What is vprotray.exe?
vprotray.exe is a legitimate file process developed by Symantec corporation. This process is known as Tray Application and it belongs to Norton Ghost. You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and is named after vprotray.exe file.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with vprotray.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with vprotray.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 vprotray.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 vprotray.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 vprotray.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 vprotray.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 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 649f5b8da5116816 4a36791d20d458f8 e0d72975 |
d72b7c98363161aa f16832d4ee62078c |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
Yes | 14.0.0.248 15 |
14.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 1d6f47c6464a421e c89b26888ddaf2ca fbf0bc24 |
7c738d221aab56d7 685b5fa194b1b65f |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 14.0.0.248 15 |
14.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | c215c7ad821fa8b4 4c1b8e35b7d0896e aaa4650a |
df3a4440ad855def f5e5d02a74661e3d |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 14.0.0.248 15 |
14.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | d38479b842c2be5a 81802bbebfb71d8a 512323b4 |
8efc0783ce841220 73f798974f8502bf |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 14.0.0.248 15 |
14.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | 3141d2879f8b838b 60d2c444aff62b74 db153c2b |
85598963db3ccda8 538ff75579aff46c |
Yes | 12.0.3.247 11 |
12.03 | ![]() |
2 | Veritas Technologies LLC | Executable | 8f048db0a14773a1 2aaf570c4eaddba3 ea48f242 |
399f787ca8162055 7dd70344f7d9164f |
Yes | 16.0.1.560 16 |
16.0 | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | 04d14df22b909ccd b872f6274f84b339 9b3e1d23 |
3ca0930370d5d5d4 0cd261074da3438e |
Yes | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Symantec Corporation | Executable | a08591d8f0a9a039 5cad5a7714c673b2 0c506613 |
0f5acac8543c0fd1 edb27b004d844ae8 |
No | 8.0.2.2632 4 |
8.0.2 | ![]() |