My computer has been infected by a Trojan horse named
Vbs:malware.gen . It's hard to be deleted although my AVG found
it. I have tried restart my computer into the Safe Mode but fail. Even though I
tried some other reputable antivirus programs, my efforts were in vain. I really
get tired with this nasty Trojan and wish to have it removed from my computer
quickly. Who can help me remove Vbs:malware.gen completely from my PC for good?
Who can tell me how to remove this nasty threat completely and easily?
Description of Vbs:malware.gen:
Vbs:malware.gen is a kind of Trojan horse. It is often
bundled with third-party freeware from the Internet. Lots of Trojan horses
enable the original icon of free software to become a very seductive file name
and a similar double suffix such as TXT.EXE, JPG.EXE in order to succeed in
seducing users to run a Trojan. Similarly, this Trojan horse Trojan horse will
disguise itself as a legit part of the operating system by using a misleading
file name. A majority of users may treat those Trojan files as an normal picture
or document and then tempt to click to open or run them. It is very difficult
for people to detect its trait with the naked eye. A hacker cannot successfully
control an infected machine unless the victim runs the Trojan process. It will
try all means to help the Trojan take over the system completely. Commonly,
computer users like to use anti-virus to do a system full scan. Since antivirus
detection depends on the feature code in a program, hackers will inject legal
code into the Trojan horse in order to escape from detection and removal by
common antivirus program.
Vbs:malware.gen is designed to monitor user' activities on the infected
computer and steal his confidential information like online banking account
usernames and passwords. In the old days, Trojan horses were just written and
spread to play tricks on users or pry into their privacy. Nowadays, they just
want to get benefit from naive PC users. But now, Trojan horses are frequently
employed to steal useful information on the infected computer. It is not wise
for you to leave such a malicious threat in your machine; if you want to protect
your personal information, remove it from your computer quickly.
Please note that the manual removal guide of Vbs:malware.gen requires
you to have sufficient computer knowledge and skills. If you are not good at
computer and worry that you would make any serious mistake during the removal
process, then we suggest that you use an automatic removal tool instead.
Why the Trojan Horse Should Be Removed?
1. It enables the virus maker to access your computer remotely without
your knowledge. 2. It can make the system corrupted and destroy your executable
programs. 3. It brings other malicious process to your computer by passing
through your security tools. 4. It is able to collect your browsing history and
other precious data.
How to Manually Remove Vbs:malware.gen?
Vbs:malware.gen is a type of vicious Trojan horse that can infiltrate
into the target computer without making any noise. It slows down the computer
speed and may bring other cyber threats to the compromised computer. Moreover,
it is a tool used by hackers to gain unauthorized access to the target computer
and steal the victim's information. You should be advised to remove it without
any delay. The following instructions will tell you how to clear it quickly.
Step one: Boot up your computer in safe mode.
1) Restart your affected
computer and hit F8 key multiple times before Windows Advanced Options Menu
starts.
2) Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the "Safe Mode with
Networking" option when the Windows starts. And then hit Enter key to process.
Step two: Eliminate show hidden files and folders.
Open Control Panel from
Start menu and go to Folder Options.
Under View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and non-check Hide
protected operation system files (Recommended). Finally, click OK.
Search for and eliminate all the following files created by the Trojan from
your PC.
%AllUsersProfile%\[random]
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\[random]
%AppData%\Local\[random].exe
Step three: Kill the process related to the Trojan in Windows Task
Manager.
Right-click on the taskbar (or press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys together)
to start Windows Task Manager.
Navigate to the Processes tab, search for its
running processes of the Trojan and then kill them by clicking on “End Process”
button.
Step four: Remove the registry entries of the Trojan.
Press Windows + R
keys and input regedit into the box and then click OK to open Registry
Editor.
When Registry Editor opens, search for and remove all the registry entries of
the Trojan. You’d better make a backup of your registry in case of data loss.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM
CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
‘Random’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Random
Step five: After all the steps are done, please reboot your computer normally
to apply all changes.