How to remove the cflmon virus
Most antivirus programs identify cflmon.exe as malware, e.g. TrendMicro identifies it as WORM_SDBOT.GAV, and Symantec identifies it as W32.Spybot.Worm.
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Cflmon.exe file information
The process known as Generic Host Process for Win32 Services appears to be part of software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: The file cflmon.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,243,832 bytes (66% of all occurrences), 1,350,840 bytes or 1,364,664 bytes. 
The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce).
File cflmon.exe is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. File cflmon.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet.
cflmon.exe is able to hide itself and monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 82% dangerous.
Recommended: Identify cflmon.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as cflmon.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the cflmon.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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