Xcitium Cleaning Essentials

• Introduction To Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • System Requirements
  • Download Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • Start Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • The Main Interface
• Scan Your System
  • Smart Scan
  • Full Scan
  • Custom Scan
  • Comparison Of Scan Types
• Configure Comodo Cleaning Essentials
• The Tools Menu
  • Manage Quarantined Items
  • Manage Trusted Vendors
  • Import Antivirus Database
  • Check For Software Updates
• Introduction To KillSwitch
  • Start KillSwitch
    • From The Comodo Cleaning Essentials Interface
    • From The Folder Containing Comodo Cleaning Essentials Files
    • Replace Windows Task Manager With KillSwitch
  • The Main Interface
    • The System Tray Icon
  • View And Handle Processes, Applications And Services
    • Processes
      • Stop, Start And Handle The Processes
      • View Properties Of A Process
    • Applications
      • Handle The Applications
    • Services
      • Stop, Start And Delete Services
  • View And Handle Network Connections And Usage
    • Network Connections
      • Inspect And Close Network Connections
    • Network Utilization
  • Configure KillSwitch
  • KillSwitch Tools
    • View System Information
    • Repair Windows Settings And Features
    • Analyze Program Usage
    • Search For Handles Or DLLs
    • Verify Authenticity Of Applications
    • Boot Log And Handle Loaded Modules
    • Run Programs From Command Line Interface
    • View KillSwitch Logs
    • Find Process Of The Active Window
  • Manage Currently Logged-in Users
  • Help And About Details
• Introduction To Autorun Analyzer
  • Start Autorun Analyzer
    • From The Comodo Cleaning Essentials Interface
    • From The KillSwitch Interface
    • From The Folder Containing Comodo Cleaning Essentials Files
  • The Main Interface
  • View And Handle Autorun Items
    • Handle Autorun Items
    • Filter Entries Based On Categories
    • View Autorun Items For Other User Accounts
  • Help And About Details
• Help And About Details
• Use The Command Line Interface
  • Run A Smart Scan From The Command Line Interface
  • Run A Custom Scan From The Command Line Interface
  • Run A Virus Database Update Task From The Command Line Interface
  • View Help
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Start Comodo Cleaning Essentials

CCE is a portable application which does not require installation. You can even run it directly from removable media such as a USB key.

You can start CCE in two modes, depending on the infection level of your computer:

• Normal Mode
  

• Aggressive Mode

Normal Mode

In normal mode, CCE scans your computer for malware, viruses and rootkits without terminating any currently running processes.

To start the CCE application in normal mode

• Navigate to the folder containing the CCE files

• Double-click on the file CCE.exe 

Aggressive Mode

In aggressive mode, CCE terminates all existing processes running under explorer (and explorer itself) so it can perform a deep system scan.

Warning: Make sure you have saved everything you need before you run CCE in this mode. Aggressive mode will close all running applications, and will close this help page too.

• Killing explorer leaves you at least temporarily without a desktop and start menu.

• If required, you can manually start explorer by pressing the Windows start button + 'R' then typing 'explorer.exe' in the 'Open' text box.

• Please note that starting explorer.exe may restart viruses if they are registered as explorer autoruns. You can check this with the 'Autoruns' tool.

Start CCE in aggressive mode

• Locate CCE.exe on your local or removable drive

• Press and hold the 'Shift' key and double-click on CCE.exe

If you are starting CCE from Comodo Internet Security (CIS), then you can open CCE in aggressive mode as follows:

• Navigate to the CIS installation folder (C:/Program Files/COMODO/COMODO Internet Security)

• Press and hold the 'Shift' key and double-click on CCE.exe

OR

• Open CIS (double-click on the CIS tray icon)

• Click 'Tasks' > 'Advanced Tasks'

• Press and hold the 'Shift' key and click on 'Clean Endpoint'

• Read the agreement and click 'Accept'. If you do not want to use the application, click 'Exit'.