Remove Trojan.Ransomlock.AF Virus

Why is the computer running so slowly and weirdly? The antivirus program shows you an alert saying the computer is infected with a virus named Trojan.Ransomlock.AF? Don’t know why the antivirus program is able to detect out Trojan.Ransomlock.AF but cannot remove it? It keeps showing up after restarting the computer even though you have tried the removal function of the antivirus program? How to thoroughly get rid of it?

Trojan.Ransomlock.AF Instruction :

Trojan.Ransomlock.AF is a high risky Trojan virus which is capable of getting into the computer without letting the computer users know. It is so powerful and active that the computer is easily infected with it if we are not cautious enough when viewing or downloading anything online. Normally, downloading some free applications from unknown sources, visiting malicious websites or opening spam email attachments may lead to its infiltration to the computer.

Trojan.Ransomlock.AF has the ability to carry out some malicious tasks right away once it finishes its installation into the computer successfully. The important system settings have been modified by it, which offers a highway for it to perform those malicious tasks set by the evil cyber criminals smoothly. Because the virus consumes a lot of system resources, the infected computer is running extremely slowly and weirdly. Sometimes you may need to wait for more than 15 minutes for the computer to finish the startup completely. Running programs keep showing “Not Responding” and then shut down before you can save the data. What is worse, some other viruses will be put in the infected computer with the purpose of further damaging the computer system. If you let the virus stay in the computer for a long time, a complete system crash will happen. The cyber criminals can record your computer using traces when the computer has Internet connection. The files you edit or the sites you login can be acquired by them. This Trojan is rooting deep in the computer system by pretending to be a normal system process. That is why the antivirus programs cannot identify its vicious components. Thus, manual removal is the best choice. The Trojan is a serious threat for your privacy which needs to be removed timely.

Manual Removal Guides :

Trojan.Ransomlock.AF 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 this virus 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ‘Random’

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

(2). Find out and remove the associated files of this Trojan 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:

Trojan.Ransomlock.AF is a dangerous Trojan virus that is powerful to attack computers without letting computer uses know. Your private information including financial details and social contact data can be acquired by the cyber criminals easily if you let it stay in the computer. It is not safe anymore to use the computer with this Trojan in. Thus, we suggest you to remove Trojan.Ransomlock.AF as soon as possible.
If you have no idea of how to do that, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.

Published by on August 23, 2013 12:46 pm, last updated on August 23, 2013 12:46 pm