Is your computer infected with TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A virus? Are you looking for solutions to get rid of this virus? Most computer users found it difficult to remove the virus because it will keep coming back on the next scan. The virus pop up comes up every few minutes and disturbs user’s activities. Also it can drop additional malware and allow remote users unrestricted access to the compromised system to execute its destructive actions. Once found, please follow the manual removal to delete it permanently.
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A is categorized as Trojan virus promoted by misleading websites and advertisement pop-up and it can carry out many harmful actions on the computer without user’s knowledge once downloaded. This virus is able to disable your firewall and current antivirus program, leaving your PC more vulnerable for further attacks. Besides, it has an ability to download and run other malware on the compromised computer. As a result, you will notice that some instant changes on the operation. Performance of the machine reduces to a half as well as your Internet connection. The Trojan targets every computer users that range from individual, educational institutions, up to known organizations nowadays, for no reason should you let it stay on your machine.
Computer users may get infected by TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A virus after clicking on some malicious links, downloading free software from the internet which usually contains potentially unwanted programs or other infections, browsing sites with bad reputation or opening the infected email attachments. It is prone to attack Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista and Windows XP computers. After it is successfully downloaded, the virus modifies your computer settings so that it could cause annoying browser redirection problem and slow PC performance. Meanwhile, it is capable of opening a backdoor by exploiting the vulnerabilities in the computer system to allow other cyber infections to break into your infected PC. Various problems such as Blue Screen of Death, system crash or program corruption may also happen on the machine. But the most horrible thing is that the virus can collect your private information, such as usernames and passwords of important websites or online banking accounts, and transmit to the remote hackers for illegal purposes. To protect your privacy and keep your PC safe, it is strongly recommended to eliminate TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A virus manually and quickly before this nasty virus damaged your system and precious data further.
Slow down your PC speed notably.
Add other dangerous Trojan or Spyware to your system secretly.
Allow the hacker to access your entire system.
Collect all your personal information and transfer to a remote hacker.
Destroy critical system files and make PC unstable.
From malicious drive-by-download scripts from corrupted porn and shareware / freeware websites.
Through spam email attachments, media downloads and social networks.
When clicking suspicious pop-ups or malicious links.
Open unknown email or download media files that contain the activation code of the virus.
Note: No matter how the virus accesses your PC, users should know that there are no tools can remove this pesky Trojan automatically at this moment, it is suggested users not spend much time in downloading or paying any security software which claims can delete this stubborn virus. It is totally useless. To completely get rid of TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A virus, professional manual guide is needed.
Currently many computer users had the same experience that this virus couldn’t be removed by any anti-virus applications. So the manual approach is always required to combat this virus. And here is the step-by-step removal guide for all computer users.
1. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A virus is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent. At any time Windows always has many running processes. A process is an individual task that the computer runs. In general, the more processes, the more work the computer has to do and the slower it will run. If your system’s CPU spike is constant and remain at a constant 90-95%, users should check from Task Manager and see if there is a suspicious process occupying system resources and then end it immediately.
(The name of the virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly bring up Task Manager Window：
2. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
3. Open Registry entries. Find out the malicious files and entries and then delete all.
Attention: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
a. Press Windows key + R to open Run box. In the “Open” field, type “regedit” and click the “OK” button.
Then a Registry Editor window will pop up as the following picture shows:
b. Search malicious files and registry entries and then remove all of them:
%AllUsersProfile%\[random]
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\[random]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Temp
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Lacam.A is classified as a highly dangerous Trojan designed by cyber criminals to steal account information, passwords, online banking data and credit card information from the target users. Usually the virus is distributed via spam email attachments or hacked web sites. It also can be installed when users download or update share programs or games from the Internet. Once downloaded, your surfing session will be automatically redirected to malicious sites and floods of pop ups will appear on the screen. The virus also can open the backdoor to invite the remote server, and then try to attack the weak administrator passwords and steal your personal information. It is able to conceal its presence of the compromised computer by showing only legitimate process running on the system. Therefore, we suggest users get rid of it manually instead.
Note: If you are not knowledgeable enough to be able to distinguish the location of this virus, or you are afraid of making mistake during the manual removal, please contact experts from Yoocare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by & last updated on April 2, 2015 1:40 am
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