How to Remove Win32.Unruy.Gen1

You notice that the performance of your computer is becoming worse and worse? Some files in the computer disappear suddenly? At the same time, antivirus program reports that the computer is infected with Win32.Unruy.Gen1 but cannot completely eliminate it? You don’t want to lose your computer, because the computer has a lot of valuable data. How to make the computer get back to normal?

Details of Win32.Unruy.Gen1:

Win32.Unruy.Gen1 is a dangerous and notorious computer virus that can cause severe damages to the target computer. Antivirus programs are difficult to completely remove it, because it is designed by cyber criminals with advanced technology. When you find it on the computer, you may feel anxiety and surprised. How does the virus get into my computer? Under normal circumstances, cyber criminals put it in some spam emails and phishing sites. Unknown free programs are also associated with the virus.

Once installing into the computer, Win32.Unruy.Gen1 drops some malicious files and registry entries on the computer system. The infected computer often shuts down or restarts randomly without asking you, resulting in damages to the hard disk. It is also able to cause data loss and the blue screen of death problems. As a complex virus infection, it is hidden deep in the system. In the beginning, the performance of the computer will not change too much, so you don’t know it’s there. However, you’ll find that your computer performs much slower than before with the passage of time for more and more strange and unnecessary things are transferred to the infected computer without letting you know. The vast majority of these unsolicited things are some malignant malware, spyware and Trojan viruses. You may notice some personal files are deleted and some strange new files appear. What is worse, by adding spyware on your computer, the virus maker can monitor your online activities and collect your important information.

What Can the Vicious Virus Do?

1. Win32.Unruy.Gen1 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:

Win32.Unruy.Gen1 can enter the computer without the computer user’s approval and the antivirus programs can’t seem to stop its attack. Different from browser hijacker and malicious software, it does not appear on the computer screen. In fact, it enters into and sticks to the computer via using Rookit technology. Victims of the virus may not be aware of it until they see a security warning from the antivirus program. The whole system and Internet connection will run very slow. You may need to spend a long time in waiting for a web site to load up or a program to respond, because the virus is able to take over a lot of CPU usage. In addition to the above problems, it even has the ability to inject malicious code into the system so as to help cyber criminals to take over the computer and collect your privacy. You can refer to the following steps to remove the Win32.Unruy.Gen1 virus completely

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 Win32.Unruy.Gen1

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 Win32.Unruy.Gen1 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”

Video Shows You How to Safely Modify Windows Registry Editor:

Win32.Unruy.Gen1 is a tricky virus which has infected many computers around the world. By making use of the computer system vulnerabilities, it can easily enter the target computer. If you accidentally click unidentified links, you will activate the virus download. In addition, you should pay attention to spam email attachments. The virus has the ability to change overall system settings, causing the computer system instability. At the same time, the computer hackers can also use it to collect your personal information. Therefore, in order to prevent further damages to your computer, you should take immediate action to get rid of Win32.Unruy.Gen1.

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 October 4, 2014 1:24 am