Trojan horse.PSW.Agent.AUET is classified as a nasty Trojan that is widely spread via spam email attachments, freeware bundles, peer-to-peer networks or drive-by-download malware on hacked websites. It can sneak into your system without your agreement by exploiting system security leaks. Once downloaded, this hazardous trojan can mess up your computer without a doubt.
Firstly, it disables legitimate programs from running as well as blocks your firewall. Then it eats out your system resource for certain usage, making your computer run slower and slower. At the same time, it may interrupt you with annoying pop-up ads for adult or other objectionable web sites as well as enable remote attackers to obtain remote access and control over the compromised PC without the victim’s knowledge. In a word, this malicious virus can harm your computer deeply and you have to get rid of it immediately without a doubt.
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.
Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
1. Launch the Task Manager by pressing keys “CTRL + Shift + ESC”, search for the processes related to the virus and right-click to end them.
(random.exe)
2. Get rid of the following infected files:
%System%\drivers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].sys
%Temp%\[random]
3. Open Registry Editor (in Windows XP, go to Start Menu, run, type in “Regedit” and press OK; in Windows 7 & Windows Vista, go to Start menu, Search, type in “Regedit”), find out the following registry entries and delete:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ‘1’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”[RANDOM CHARACTERS FILE NAME]” = “rundll32.exe “%Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS FILE
Manual removal needs computer literacy, Please take cautions before performing the steps above. If you failed to remove this Malware, you are welcome to contact YooCare agents to fix the problem.
Published by on June 18, 2012 5:04 pm, last updated on June 18, 2012 5:16 pm
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