I have problem removing JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] virus from my PC. It makes my computer extremely slow and when I open Task Manager I can see the CPU usage is up to 90% even I only open several pages. I have tried Malwarebytes and Avast, they cannot seem to remove the virus. What should I do? How does this virus come to my PC? Any help will be highly appreciated.
If you keep getting JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] virus alert on your security product, it indicates that your computer has been attacked by some potentially risky malware like Trojans or Worms without your knowledge. This virus may lurk in junk email attachments, come bundled with freeware programs downloaded from the internet or get installed by visiting shady websites. It poses huge risk for computer security and could compromise your personal information as well. Now this Trojan is widely spread over the Internet and it will target every computer users that range from individual, educational institutions, up to known organizations. It is prone to attack Windows computers include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.
If unfortunately you get this virus inside the PC, you will notice that your system is getting slower and slower because this virus can drop harmful files on your computer in the background to occupy your system resource. It also can make several changes on computer settings and browser setting so that every time you go online, things will be unusual than before. In most cases, your homepage and default search engine will be changed to a fake website like Websearch.searchtheglobe.info and a small window with various advertisements may keep popping up while you are shopping online without your permission. Please note that JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] Virus has logging capability, which records every key press on the keyboard. Thus, it can steal user name, password, and other vital information in the background. Therefore, it is necessary to remove this virus from the PC ASAP.
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.
From malicious drive-by-download scripts from corrupted porn and shareware / freeware websites.
Through spam email attachments, media downloads and social networks.
When clicking suspicious pop-ups or malicious links.
Open unknown email or download media files that contain the activation code of the virus.
Note: No matter how the virus accesses your PC, users should know that there are no tools can remove this pesky Trojan automatically at this moment, it is suggested users not spend much time in downloading or paying any security software which claims can delete this stubborn virus. It is totally useless. To completely get rid of JS: Agent – DIE [Trj], professional manual guide is needed.
Currently many computer users had the same experience that this virus couldn’t be removed by any anti-virus applications. So the manual approach is always required to combat this virus. And here is the step-by-step removal guide for all computer users.
1. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] virus is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent. At any time Windows always has many running processes. A process is an individual task that the computer runs. In general, the more processes, the more work the computer has to do and the slower it will run. If your system’s CPU spike is constant and remain at a constant 90-95%, users should check from Task Manager and see if there is a suspicious process occupying system resources and then end it immediately.
(The name of the virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly bring up Task Manager Window：
2. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
3. Open Registry entries. Find out the malicious files and entries and then delete all.
Attention: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
a. Press Windows key + R to open Run box. In the “Open” field, type “regedit” and click the “OK” button.
Then a Registry Editor window will pop up as the following picture shows:
b. Search malicious files and registry entries and then remove all of them:
%AllUsersProfile%\[random]
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\[random]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Temp
Now computer users who use Windows operating system are believed to the major targets of JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] virus. When this virus loads on your computer, you can do nothing to stop it. It can weaken your security setup by ending processes that are linked to antivirus and firewall and it can open backdoor in order to install more malware such as Trojan, worms, and viruses to your computer. Your PC will take a long time to turn on or shut down, and in some cases it causes blue screen of death. In addition, it may alter the browser settings and change the default homepage or a new tab/window to a ransomware site that says your browser has been blocked and you need to pay a lot of money. In a word, JS: Agent – DIE [Trj] can cause damaging PC problems and help the hackers access to the infected computer and collect user’s valuable data stored in a computer, therefore you should immediately remove it.
Note: If you are not knowledgeable enough to be able to distinguish the location of this virus, or you are afraid of making mistake during the manual removal, please contact experts from Yoocare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by on January 25, 2015 2:42 am, last updated on January 25, 2015 2:42 am
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