How To Remove sgtray.exe

sgtray.exe is discovered to be an executable file that get installed on computers while installing Veritas data backup tool. Means, if a user install a utility called Backup Exec Desktop Pro or other software utilities from Veritas, they are expected to see a process named sgtray.exe is active and running on their system background. On such computers, sgtray.exe [rpcess os responsible for a system tray icon that pop ups in form of a reminder to users that in case if they forget to backup their data. And obviously, the process can be seen through Windows task manager there.

The above details simply indicates that in case if sgtray.exe is seen active and running on your machine, then there might be some associated application installed. However, in case if you notice the file is being problematic and eating more than enough of system resoruces, then it might be a malware. Many of malware authors use to create and disguise their trojan infections in the name of sgtray.exe or other similar exe files. So, when these file runs, they appear in multiple numbers through task manager, but can be drastic for a user’s point of view.

In most of the instances, sgtray.exe like applications are found to be trojan coin miner. This kind of apps usually run in system background to eat system resoruces and help its authors by allowing them remotely mining digital currency. As a result, whenever the system is accessed by users, it starts to crash or lag due to insufficient resources. Even a number of errror messages can be shown on screen to scare users. In addition to these, sgtray.exe can affect your privacy and other identity concerns too. Therefore, its removal from infected computer is necessary.

Threat Specifications

Name: sgtray.exe
Type: Spyware, trojan coin miner
Description: sgtray.exe is identified to be a rogue process that is disguised to run trojan coin miners and help malware actors to earn digital money profit.
Distribution: Malicious web applications, suspicious websites, links or ads, and many more.
Removal: Check through the guidelines section under this article to remove sgtray.exe malicious process from targeted computers.

As mentioned earlier, cyber-criminals have expertise to use some of the services offered by Windows System process as vulnerabilities. They usually mimic a legitimate system process with name of the Trojan or malware. They create the process of a Trojan same as some legitimate system process. In some cases, they easily get differentiated from legit processes however; some cases can be extremely difficult to distinguish.

If you examine the Windows process category in the Task Manager, you would easily notice the legitimate system process. However, if you notice duplicate files process, one must be a malware. This type of Trojan or malware continuously mines bitcoin or other crypto-currencies and this is a very high resource extensive process. The overall speed and performance of the PC gets extremely slow and sluggish. For depth enquiry, you can right click on the doubtful process and choose file location option in order to see the associated program. As a simple rule, if the file is stored in Windows/System32 folder, it is legitimate.

On the other hand, if the process is stored in the user’s processes or “Open the file” for the process leads to any random directories then it is doubtful. You should immediately scan your work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool. Remember that manual removal of harmful process related to Trojan or suspicious files are very difficult due to its deep intrusion and integration with the OS.

How to Remove sgtray.exe

The first thing that you should do is to scan your work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool and that will be very helpful. On the other hand, if you have backup of your important data in any external clean location such as hard-drive or pen-drive etc. then formatting the infected hard-drive of the PC may also work for you. Remember that formatting the hard-drive may work for one PC but if the infected PC is connected with a network of PCs then this step will go in vain.

Click on the “Download” button to use “SpyHunter” anti-malware tool to clean your workstation.

 

• On click on the download button, the file named as “Spyhunter-Intaller.exe” gets downloaded.

• In the downloads dialog box, choose “SpyHunter Installer.exe” and open the file.

• Select “Yes” in the “User Account Control” dialog box.

• Select the language you prefer and press on “OK” to get next step

• In order to process the installation, press on “Continue”

• Accept the privacy policy and end user agreement.

• Open “SpyHunter” by locating its icon on the desktop or search it on Windows “Start” menu.

The next step is to use “SpyHunter” for PC scanning and malware removal.

• Go to the “Home tab” and press on “Start Scan” button

Wait for the few minutes to scan gets completed. On completion, it scan result report is presented on the screen.

⇒ Register for the Spyhunter and remove sgtray.exe and all detected threats

To delete sgtray.exe and all associated threats found through the system scan, you need to register for the SpyHunter:

• Click on the register button available on the top-right corner of the program window,and then click on buy button.
• You will automatically be redirected to the purchasing page, enter your customer detail and valid email address,
• After the successful payment, you will receive email confirmation message. The email contains the account information such as usernames and passwords and so on,
• Thereafter, enter the same detail in the Account tab of the settings section of the program. Now, you can avail full features and protection to your system.

⇒ Steps to remove sgtray.exe and other detected threats:

Spyhunter antivirus tool categorizes the type of objects detected during system scans in total five sections – “Malware“, “PUPs” (Potentially Unwanted Programs), “Privacy“, “Vulnerabilities“, and “Whitelisted objects“

Select the object you want to remove and then click on Next button (you can quarantine an object so that you can anytime restore it to the system using restore feature)