My antivirus software detects the Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp today. I want to get rid of it from my computer but the antivirus does not work. It seems that the virus can come back every time I restart the computer. What can I do to completely remove it from my hard disk?
Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp is defined as a Trojan infection which has been reported recently by many antivirus programs. Owing to the fact that the Trojan virus is created by the hackers who have good computer skills, it can bypass most antivirus programs and secretly sneak into your computer. Because your antivirus can’t stop it successfully, you have to come up with another way. Manual removal without antivirus or any kind of removal program is the most effective.
Antivirus software cannot detect the installation of the Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp virus. When it completes the installation and begins to infect your system files, the antivirus programs can realize something is wrong and show you the warning, however, that is late. The Trojan is also able to change your system registry entries so that it can pretend to be a normal system process. If you can’t find the correct files and delete them all, it will come back again and again. Your computer antivirus program can send you warning to let you know the infection but cannot remove it completely because the virus is able to change. Antivirus programs are still necessary because you do not know your computer is at risk due to the Trojan without the antivirus warning. The infected computer performance is very slow and some of your programs do not response. To make matters worse, the Trojan virus can find out your system vulnerabilities and collect your private data on the infected computer. It sends the collected data back to the virus creators, which helps them make profits. Therefore, if you want to protect everything in the computer, you should remove the Trojan as soon as possible.
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 is the best way to handle this Trojan virus because antivirus programs are not so flexible to remove its changing files. But you should note that manual removal needs expertise, if you are not a computer savvy, you had better not start the removal on your own.
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.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp
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.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp 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.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp is a Trojan virus. It is newly released and is spread between Windows computers. When you visit a corrupted site, click an unknown link or download a “free” program, the virus that is hidden in them can sneak into your computer easily. Virus makers put it in some online resources to trick inexperienced computer users. It also is always looking for computers that have system loopholes and lower security level. The Trojan infection can expand in the infected computer. In other words, the Trojan horse can change the positions of its files in the system. It also has the ability to open a backdoor in your computer and bring in other cyber computer malware, worms and spyware. It is not safe to have the computer connected to the Internet with the virus in. Therefore, to make your computer safe, you had better remove Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.ovhp immediately.
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 on May 4, 2015 2:17 am, last updated on May 4, 2015 2:25 am
