How to Remove “wscntfy.exe”

What is wscntfy.exe?

wscntfy.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Windows Security Center Notification App. It belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System and it is developed by Microsoft.  It is commonly stored in C:\WINDOWS\system32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as wscntfy.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with wscntfy.exe malware?    

Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with wscntfy.exe malware

  • If the internet connection fluctuation is high 
  • If the wscntfy.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory 
  • If the system performance is very low
  • If the system is redirected to some strange websites 
  • If the system is getting some annoying popup ads 
  • If the system freezes quiet often
  • If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton

When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe  malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the wscntfy.exe  and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\WINDOWS\system32 files then the system is not affected by wscntfy.exe , if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by wscntfy.exe malware.

How to remove wscntfy.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the wscntfy.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 October 2011 at 1:18 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 51d172ecece39b70
06fc09de1da206ee
f69ed9fa
551f4a360f9599a5
d08c49e470b0bf14
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2108)
5.1.2600.5
512
Iran, Islamic Republic of N/A
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable e87463edc9bb8805
2236b6e37294854f
a4d9f2ed
83e36464c555c243
bd2ecd7a9fa8455c
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
India N/A
3 Microsoft Corporation Executable a726036659d6fa5e
d26857b3f9c48379
c92f4c34
927346e5fb8ebad4
1e3421f2ec6b527c
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
Algeria N/A
4 Microsoft Corporation Executable 51260929d24d442d
ca6112ab159cd499
3d3c2359
6689de5f9f0e393d
1b94b339fcdd5133
Virus.Win32.
Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.2
180
(xpsp_sp2_
rtm.040803
-2158)
5.1.2600.2
180
Egypt N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 15 June 2012 at 1:20 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 Microsoft Corporation Executable 0153e3eb08d0dc0e
91f12ea3ca91b131
da780351
74f156c5e064073a
9e25d2fa33372d56
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2108)
5.1.2600.5
512
Internal Submission
2 Microsoft Corporation Executable 5cd83b182028f16f
8cbfc3c12954a87f
f2342500
cccdc5c3c628fead
d3059cd55e43b72a
No 5.1.2600.5
512
(xpsp.0804
13-2108)
5.1.2600.5
512
Internal Submission
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