I have installed both Norton and Microsoft Security Essentials on my Windows 7 laptop. About 2 days ago, they kept showing Win64/Rovnix.gen!C virus detected on my computer. I tried everything I can to get rid of it, but this threat is such stubborn and didn’t allow me to do that. When I took action to quarantine or remove it, it either gave me error saying that Error code 0x80508023. The program could not find the malware and other potentially unwanted software on this computer or came back again and again after removal is completed. It is very frustrating. Is there any way I can get rid of Virus:Win64/Rovnix.gen!C without coming back?
Win64/Rovnix.gen!C (as known as Virus:Win64/Rovnix.gen!C) is a malignant Trojan horse virus that belongs to a member of Rovnix variants. Similarly to Virus:DOS/Rovnix.W, it is designed by hackers who want to remote access to a computer and steal information from the victims. This type of virus mainly attacks Windows computer with 64-bit. Once loaded, it can bypass the security scan and come along with other viruses without your permission. It has the ability to monitor computer user’s online activities as well as use the collected information for illegal purpose. So it is dangerous if you keep this Trojan inside your computer because all it can do is to bring an annoyance to the PC users and make their computer and security in high risk.
Some of PC users may complain that system goes slow while others may even experience total crashes in Windows after being infected. Generally speaking, there are many ways for a Trojan virus to install itself on a computer. And then most common way is from various software exploits. Most computers get infected with Win64/Rovnix.gen!C virus because the user downloads something from the internet. This Trojan can be bundled with some useful applications. If the users are not careful enough, they can be tricked into downloading a virus on their own. Most Trojans are most likely to be installed alongside freeware applications so that is why it’s so important to be careful whenever installing anything.
Speaking of this Trojan virus, it can carry out many malicious tasks once it is running in the background. It may monitor web-browsing activity of the user and redirect users to all kinds of ad sites against their wills. Also it slows down the performance of the infected computer, which will interrupt your work or study on the computer. When you are on Facebook, or on YouTube watching a video, the browser will suddenly stop responding and you have to start over again and again. Even worse, it aims to collect your personal information, including bank account or credit card details and social contacts’ numbers without your knowledge. As mentioned above, we can see how dangerous if computer has been infected with Win64/Rovnix.gen!C virus. Since it is an evil Trojan, it needs to be removed from your machine immediately upon detection.
It can bypass the legit security tools and destroy your computer secretly.
It prevents you from opening some application because the files are corrupted.
It can make your browser redirected to all kinds of malicious websites.
It is able to allow remote hacker access the compromised system for illicit purpose.
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 does the virus access 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 Win64/Rovnix.gen!C virus, 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 Win64/Rovnix.gen!C 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 related to Win64/Rovnix.gen!C Virus 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
Although Win64/Rovnix.gen!C Virus doesn’t have the ability to replicate itself, it is still a potential threat that can ruin a computer. It can be used by downloading or uploading of files for various purposes or downloading and installing software, including third-party malware and ransomware. All of these actions are done without asking your permission. This tricky Trojan can run itself automatically by creating a configuration entry in the Windows Registry. Accordingly, as soon as system starts up, your security tool like Norton or MSE will keep showing your computer has been infected but will not allow you to eliminate it. It is highly recommended to remove Win64/Rovnix.gen!C quickly to secure your computer.
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 23, 2014 7:51 am, last updated on January 23, 2014 7:51 am
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