What is zonealarm.exe?
Originally developed by Zone Labs, zonealarm.exe is a legitimate file process. This process is known as ZoneAlarm Stub Program for ZAPro and it belongs to ZoneAlarm Pro. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
zonealarm.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after zonealarm.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with zonealarm.exe malware?
If your system is affected by zonealarm.exe malware, you will notice one or several of the symptoms below:
- zonealarm.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 zonealarm.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove zonealarm.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 | Zone Labs Inc. | Executable | c2f2e1ec6d76b453 b17843ecd3062043 38ea1893 |
aa245df74d898909 983fc12a636cf417 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 3.1.395 | 3.1.395 | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | N/A | Executable | 429113fc2cb53b8e 09e93b2438cc652d 790c0377 |
0774892542b17807 cab3a849a1d0d924 |
Win32.Viking .CH~clean |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | Web Generic | Executable | 1f4b0f1e4d85a1c3 f54efff76ee4c7c7 54e84845 |
f196a567f5a9545f 09fd6a06106ba9eb |
ApplicUnwnt | Yes | NULL | 1.5 | ![]() |
N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zone Labs Inc. | Executable | 5f281142504acc61 44e356815088e3da 56be9f93 |
feb841e6f313c897 b314ae6f8c4c3b87 |
Yes | 4.0.123.01 2 |
4.0.123.01 2 |
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2 | Check Point Software Technologies LTD | Executable | 2e75be007b663fcc 701eb1f1ab5f2bf4 e146b917 |
528f5e4e695b53cb ebc17ce0ffdd8464 |
Yes | 8.0.065.00 0 |
8.0.065.00 0 |
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3 | Check Point Software Technologies LTD | Executable | aec910805f33ca59 a4350c50855ea4ab 68e408c5 |
be3979b0149811e6 fa2ac80270436777 |
No | 9.1.007.00 2 |
9.1.007.00 2 |
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4 | Zone Labs Inc. | Executable | c58e7ed98beed7ad 02935bfe100191db 6919408e |
7dc7541cbbffa288 aee06c1e2722dedc |
Yes | 3.7.098 | 3.7.098 | ![]() |