What is spyzooka.exe?
Originally developed by BluePenguin Software, Inc, spyzooka.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as SpyZooka and it belongs to SpyZooka. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
spyzooka.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after spyzooka.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with spyzooka.exe malware?
If your system is affected by spyzooka.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- spyzooka.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 spyzooka.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove spyzooka.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 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | 969d4ee143ad6970 e6621888ef46c281 13866c61 |
0c57e25b37501f0a e461cc47adad7675 |
Unclassified Malware |
Yes | 2.5 | 2.5 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Non-executable | 298e42025b8616e1 98dce8f425d36786 6e29898e |
9404143be71e61e8 9894e549972ae147 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | ec8c7324470b1b38 e26afd44e28332bc 5769c467 |
09daeaefcfb3a605 f786abc7e8d715f2 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 2.3.14.102 | 2.3.14.102 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | db193d4713d32828 79fe2bf5bf537cec ecaf6983 |
2428ee1e96c110f3 18b5fd6d855ff74f |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 2.5.4.0 | 2.5 | ![]() |
N/A |
- 4 items per page
- 8 items per page
- 16 items per page
- 32 items per page
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | dea0f8847f53eea0 1e831e4405b54ab1 ac346111 |
e59e5616394e99a3 b4bde5c7ae4f7c43 |
Yes | 2.5.9.6 | 2.5 | ![]() |
2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | d22889712d44c11e 9fc4d0c11f0438e6 ae580654 |
f73552c0fe548d86 8053c7e2082a6cc3 |
No | 6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105) |
6.00.2900. 5512 |
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3 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | ecff7613de76e38c 9093ffe0c7d5694a 2f467d9b |
24eaf186174f6591 c6cebe00a2ef0ebf |
Yes | 2.5.9.7 | 2.5 | ![]() |
4 | BluePenguin Software Inc. | Executable | 1ea9ffc44097b975 19596403f25fde3e a7d6ea57 |
45d91fd2c96fec70 8bbe466e73b86844 |
No | 2.4.10.112 | 2.4.10.112 | ![]() |