Uninstall Trojan.Ransomlock.AN Completely

Do you know how to get rid of Trojan.Ransomlock.AN from the PC? If your computer gets infected by this Trojan, please find out effective methods to have it removed as soon as possible. The Trojan may download other malware on your PC and steal your confidential information. If you don't know how to remove it, follow the instructions below and you can fix the issue effectively.

Tell Something about Trojan.Ransomlock.AN

Trojan.Ransomlock.AN is a browser hijacker which is designed to get installed automatically on the PC and change the default browser settings without permission. It can replace the home page or new tabs to its own domain and alter the default search engine. So if your computer is infected with this program, you may find that the web browser performs weirdly. For example, every time you start Firefox, your favorite Google homepage is replaced by Trojan.Ransomlock.AN. In addition, certain unwanted sites are added to your bookmarks. When you do a search by using the strange search engine, many unwanted ads will be showed in the search results. This website can hijack most browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firewall and Google Chrome and other popular ones. Accordingly, you need remove Trojan.Ransomlock.AN virus without any delay.

Is Trojan.Ransomlock.AN Troubled?

Authorize remote hackers to invade infected system which is able to monitor the system.
2.Secretly modify browser settings and options, redirect search results to malicious sites promoted by cyber fraudsters and scout user browser history to steal privacy information and financial account data.
3.Download, play and display malicious program without user's authorization.
4.Lead to an increase of system usage when the malware tends to get to remote targeted computer.
5.Take advantage of network resources to authorize cyber threats to get inside the system stealthily.
6.Prevent rogue security program from removing completely.
7.Prevent Windows Firewall and Windows Defender from performing properly.
8.Disrupt the update process of Windows Firewall and Windows Defender. Disable network connection to block the download of third- party antimalware scanner.

How did Trojan.Ransomlock.AN install on my computer?

Usually, Trojan.Ransomlock.AN gets in your computer without consent or knowledge by means of spam email, unsafe downloads and malicious links. It attempts to take control over the infected computer. If not removed in time, it may even receive command from remote attackers, trying to download new malware to damage your PC further. Therefore, you should remove it as quickly as possible. Don't wait for a second, follow the automatic removal guide below to exterminate Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW at once.

Tips: The manual removal is not an easy task - you need to find out and delete all components of the Trojan horse from your computer. If you make any mistakes during the removal process, it may cause system damage or registry corruption. So, it is highly recommended that you remove Trojan.Ransomlock.AN from your computer using a powerful removal tool.

Manually Remove the Trojan Horse by Following the Guide.

Removing Trojan.Ransomlock.AN Trojan consists of two important tasks: one, stop its related process; two, delete its malicious files & registry entries. The first task can be accomplished via the Task Manager. However, to easily end the running process of the Trojan, we suggest that you reboot your computer into the Safe Mode with Networking, so as to deactivate the Trojan. Please follow the steps below (If you find the steps cumbersome, then you can directly download SpyHunter and use it to remove the threat instantly):

Step 1: Reboot your computer into the Safe Mode with Networking.

Go to Start menu, click on the triangle mark next to "Shut down", and select "Restart".

When the computer starts up, keep tapping F8 key until "Advanced Boot Options" appears on the screen.

Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the "Safe Mode with Networking" option and then press Enter key to proceed.

Step 2: Stop process of the Trojan via Task Manager.

Right click on blank area of the taskbar and select "Start Task Manager".

Click Processes tab, find out and stop process of the Trojan (If you cannot find the process with the Trojan name, then stop the strange ones).

Step 3: Delete files and registry entries of Trojan.Ransomlock.AN.

Navigate to the Start menu and select Control Panel.

Click on Appearance and Personalization link.

Locate and click on Folder Options.

Under the View tab, tick "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and non-tick "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended). And then click OK. This will show all hidden files and folders.

Go to the local disk C, look for and delete any files related to Trojan.Ransomlock.AN.

Then, press Windows key + R key together.

Type "regedit" into the Run command box, and then click OK.

In the Registry Editor, search for any registry entries related to the Trojan and remove them all.

Friendly Advice

Trojan.Ransomlock.AN is a very inflexible and harmful virus, which can bypass the antivirus programs and can be installed on the target computer without making any noise. Once it is in your computer system, it will badly damage the infected computer. Moreover, your privacy like confidential information and precious data stored on the infected computer may be captured and illegally used by the hackers. Taking all these into account, you need to snap out of this Trojan horse as soon as possible so as to safeguard your PC and protect your privacy.