The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Virut.Vitro" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
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Threat Details:
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Files:
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Registry:
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Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site.
Threat Details:
Categories:
- trojan
Win32.Virut.Vitro is a Trojan horse that pretends to be a legit application like Flashplayer or Google Chrome to get executed. It infects executable files on the computer to ensure that it can persist on the infected computer. Win32.Virut.Vitro also creates a System Restore Point with infected files. Since cleaning these infected files is not possible it is advised to do a repair install of the system to overwrite infected system files such as userinit.exe or explorer.exe. Since other software may also be infected it is advised to reinstall all software.
Removal Instructions:Files:
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Registry:
There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
- Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
- Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.