Win32/DomaIQ Removal Tutorial - How To Stop This Virus For Good

Win32/DomaIQ is a rogue video codecs pack application. Although it claims to be Windows multimedia coder/decoder that can improve the quality of multimedia content on your computer, it is actually a parasite. It floods your screen with fake alerts that suggests that all the media codecs installed on your computer have got corrupted. It uses a scare technique to trick you into buying the full licensed version of this malicious software.

Once Win32/DomaIQ gets into your computer, it will redirect your browser to Win32/DomaIQ website and will prompt you to update your media codecs immediately otherwise there is a risk for you to loose all the media files on your computer.

The Win32/DomaIQ gets installed on your computer unnoticed by backdoor Trojans. It hides itself very efficiently and cannot be seen in Add/Remove Programs list. It generates flashing icons in your system tray. You may get it on your computer if you have security holes on your computer or you visit questionable websites.
The malware applications like Win32/DomaIQ not only deceives you and robs you out of your money by scaring you but may also install malicious code on your computer. It changes your browser settings and may also steal private and sensitive information from your computer such as user names, passwords, and credit card numbers.

How to Conduct a Win32/DomaIQ Removal

The Win32/DomaIQ can be removed manually or by using an automatic removal tool for the same. To remove this malware manually, you need to:

1. Block Win32/DomaIQ website.
2. Search for malware process called wextract.exe and kill it using Task Manager.
3. Unregister Win32/DomaIQ DLL files
4. Delete folder called Win32/DomaIQ
5. Delete associated Virus Remover 2009 in directories:
%\WINDOWS%\system32
%UserProfile%\Application Data\
6. Delete the registry entries of Win32/DomaIQ from the following registry folders:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CURRENT_USER

The manual removal of Win32/DomaIQ is not recommended because it is a complex procedure that requires registry cleaning and deleting processes. A small error may damage your system and can cause more harm than caused by Win32/DomaIQ. It is therefore strongly recommended to use an automatic removal tool to remove this malware from your computer.

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