HackTool:Win32/Keygen Removal Guide

Posted by Miranda D.
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Mar 9, 2016
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Is your computer infected by HackTool:Win32/Keygen? Do you notice that your PC has become more and more awkward and sluggish recently? Does your system often crash or shut down without rhyme or reason? Want to remove this threat from your PC effectively? This article will tell you how to do that.

Information of HackTool:Win32/Keygen:

HackTool:Win32/Keygen is a recently-created Trojan horse used by the hackers to attack your computer and gather your confidential information. It has been spread across the world through the Internet. Being implanted into some fishing websites is the most common way that the Trojan infects computers. If you are not aware of the websites, HackTool:Win32/Keygen will unnoticeably infiltrate into the system without gaining user’s prior consent. Besides, the threat can also come along with freeware or other malicious programs from the Internet.

On finishing its installation, HackTool:Win32/Keygen begins to drop some malicious files into the registry entries of the target computer and self-replicates rapidly. This Trojan horse can cause your computer to restart or shut down all of a sudden, which may bring damage to the hard drives. It may have conflicts with other system applications or disable the normal utility of process. HackTool:Win32/Keygen can hide deeply in your computer and start a background download without your consent. You may be unaware of invasion of this Trojan horse, for your computer doesn’t show weird problems at the very beginning of the infection. Gradually, the entire computer performance will degrade and the reaction of application becomes more and more slow. Those malicious programs may include adware, spyware and worm. You may find that some personal files disappear and some unknown files appear. Other cyber infections will be able to attack your compromised computer more easily after the infection. Not before too long they will regret for what they had done. The private information on the computer is not safe because those evil guys can easily steal it. So you should pay attention to HackTool:Win32/Keygen for it is dangerous. For keep your private information and commercial account data safe, it is suggested to get rid of it as fast as you can. Frankly, a majority of antivirus programs cannot clear this Trojan horse even if they detect it. The locations and names of the infectious files change frequently to avoid the antivirus program. Under this circumstance, you may choose to get rid of HackTool:Win32/Keygen with effective solution.

The manual removal guide provided below requires users to be proficient in computer. If you are not certain about the manipulation of manual method, please try automatic way to remove it.

What Will HackTool:Win32/Keygen Do On Your Computer?

1. The Trojan enables the creator of the Trojan to open a backdoor for hackers to gain unauthorized access to your computer.

2. It may cause system crash and disable your executable programs.
3. It downloads other malware like spyware, adware, and worm to your computer.
4. It is capable of collecting your browsing history and other important data to selling them for money.

Manual Removal Instructions:

HackTool:Win32/Keygen is a vicious Trojan horse that gets installed on your computer stealthily. This Trojan horse can greatly drag down your computer running speed and even bring other types of malware to your infected system. Furthermore, it violates commonly used system files and has conflicts with other applications and programs. You may consider eliminate it as soon as possible. That will be an impossible hope and it’s more realistic to eliminate it manually or with a helpful tool.

Step1: Restart your computer in safe mode with networking.

Turn on the power of your computer, press "F8" key continuously before windows starts up. Then, you will see Windows Advanced Option menu. Use the Up-Down arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight "Safe Mode with Networking" option from the list and hit "Enter" key to go on.

Step 2: End relevant Process

Keep pressing CTRL + Shift + ESC keys together to launch Windows Task Manager. Press its Processes tab, find out and click End Process button block the processes related to this Trojan virus.

[Random.exe]

Step3: Delete HackTool:Win32/Keygen files from PC:

Navigate to directory and delete all related files below:

%windows%\system32\ HackTool:Win32/Keygen
%documents and settings%\all users\ application data\ HackTool:Win32/Keygen
%program files% HackTool:Win32/Keygen
%Desktopdir%\HackTool:Win32/Keygen.lnk
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}.lnk

Step 4: Delete registry entries from Redistry Editor

Pressing "Windows+R" keys at the same time to bring up run command box. Type "regedit" into the run box and click "Ok" button to continue. If your operating system is win7, just type “regedit” into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu. Remove registry keys added by HackTool:Win32/Keygen in Registry Editor

Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\{ HackTool:Win32/Keygen }
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Regedit32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current\Winlogon\”Shell” = “{random}.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ DisplayName HackTool:Win32/Keygen virus

 
HackTool:Win32/Keygen opens a backdoor in the infected computer and cause many issues. It connects your computer to some remote servers in order to download arbitrary files, some of which are malicious. It usually hides in the legal programs to avoid system security guard, which means that it can deliberately penetrate into the system without notifying the user. In addition to the freeware, this threat can spread through the spam emails attachments and websites with malicious codes. It cannot be eliminated by antivirus program since it has taken over the system. Otherwise, the infected computer will have to suffer great loss and serious damage. 
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