My computer was infected with TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK yesterday. My antivirus software had detected it but failed to remove it. I tried to remove it by using other tools but they could not fix the problem. I found no way to remove it completely. Can anybody tell me a way to completely remove TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK?
Description of the Trojan Horse
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK is classified as a Trojan horse. This tricky Trojan horse often slips into a targeted computer by coming bundled with some freeware or shareware. The malicious files of the Trojan horse, which enable to disguise themselves as harmless and tempting file names with double suffix, are usually injected into the installation folders of the freeware in order to deceive users into clicking on them to run the Trojan processes. Similarly, this Trojan horse will disguise itself as a legit part of the operating system by using a misleading file name. Computer users may mistakenly click on the malicious files whose file names are similar to image files and document files. Generally, it is difficult for users to recognize a Trojan horse only with their eyes. A hacker cannot successfully control an infected machine unless the victim runs the Trojan process. Apart from this way, the Trojan horse tries every possible way whether nasty or proper to camouflage itself and accomplish implanting into the targeted computer. Commonly, users would perform a full scan of their systems with antivirus software if they suspect that their PCs are infected. Since antivirus detection depends on the feature code in a program, hackers will inject legal code into the Trojan horse in order to escape from detection and removal by common antivirus programs.
Different from other types of Trojan horse, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK will keep the PC under surveillance and try to record users’ personal or confidential information and commercial files, such as online banking account details, credit card account data, online behaviors and search activities, instead of suspiciously destroying crucial system files and controlling the system. In the early time, Trojan horse was created to spy on users’ privacy or used to play a prank on them. Nowadays, Trojan horses tend to be used by hackers to collect sensitive information such as banking account details from the targeted computers so as to help the hackers make money. With the purpose of gaining and abusing user’s information, the Trojan horse combines with the ability to break network and get the access to the system. It is not a good idea to leave TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK on your machine, so you need to remove it as soon as possible to prevent financial loss.
Dangers of the Trojan Horse
1. It enables the Trojan horse maker to access your computer remotely without your knowledge. 2. It may cause system crash and make your executable programs unable to run. 3. It drops other malicious codes onto your computer. 4. It helps hackers to collect your browsing history and other important data.
Manual Removal Guide
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK is a malicious Trojan horse which can install itself into the computer system without any consent and awareness. It makes your computer work slowly and implants other nasty threats into the computer. Even worse, the Trojan horse is used as a tool to mess up the system for obtaining user’s private information and commercial files. It is strongly suggested this Trojan horse be removed as early as possible. Users can follow the manual guide here to have it removed instantly.
1. Reboot the computer into the Safe Mode with Networking.
Reboot the computer and during the start-up process please press F8 key constantly until “Advanced Boot Options” appears on the screen. keyboard_F8 Highlight “Safe Mode with Networking” and press the Enter key. safeMode Wait for a while and you will reach the desktop and all programs can be enabled there.
2. Stop processes related to the Trojan horse.
Right click on the taskbar, and click on “Start Task Manager”. start task manager Click on “Processes”, scroll down to find out any malicious or suspicious processes, and stop them using the “End Process” button. end_processes 3. Show all hidden files and folders.
Click on the Start menu and select “Control Panel”. click start_control panel Navigate to “Appearance and Personalization” and click on “Folder Options”. folder-options13 Click the “View” tab, and under “Advanced Settings”, tick “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”, non-tick “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” and click OK. show all-hidden files 4. Delete all malicious files related to TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK.
Navigate to the local disk C. Local_Hard Disk C Search for and delete any files related to the Trojan horse.
5. Delete all registry entries associated with the Trojan horse.
Press Windows key + R key, type “regedit” into the Run box and press Enter. Windoews-R In the Registry Editor, search for the Trojan horse related registry entries and delete them all. regedit editor__ 6. Restart the computer into the normal mode.
Conclusion
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK is a high-risk computer infection and should be deleted quickly. As we have mentioned before, this Trojan horse usually acts like a harmless component which seems to be only a part of the system, but actually it is a type of cyber threat that can perform multiple malicious tasks. If your computer is infected with this Trojan horse, your computer will act slowly and sometimes programs will suddenly close without hints. Once installed on the computer, the Trojan horse starts to damage the system. The system settings will be modified by it without knowledge and many annoying pop ups will be displayed constantly. Since this Trojan horse is capable of hiding in the background of system, removing it becomes rather sticky. If the manual removal does not help, it is suggested that you use a professional removal tool to effectively get rid of TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AK from your computer.
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