Monday, May 26, 2014

How to Remove Win32/vawtrak Trojan Virus Step by Step

Introduction about Win32/vawtrak 
Win32/vawtrak is a terrible Trojan virus which can sneak in your computer while you are performing certain dangerous internet activities like downloading infectious files or visiting malicious websites. Once installed, Win32/vawtrak can bring in lots of damage to your computer which will take you long time to deal with. Therefore, it’s so important for you to be more careful when you are online. 

After Win32/vawtrak gets inside your computer, it changes startup program list in your computer in order to set itself as a start up process without asking your permission. So every time when you start your computer system, Win32/vawtrak will run itself immediately and you won’t notice anything. Win32/vawtrak has the ability create its own registry and security vulnerabilities to invite more and more malicious things come into your computer. Thus, your limited system resource will be consumed largely by Win32/vawtrak and other junk softwares. Your computer running speed will become incredibly slow which will drive you very crazy. Your computer could freeze up or shut down unexpectedly. As long as Win32/vawtrak stays in your computer, you can’t make your computer run normally and smoothly. What’s more, Win32/vawtrak is good at stealing your confidential information secretly. Later they will send your information to remote servers so that hackers can use your personal information to achieve their illegal purpose. Under such circumstance, it’s wise for you to remove Win32/vawtrak from your computer in time before it causes more troubles.
Harmfulness of Win32/vawtrak   
1. It runs itself automatically when you launch windows.
2. It drops many malicious files to mess up the system.
3. It takes up high CPU usage to degrade the PC performance.
4. It opens backdoor for inviting more bad stuffs in your computer.
5. It allows the hackers to connect your computer to steal your privacy.
6. It is able to block the firewall and antivirus programs.
Win32/vawtrak Removal Guide
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Reboot the computer and before Windows interface loads, hit F8 key repeatedly. Choose “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then press Enter key. System will load files and then get to the desktop in needed option.
 
Step Two:
Open Windows Task Manager and end virus processes. There are three ways to launch the Task Manager
① Press keys Ctrl+Alt+Del.
② Press keys Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
③ Press the Start button→click on the Run option→Type in taskmgr→press OK.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete Win32/vawtrak files: 
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Win32/vawtrak registry entries and keys.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\random.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Win32/vawtrak
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating
 
METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
To completely delete Win32/vawtrak, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic Win32/vawtrak Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   


    

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