SigVerif.exe

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 17:29 Saturday, 12 May 2012 08:09

Harmful - Clones

Microsoft has a tool called Sigverif.exe in the C:\windows\system32 folder. This file is part of default windows installation and used for "File signature verification".

You can see more information about sigverif.exe on Microsoft's site on this link

 A file by the name SigVerif.exe is also created by computer virus programs that affect the computers running on the Microsoft windows operating systems. Their analysis reports are given below

Files found - %AppData%\Microsoft\Installer\{3966BA0C -23BA-4B20- 9B9D- 7561DEC54E6A}\sigverif.exe view

Files found - C:\Windows\System32\dllcache\sigverif.exe view

Files found - %Temp%\sigverif.exe  view

(Full path for the short folder names)

There may be more files created by this virus program. You can find them out. First locate and note down the "date of creation" of the malicious look alike of SigVerif.exe, and after that, search the hard disk for other files created on that date or onward. See image

Necessary steps required to remove this virus program

• To remove processes created by the virus program from the Task Manager
• To search and delete files created by the virus program from the hard disk. Enable to view "hidden files and folders" before you search. Otherwise files created by the virus program inside the hidden folders will not be found
• To remove obsolete registry keys using CCleaner