My computer must have been infected by a Trojan. Every time I turn on my computer, some nasty ads pop op, and the computer runs very slowly now. I don’t know what more malicious activities it will do in the background. And the Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac displays numerous warnings stating my computer is under security threats. Is it real? Will it even cause a complete computer crash? It is so disturbing to think about it. My antivirus program seems useless in front of it. Can anyone help me deal with the infection? Please help!
Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac is a dangerous Trojan horse which is designed by cyber criminals. It can intrude the computer through security loopholes. Once installed, it is able to conduct a series of destructive activities in your computer. It is usually harmful for inexperienced computer users and it brings a lot of uncomfortable problems. It can provide the back doors for cyber criminals to take control of the targeted computer remotely. Once controlling the computer, they pursue their evil aims by stealing personal information like passwords, credit card, bank account information etc. And you will find the Google, Yahoo Searches are redirected and browser homepage settings are changed without your permission. Furthermore, this infection will change your registry settings and other important windows system files. If you leave it in your computer for a long time, it would bundle with some adware, ransomware or other threatening programs to mess up your computer together. In that way, the PC becomes very vulnerable.
You may get the Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac mainly through downloading freeware, visiting infected websites, opening attachment from spam emails etc. So the targeted computer may suffer a lot from additional infections or malware installations. It will take a long time to operate a certain application and sometimes windows freezes when you are going online. Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac Virus will pop op numerous fake warning trying to scare you, stating your computer is under terrible situation and asking you to purchase the program in order to remove the infections. And antivirus program will report it immediately but unable to handle it completely. So the virus must be removed manually once detected to keep your computer from threat.
1. It is able to bundle with other infections to mess up the target computer.
2. It will change your registry settings and other important windows system files.
3. It provides a backdoor for the cyber criminals to control your computer remotely without your knowledge.
4. It is capable of tracking your browsing record and collecting personal information.
Manual removal is suggested here if the antivirus program in your computer can’t deal with it. The most guaranteed way to get rid of the Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac virus without reinstalling the system or formatting the hard disk is manual removal. Here are some basic steps to achieve this point. However, removing the virus manually requires high skills in order to determine which files to delete for the Trojan infection is changing with the passage of time. You are also suggested to do a backup before starting.
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.VB.ckac
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.VB.ckac 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_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 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
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~random
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”
Trojan.Win32.VB.ckac is a risky Trojan virus that can invade into the computer without your knowledge. It will largely slow down the running speed of computer making your system suffer a lot. When you accidentally open some suspicious websites, the Trojan infection will catch the chance to infect your computer. It can be used by the attackers to steal your personal information. Many famous antivirus programs are able to detect it but are unable to remove it completely as many viruses are created each day and it takes time for antivirus to make solutions for the latest viruses. And this Trojan is quiet stubborn and complex. So the virus should be completely removed in a manual way as soon as possible.
The above manual removal is quiet complicated, which needs sufficient professional skills to process. Therefore, only computer users with sufficient computer skills 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 on September 4, 2014 12:07 am, last updated on September 22, 2014 9:52 am
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