My laptop keeps popping up TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N virus alert but I cannot find a way to get rid of it. Apparently my antivirus fails to delete it. Now the computer is really slow and I have a hard time opening my documents or any other programs. It keeps saying Windows Explorer is not responding. I search online and it says this virus should be removed manually. I am not good at computers, how do I get rid of it myself?
TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N is a highly threatening Trojan infection that is available on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or even Windows 8 (8.1) computer. Like other Trojan viruses, this one is also designed by cyber criminals to collect sensitive information such as the user name and passwords for any kind of accounts, including banking accounts. It can be very nasty for it can conceal its presence of the compromised computer by showing only legitimate process running on the system, therefore most antivirus programs fail to catch this virus timely. Besides, this virus spreads rapidly through phishing websites, corrupted free software and spam emails so computer users should be more careful while browsing online to avoid getting such dangerous virus.
Once TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N is running on your computer, the first thing it will do is to change your computer setting, add itself on Windows start process by creating a fake service which will run the Trojan file on system boot-up, and reduce your PC performance by creating many junk files to your system. As a consequence, you’ll find that your computer performance and your Internet connection speed are reduced to a half. When you go to Internet, you will be bombarded with tons of annoying pop-up ads that stop you from closing down and even interrupt your online usage. Perhaps it would take a long time for you to start up your computer and get desktop icons up. In same cases, TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N virus also brings browser hijacker to your computer that can not only change your desire homepage, but also redirect you to risky website during your browsing session. So your browsing activities may be monitored and the cookies or history on your web browser could even be collected without your knowledge. To sum up, to protect computer and privacy, it is necessary to get rid of TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N virus once it is found.
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 TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N, 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 TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N 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
TrojanSpy:Win32/Ranbyus.N is categorized as a Trojan virus that can attack PC users all over the world and is capable of spying on infected computer, leak data, download and execute other modules from a server. Once downloaded, it performs many bad activities to harm your system and even compromise your privacy. It will create a backdoor and connect to a remote server without your permission in order to allow a remote attacker to gain control on the compromised computer. Also it will disable most programs installed on your machine, especially the security tools and keep showing high CPU usage, making computer frequent stuck. This virus seriously endangers the privacy of computer users as it can steal your personal and financial information or give a malicious hacker access and control of your PC so you should remove it without any delay.
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 December 2, 2014 3:57 pm, last updated on December 2, 2014 3:57 pm
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