What is spyxx.exe?
Originally developed by Microsoft Corporation, spyxx.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as Microsoft Spy++ and it belongs to Microsoft Visual Studio. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
spyxx.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after spyxx.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with spyxx.exe malware?
If your system is affected by spyxx.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- spyxx.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:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove spyxx.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove spyxx.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 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | cbff744912b3e7e6 cab1db4fb575b5b1 9794f29a |
7414b51915b73e54 a6243b9d32cdd3bc |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 6.00.8168. 0 |
6.00.8168. 0 |
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N/A |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 3f732f4c1e2bf82c 8918ac8732ec4303 42ac4ce9 |
8e82643a7a0b8de2 fecddc35c506a90d |
Virus.Win32. Neshta.a1 |
No | 4.00 | 4.00 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | N/A | Executable | 786e66ad51a891df a39842c98e9f9dd4 b7926824 |
fa6698968b05f985 4f09f19e2aff9032 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Spy.Zbot. XMI |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 922ab60cbe0ddc94 567f21b717122eb2 cf51eb25 |
3d396a666fe48818 e8048f6923a5e782 |
Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K |
No | 6.00.8168. 0 |
6.00.8168. 0 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 0edd2fb7195999ba 0e51d6898aa3efd5 931b3711 |
32921d1ffa739cd8 ec8f567a9d24669c |
Yes | 17.0.33312 .129 built by: D17.5 |
17.0.33312 .129 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 3283401d4f2fcf58 014c713f186be7c4 6b3357ef |
b6bcb69fa4eb99e2 aaa2b09719f24d2f |
Yes | 9.0.30729. 1 built by: SP |
9.0.30729. 1 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a5f2030a6c204cca b4cf467da0a2435e 093f1a94 |
daa3cbc79a2d628f 02eb292439091f2e |
Yes | 9.0.30729. 1 built by: SP |
9.0.30729. 1 |
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4 | N/A | Executable | 5e56f471769dfd0a 11cb8e169601f3a3 37ed4e58 |
e2dd81408a8e69ac 3da9edbe2dcaa0a2 |
No | 1, 0, 0, 1 | 1, 0, 0, 1 | ![]() |