Know How: How to Not be Subdued by Trojan Cridex?

How Did My PC Get Infected with Trojan Cridex?

The following are the most likely reasons why your computer got infected with Trojan Cridex:

• Your operating system and Web browser's security settings are too lax.
• You are not following safe Internet surfing and PC practices.
• Downloading and Installing Freeware or Shareware
  Small-charge or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs. Sometimes adware is attached to free software to enable the developers to cover the overhead involved in created the software. Spyware frequently piggybacks on free software into your computer to damage it and steal valuable private information.
• Using Peer-to-Peer Software
  The use of peer-to-peer (P2P) programs or other applications using a shared network exposes your system to the risk of unwittingly downloading infected files.
• Visiting Questionable Web Sites
  When you visit sites with dubious or objectionable content, spyware, and adware, may well be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer.

 

Knowledge of Trojan Cridex

Irvine-California based M86 Security Labs has declared discovery of Cridex which spreads via an exploit kit, aiming attack on 137 financial institutions worldwide. Cyber criminals had hijacked thousands of websites related to WordPress so as to lure innocent users to click, even by accident, on the batch of emails containing HTML attachments or URL web-links that they got in their inbox. You may ask how?  Cridex can do it easily by breaking a CAPTCHA test. Upon its arrival by exploiting the vulnerabilities on your system, it learns its payloads, such as replicating itself and getting pasted onto C drive; appending itself to "explorer.exe;" Contacting a command and control (C&C) server to 

download additional malware. The communication is not for fun, it is the very act that cyber criminals generate illegal revenue. Please do not waste your time trying to find some luck with your anti-virus programs, because they are confined to quarantine such virus as you can see how powerful it is. Please follow the steps below to help yourself, Had you have any question, you are welcome contact Tee Support agents 24/7 online for more detailed instructions.

 

How to Remove  Trojan Cridex Manually?

Step1:Restart your system and get into the safe mode with networking As the computer is booting but before Windows launches, tap the "F8 key" continuously which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown below. Use your arrow keys to highlight "Safe Mode with Networking" option and press Enter key.

 

Step2:Please stop the processes listed below Press CTRL+ALT+DEL key to open Task Manager

                 

random.exe

Step3:Go to the Registry Editor to delete all related entries listed below Click “Start” menu, hit “Run”, then type “regedit” click “OK”.
           

Related registry keys:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Step4: Delete related files and folders

KB<eight-digit number>.exe
%AppData%\KB<eight-digit number>.exe
%AppData%\KB<eight-digit number>.exe

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Note:  if you are not proficient with computer, it’s advised that you backup your system before manually removing Trojan Cridex virus. And double check the files that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files. Get instant profession help here from Tee Support experts 24/7 available.