How To Remove Comrade.exe From System

Simple Steps To Delete Comrade.exe From PC

Comrade.exe is an executable file that is related with GameSpy Comrade software designed by IGN Entertainment and is generally installed along with the files of video games like Battlefield 2 or Crysis. And hence, people often wonder how it entered their systems and what is its impact on the device. It works for the Windows Operating systems and is usually located on C:\Program Files (x86)\GameSpy\Comrade. The application that is related with this executable file provides communication feature for users who play multiple games which use GameSpy’s middleware. GameSpy Comrade is similar to apps like WhatsApp or Messenger however, the provided by this software were ended back in 2013.

Furthermore, even the games that were released before the GameSpy’s shut down don’t need to be played by the software as it is no more supported along with Comrade.exe. Recently, Cyber criminals have turned this executable into a nasty trojan virus that is capable of activating itself with each Window reboot since it alters the default registry settings by making vicious entries in it. Due to the presence of rhos hazardous malware in your work-station, you will have to deal with many spiteful issues such as frequent system crash, boot errors, application malfunctioning, hard drive failure and many more. For this reasons, it is highly recommended to remove Comrade.exe virus from the machine as soon as possible.

How Does This Trojan Infiltrate Your Computer?

Malware developers a number of deceptive methods to drops their notorious parasite in the targeted systems. Some of them are as follows:

• Spam email attachments and inserted hyperlinks
• Fake updates that users interact with on malevolent web pages
• Vicious links on social media or VoiP applications like Discord
• Exploits and software vulnerabilities
• Software cracks/keygens and illegal app installers
• Backdoors that can work as a route for other Online infections

At most of the times, criminals spread such hazardous infections through spam email attachments with integrated macro features in order to perform the attack. People whose email addresses are leaked during the data breach are often targeted by the hackers. Most of such email campaigns are triggered with the help of botnets and automated tools that drops spyware, trojan, ransomware and other malware. And hence, it is necessary to be very cautious while dealing with email coming from unknown source. Check the sender’s address cautiously, analyze the mail’s content and avoid opening suspicious attachments or clicking on inserted links.

Summarize Information

Name- Comrade.exe

Category- Trojan, Application file

Description- Executable file turned by hackers into a virus in order to steal users’ sensitive data for adverting purpose and also to generate illicit revenues by misusing those details, Disables all the running security measures of the infected PC and drop more infections in the machine as well as help the criminals to get access to system.

Symptoms- Slowness of system’s performance, fake error messages, security alerts, intrusive ads and pop-ups, unwanted redirects to questioning sites and so on.

Distribution- Spam email campaigns, malicious file downloads, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal- Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Other Harmful Traits of Comrade.exe Virus:

Comrade.exe virus includes potential to deactivate all the running security measures and Windows Firewalls and make the machine vulnerable for more hazardous parasites. It allows other Online infections such as adware, worms, spyware, rootkits etc. to infiltrate your computer as well and cause more damages inside. This nasty malware might also bring deadly ransomware in your work-station which has tendency to encrypt users’ crucial files and put them hostage until the victims pay the attackers a sum of ransom. It eats up enormous amount of memory resources and drags down the overall computer performance severely. It causes the machine to respond slower than ever before and take more than usual time to complete any task like opening any file or application, starting-up or shutting down the Window and so on.

Comrade.exe virus enables remote criminals to get access to your PC and contribute malevolent tasks for their delicate welfare. Due to its presence, you are continuously redirected to unknown web portals where numerous sponsored products and services are promoted. However, it’s not necessary that all these sites are harmless and safe to visit. The notorious trojan might also lead you to potentially dangerous websites that are fully occupied with malevolent contents and cause more threats to your work-station. And hence, looking at all these threats, you must delete Comrade.exe virus from the machine without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Comrade.exe:

Remove the related items of Comrade.exe using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Comrade.exe issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Comrade.exe) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Comrade.exe removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Comrade.exe still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Comrade.exe plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Comrade.exe removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Comrade.exe (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.