Wednesday, March 5, 2014

How to Remove LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] Trojan Virus Step by Step



Symptoms of LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] Trojan Virus

1) It makes modifications to system settings and adds malicious files.
2) It alters some importable system files and disables certain programs.
3) It eats up available computer resources and lowers computer performance.
4) It utilizes system loopholes to endanger your Windows operating system.
4) It helps various computer viruses and hackers get into your Windows.

Know More about LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] Virus

LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] is a terrifying Trojan horse that not only messes up system settings but also plays havoc with operating system. This type of Trojan virus often comes together with free programs, shared files and spam email attachments. In addition, this virus alters the scripts of some websites secretly. Once you visit these websites carelessly, your computer will be infected with this virus right away.

As a horrible Trojan infection, LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] modifies system startup items and adds its malicious codes to your system furtively. These modifications can support this pest to carry out malicious activities in the background. When you work on your desktop, you receive error messages randomly. You are informed that several crucial executable files related to certain programs don’t exist in your system. And LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] also uses generates junks files to take up a lots of system resources. As a consequence, computer performance is slowed down. Your machine responds you at a slow speed and gets stuck easily.

Additionally, there are some system vulnerabilities appear on your system. If you don’t fix these loopholes in time, LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] is likely to use them to cause further damage. It would open a backdoor for various viruses and cyber hackers. As soon as your computer is attacked by these horrible attackers, it will be disabled in future. Moreover, all confidential information associated with your bank account and credit card will be at the risk of being stolen. All in all, LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] can bring a variety of troubles and problems to you. You should remove it as fast as you can.

Tips to Remove/Disable LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] Virus 

LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] is able to disguise itself as a system files so that it can’t be located by antivirus programs easily. For this reason victims have difficulty removing it. In some cases, manual removal method is more helpful than automatic removal way. If you want to have a try, please follow the particular guide below.

Step 1: Hit F8 key incessantly so that you can enter the Safe Mode with Networking before logging onto your computer.

Step 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the same time to open Task Manager, then end the process of LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj].

Step 3: Remove LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] from Windows Start-up items.

Step 4: Open Start Menu and then go to Control Panel. Then use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and un-check Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.

Step 5: Delete all files related to LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] as below:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\[random].exe
%System Root%\Samples
%User Profile%\Local Settings\Temp
%AppData%\.exe
%CommonAppData%\.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\.exe
%temp%\.exe
C:\Program Files\
   
Step 6: Click Start button and search for “regedit” to open Registry Editor. Then remove registries of LNK:FakeFolder-B[Trj] as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MSASCui.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msconfig.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%AppData%\.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\.exe

Step 7: Reboot your computer