How to remove cyberghost.exe
cyberghost.exe
The module cyberghost.exe has been detected as Hijack.Explorer
cyberghost.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with CyberGhost Private Browser. The reported company name is The Chromium & CyberGhost Authors. The current detection status is Hijack.Explorer, based on the latest analysis from 2024-04-29 23:02:10 (2 years ago).
If cyberghost.exe appears on your computer unexpectedly, treat it as suspicious. Check its location, digital signature, and recent system changes before allowing it to run. A full anti-malware scan is recommended when this file is detected as Hijack.Explorer.
File Details
| Product Name: | CyberGhost Private Browser |
| Company Name: | The Chromium & CyberGhost Authors |
| MD5: | f2103b945843de4638d91cbd8f188084 |
| Size: | 2 MB |
| First Published: | 2022-05-15 23:37:14 (3 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2024-04-29 23:02:10 (2 years ago) |
| Status: | Hijack.Explorer (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2024-04-29 23:02:10 (2 years ago) |
Common Places:
| %sysdrive%\_outils\protection\panda security |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
| %localappdata%\cyberghostbrowser |
ThreatInfo has observed cyberghost.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
| 47.1% | ||
| 31.4% | ||
| 9.8% | ||
| 7.8% | ||
| 3.9% |
The strongest geographic signal for this file is Bulgaria with 47.1% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 100.0% |
The most common operating system signal for cyberghost.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
cyberghost.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 64 |
| Image Base: | 0x0000000140000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x0014e2f0 |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 1561088 | 7f001f4c2666759342e9ed4a36e72dee |
| .rdata | 313856 | afb7decf53d907f82593c1aaf7beb2f3 |
| .data | 15872 | 72bc73bf25c338ba412beb999c265f92 |
| .pdata | 56832 | 66665953d82b3c5446e70f8823faa1cc |
| .00cfg | 512 | 3b32a90bdf16616c45c7b764147c6838 |
| .retplne | 512 | 2523f52e128493f3a56e9683bde9244c |
| .tls | 512 | 9efa43af7b1faae15ffbd428d0485819 |
| CPADinfo | 512 | 60d3ea61d541c9be2e845d2787fb9574 |
| .rsrc | 159744 | b80ad57b5b0ed0b98165d380c2193d1a |
| .reloc | 9216 | e394f7cb3d5fafaa70bfd41e22ce1475 |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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