware?
Look out for these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with spider.exe malware:
- Unstable internet connection
- spider.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 spider.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:\Program Files, perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove spider.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 spider.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 689d6e9174734f18 d190ed8616011b16 8622fc56 |
a967c7818408c871 6914af9da0180bb6 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
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N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 7745f633a07811f4 72865ddc16fd89b2 f684c788 |
a243c52c5565180a 680039fe44e05e08 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 9b3c8e13b2f15052 16300a6109beaf1a a068961d |
f0a35adc2d353a7f f7fdfa6bb4cba2ae |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 5.1.2600.5 512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105) |
5.1.2600.5 512 |
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N/A |
4 | www.superhile.com | Executable | f624fa1303e3acea 28f936ebb0190c02 edab024e |
05440f3562f22ba3 1ad2f86e62d403c3 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 1.04.0009 | 1.04.0009 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 7d7c2128eaea41be 078fbef74ef9ebb0 49543cec |
9f0a8b7b3384ef5f 2dc236355bf12a80 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
2 | myplace | Executable | f78d0d0a39106136 fb3db10ef1c2a7cb e49e5e86 |
fb26ad18381d68a0 e8678d07072ec139 |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ![]() |
3 | ID Anti-Virus Lab | Executable | 059ba5121b74e1b0 015422cd7747ffb8 49cd810b |
d300ef6a531cc570 699ec013bb8a6af5 |
No | 4, 2, 2, 0 | 4.22 | ![]() |
4 | Babos Software | Executable | 741bc573fda3902f 357d33beac0cfce3 4b84537c |
defceff588656485 71b1f49b2eca89ae |
No | 2.24.0.0 | 2.13.0.0 | ![]() |