What is takeown.exe?
takeown.exe is a DLL file which is a responsible component for taking ownership of files in Windows system. It belongs to Windows Operating System developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is typically located in C:\Windows\System32. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after takeown.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with takeown.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with takeown.exe malware:
- Internet connection fluctuates
- takeown.exe takes too much CPU space
- PC slows down significantly
- Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
- Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
- Screen freezes constantly
Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible takeown.exe malware attack:
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | a6434b6575e37619 863493cedf332c2f 32d8c790 |
0b51eb41b370a692 5539abdbb5a1b747 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | ce985621bfa731b4 e41af3134e0f9edb 61f0c8d0 |
142a0c8ddca5ff7b 8e662a9370184d5a |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 10dfd6b5e4f4b836 84cbdc739d1c15d7 c15d44de |
1c71c3ba2a1088f0 027980330a443df5 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7600.1 6385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5) |
6.1.7600.1 6385 |
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N/A |
4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ef27fc372289e8af d01db97f73e41cb2 71f7fa31 |
9ef0852e15a5e5c1 8d39406d9350fa91 |
Virus.Win32. Virut.CE |
No | 6.1.7601.1 7514 (win7sp1_r tm.101119- 1850) |
6.1.7601.1 7514 |
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N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 436c3aa530e1863d 6787de1a09b0dc10 d254cca8 |
259fbe2d10732cc2 2059f67462446ff4 |
No | 6.3.9600.1 6384 (winblue_r tm.130821- 1623) |
6.3.9600.1 6384 |
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2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 1c68a3a18cea87c3 591e9b9943c2ecf6 47969b40 |
dce85652abffdd53 347c2565f8bb65bb |
No | 10.0.22468 .1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.22468 .1000 |
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3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | ba77066f3c3a3fb8 469d99384c380518 a21e1da7 |
bcd9bfc3635fd322 51bc0a09bf50bed9 |
No | 10.0.19033 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19033 .1 |
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4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 4fa3f15d36994702 6dc7bc6ba5283159 b761f568 |
a9ab2877ae82a53f 5a387b045bf326a4 |
No | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
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