Cannot remove Trojan Horse Agent4.ALES virus because it keeps coming back and even blocks your antivirus from removing it? What can it do to damage your computer? From this post you will learn to how to get rid of this stubborn virus safely and completely.
Trojan Horse Agent4.ALES is terrible virus that can record the information, log the strokes of the keys in your keyboard, and store the personal data in your system. It is designed by hackers in order to download more malware, spyware or other viruses onto the computer. It logs user’s keystrokes and performs other dangerous actions, making system more insecure. Besides, it makes your PC performance sluggish and unresponsive.
Most of time, Trojan Horse Agent4.ALES is distributed through downloads, email attachments P2P networks and so on. After it is installed, it uses especially-advanced features to conceal itself and protect itself from deletion. Your antivirus program may detect the virus but will definitely fail to remove it as this virus can escape from all kinds of antivirus programs. It keeps coming back to disturb users. It is noted that this virus can record the data from the infected PC such as logins and passwords, and then transmit this information to an attacker via a remote server. It is suggested that this stubborn virus must be removed manually as quickly as you can.
a. There will be lots of annoying pop-up ads and fake security alerts;
b. It will block your access to the Internet and redirect everything you do on your browser to malicious web pages;
c. It will reduce your PC performance and create many junk files to wreak chaos;
d. Antivirus programs on the computer will automatically be shut down;
e. It may come with additional viruses and malware to further damage your computer;
f. Your private and critical information may be captured a remote host who will use them for Internet crimes;
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. 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.
2. 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 the “Start” button and then choose the option “Run”. In the “Open” field, type “regedit” and click the “OK” button.
b. All malicious files and registry entries that should be deleted:
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe(random)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”
Trojan Horse Agent4.ALES is categorized as a pesky Trojan that messes up with various system settings and constantly annoys its victims. It uses many ways to provide a hacker with remote access of an infected computer. It may also monitor web-browsing activity of the user and redirect users to all kinds of ad sites against their wills. This virus is hard to be detected because it can conceal its presence of the compromised computer by showing only legitimate process running on the system. Only a few antivirus program can detect it. However, every time a user click ‘Remove’, they may get error message or the virus may come back after a few minutes. Such nasty Trojan has the capability to record and send computer users’ confidential information, for instance, credit card, login numbers, etc to a remote hacker. In order to protect your computer, you should remove Trojan Horse Agent4.ALES at once without any hesitation.
Published by on April 1, 2013 11:42 am, last updated on April 1, 2013 11:42 am
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