Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A Removal

You see a virus called Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A in the antivirus scan result? You have spent a long time on the virus removal, but all you have done are in vain? It destroys your online activities and computer performance becomes so bad? You thought you can use antivirus software to delete it, but the antivirus software does not work? Don’t know what to do?

Details of Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A:

Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A is a Trojan virus. Some free programs released by network criminals on the Internet contain the virus. Therefore, if you download one of these corrupted programs, you will see it in the computer. Junk e-mail attachments and phishing websites may also contain this infection. You have to be very careful when you try to use an unknown online resource.

In the installation process, Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A implants malicious files and registry entries into the target computer system. What is worth mentioning is that it has the ability to mutate. Therefore, the names and locations of its files change continually. More importantly, it also modifies system settings, resulting in abnormal system operations. You can also find that some documents disappear completely from the computer. On the contrary, many unknown files show up without your permission. The reaction of the computer is rather slow. Some of your applications stop working, and even become invalid. It is able to shut down and restart your computer randomly. As a result, when you use the computer, you need to pay attention to saving your data. In addition, it will open a remote channel in the infected computer for some other viruses to infiltrate into your computer. In other words, if the computer is infected with this Trojan for a period of time, the computer will be attacked by more and more other viruses continuously. What is worse, the cyber criminals have the capacity to take over the infected computer to steal your valuable information, such as bank account details and passwords. Therefore, you should have the virus removed timely. However, many computer users may not know how to deal with it, because most antivirus programs don’t seem to be able to get rid of it. In this case, manual removal is the best way.

What Can the Vicious Virus Do?

1. It has the ability to download additional components and other infections in the target computer in order to fully complete its penetration.
2. It is able to cause system crash and destroy some of your programs in the infected computer.
3. It facilitates the virus makers to intrude your computer remotely without letting you know.
4. It is capable of collecting your browsing history and other private data.

Manual Removal Guide:

Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A is an evil and dangerous threat. So far, there is no a perfect antivirus that can eliminate the damn virus completely. Cyber criminals update it constantly so that it is able to escape the antivirus. It decreases the performance of the infected computer significantly. The computer system will become very unstable and lose the ability to resist other viruses. Everything in the computer seems to be broken. That’s why you always get some error messages. You need to remove it as soon as possible to stop it from destroying the infected computer gradually.
1. End Relevant Processes

(1). Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc together to pop up Windows Task Manager, click Processes tab

*For Win 8 Users:

Click More details when you see the Task Manager box

And then click Details tab

(2). Find out and end the processes of Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A

2. Show Hidden Files

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

(2). Click on Appearance and Personalization

(3). Click on Folder Options

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

(5). Choose Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window

*For Win 8 Users:

Press Win+E together to open Computer window, click View and then click Options

Click View tab in the Folder Options window, choose Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

3. Delete Relevant Registry Entries and Files

(1). Delete the registry entries of Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A through Registry Editor

Press Win+R to bring up the Run window, type “regedit” and click “OK”

While the Registry Editor is open, search and delete the related registry entries

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

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

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

(2). Find out and remove the associated files

%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:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A is a dangerous Trojan infection. It is hidden on the target computer. Once the computer is attacked it, you often get some error messages when you start the computer. It also reduces the performance of the infected computer to prevent you from using many applications and even lead to system collapse. Cyber criminals who create the virus are able to control the computer to record your browsing history and online activities so as to extract valuable data. Trojan:Win32/Pyrtomsop.A is so evil that it will cause fatal damages to the target computer. Therefore, you should get rid of it from your computer as soon as possible.

The above manual removal is quite dangerous and complicated, which needs sufficient professional skills. Therefore, only computer users with rich computer knowledge are recommended to implement the process because any errors including deleting important system files and registry entries will crash your computer system. If you have no idea of how to process the manual removal, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further assistance.

Published by & last updated on June 28, 2014 1:39 am