How to Remove PSW.Generic9.HJM

You are involved in the trouble with PSW.Generic9.HJM virus? What kind of damage will it bring to the infected computer? You want to remove it but ultimately fail? It is reborn again and again and even disables your antivirus software after you restart the computer? Then what are you going to do? Are you going to spend a lot of money on repairing the computer in a local computer shop? What is the most effective method to deal with PSW.Generic9.HJM?

Details of PSW.Generic9.HJM:

PSW.Generic9.HJM is a new discovery of computer virus. Some of the well-known antivirus programs like Norton, Avast and MSE can detect it out. It is created to flub your computer and take out valuable data inside the computer through ignominious ways. As cyber criminals’ masterpiece, it is able to break into your computer easily through computer system vulnerabilities. You do not know PSW.Generic9.HJM is in your computer until your antivirus program detects it and reports to you. You may notice that the performance of the infected computer becomes strange. First of all, some default system settings are replaced for no reason. With the passage of time, more and more useless programs or files are added to your computer. Sometimes the computer needs more than ten minutes to respond when you open computer programs since the computer’s running speed is extremely slow.

In addition, if there is information about personal privacy or commercial secrets preserved in the computer, PSW.Generic9.HJM will be your calamity. Once your computer is infected with it, any data and information on the computer can be collected by cyber criminals. Exposing your bank account information to these evil cyber criminals may make you suffer a great loss. Your email or online social network tools such as FaceBook and Twitter account can be used to spread the virus to your contacts. The virus is definitely harmful to your computer, but how does it get to your computer? Usually, if you do not pay attention to some unsafe websites, or attractive links carrying viruses, it can take the opportunity to embed into your computer. Moreover, as mentioned above, PSW.Generic9.HJM has the ability to steal personal information from the infected computer and send spam emails to victims’ family members and friends. If you do not want to get into trouble, you should develop good surfing habits, which is not hard to do. However, if your computer has been attacked, you had better start to take measures to eliminate the virus as soon as possible to prevent further damages. To remove the virus, you cannot just rely on your antivirus program because the malicious files it creates in your computer cannot be removed completely by the antivirus program. That is why PSW.Generic9.HJM still goes back to your computer again and again even the antivirus program says it has been deleted.

How dangerous is the virus?

1. It allows the virus makers to access your computer remotely without letting you know.
2. It is able to cause system crash and disable your executable programs.
3. It drops some other threats including malware, adware parasites and spyware into your computer.
4. It is capable of collecting your browsing history and other important data.

Manual Removal Guides :

PSW.Generic9.HJM is a malicious Trojan virus which can install itself into the computer system without your consent and awareness. It makes your computer work slowly and implants other nasty infections into the computer. To make things worse, this Trojan is a tool for the hacker to invade the infected computer to steal your information. It is recommended to remove it as quickly as possible. Users can follow the manual guide here to have it removed instantly.

1. Show Hidden Files

(1). Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel

(2). Click on the Appearance and Personalization link

(3). Click on the Folder Options link

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

(5). Choose 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.

2. Delete Virus Files

(1). Delete the related registry entries through Registry Edit

Guides to open registry editor: Click “Start” menu, hit “Run”, then type “regedit”, click “OK”

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

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random

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

(2). Find out and remove the associated files of PSW.Generic9.HJM virus.

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

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

Video Shows You How to Safely Modify Windows Registry Editor:

PSW.Generic9.HJM is a very hateful and harmful computer virus. Cyber criminals use Rootkit technology to make it become more sophisticated and advanced so as to bypass security software. Generally speaking, people may encounter the virus when they perform some unsafe activities online, such as opening suspicious websites, downloading free programs from unknown resources or reading spam emails. Once getting inside your computer, PSW.Generic9.HJM modifies registry entries so that it can execute automatically when the computer starts. It is a trouble maker to deteriorate your computer. It also enables cyber criminals to access your computer quietly and perform some malicious behaviors such as disclosing your personal information to strangers. Once you find PSW.Generic9.HJM, you should deal with it in time to ensure the safety of your system files and to prevent further losses.

If you have no idea of how to do that, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.

Published by & last updated on October 25, 2013 12:38 pm