Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 Removal - How to Effectively Remove Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837?

by Ginna K. cleanupmalware

Help me!!! My MSE cannot delete Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 from my computer. It is driving me crazy. AVG Resident shield window pops up again and again saying that this virus is on my computer. But Norton Antivirus cannot eliminate the virus from the computer permanently. AVG only gives me 2 options “Protect me” and “Ignore threat”. I click the “protect me” option, but then AVG says, “Removing of threat has failed” and it doesn’t let me ignore it. What to do to get rid of this Trojan permanently?

Information about Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837:

Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 is one of the newest members of TDSS Trojan virus found by AVG recently. This threat is so hazardous that it has the capability of utilizing system vulnerabilities and network bandwidth to trespass the system security guard with the purpose of dropping further complicated malware into the computer. It can get inside the system through pretending to be one of the system components for avoiding antivirus scanner. Thus, even antivirus program can detect it but cannot remove it completely. The Trojan is created with a rootkit. With this rootkit, it can conceal itself and prevent itself from being detected or removed. That’s why many security tools can find it but cannot clear it.

Besides, being careless when surfing online are often the the reason why your computer is infected with a virus. When users download freeware or shareware that contains Trojan code, open attachments of emails sent by unknown people, click on links that look attractive at forums or view porn-related websites, they are likely to have this Trojan horse downloaded onto their computers. It will drop harmful files and make several changes on computer settings. Then many pop-ups may frequently occur on the PC and you may be redirected to strange sites when using web browsers. . One of the most obvious symptoms of this infection is the degradation of PC performance. As a Trojan virus, it can capture and send all personal information, such as credit card details, login number/password to a remote hacker for illicit purposes. Remove Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 before it mess up your computer.

Problems Generated by Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837:

1. It can escape from being caught by security tools on your computer and destroy your computer secretly.

2. It stops you from opening some application by corrupting the files.

3. Browser redirected problems occur no matter which website you visit.

4. It enables hackers to access to your computer without authorization and steal confidential information randomly as they want.

Note: Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 is a highly dangerous Trojan and it infects your computer through vulnerability or security program exploits. Once it is found, please take action immediately. Otherwise, your computer will be damaged severely.

Causes of Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 Infection

1. Do not download files from websites containing corrupted porn and shareware / freeware. The spam email attachments and insecure downloads can also distribute the infection. Click on suspicious links or popup windows. Visit porn websites or other websites which contain malicious content.

Note: Since Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 can sneak into your computer in many ways, you need to be more careful when viewing websites, downloading programs or files or playing online games, etc. Try the manual way. It is a bit risky though. To effectively remove Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837, you can try the manual removal.

About Gen:Variant.Kazy.351837 Removal

Step 1. Change the Folder settings and show hidden files

(1). Click the Start button and go to Control Panel

(2). Click the Appearance and Personalization link

(3). Hit the Folder Options link

(4). Click the View tab in the Folder Options window

(5). Select the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

Step 2. Delete the registry entries and files created by the Trojan.

(1). Remove the related registry entries

Open registry editor by clicking “Start” menu,typing “regedit” in the “Run” box and then clicking “OK” button.

While the Registry Editor is open, search for and delete the following registry entries showed below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

(2). Locate and delete the relevant infected files of this Trojan.

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”

Since this threat is able to block the antivirus programs and avoid being removed by them, you can choose to delete its malicious files manually if you are experienced on virus removal. Once any mistakes occur during the removal process, it will result in unexpected system damage, so you may need to create a whole backup for system files. Then follow the steps below to handle the threat:

Trojan horse TDSS.CA is very dangerous that it gives the remote hackers privileged access to your computer and brings other threats without your knowledge. Be more careful when downloading an attachment or click a link from the unknown email. It may bring others virus into your computer without your permission if it is not removed in time. Lots of Trojan horses can spread themselves via spam emails. So you have to be wary of the drive- by downloads and suspicious websites. Or else you are likely to download other malware into your computer unwittingly. In addition, don’t click on the pop-up ads or links in porn sites or other illicit websites because many viruses lurk there. In addition, please develop a good habit of using the computer, which help your computer avoid lots of trouble.