Adware Generic5.PFR Virus, How to Remove

Well, finally I gave up! I tried almost all what I could do but still have this damned Adware Generic5.PFR Virus in my Dell laptop. Do I have to throw my laptop to the trash can? Is there any other way I can try to remove this aggravating thing from my computer? Do you have the same trouble as this user? Why not spend some time on this post to get a solution?

What is Adware Generic5.PFR Virus?

Adware Generic5.PFR Virus, a root-kit program has been detected from many users’ computers recently. Many users feel painful to get rid of such small but annoying virus. In fact, this virus was detected by AVG anti-virus. Just like the victim described, this virus can be detected by antivirus such as AVG, Microsoft Security Essentials. But when they report that your computer is not safe, they can never really help you remove it from your hard disk. MSE may even tell you that your computer will start 1 minute later. But when your computer starts again, MSE will tell you that computer will restart again i minute later. So obviously, just like PSW.Agent.ASJX virus, it can’t be removed by anti-virus.

What’s the bad influence of such Adware Generic5.PFR Virus? Initially, you won’t find something bad in your computer. But later, your we browser may have redirect virus or browser hijack virus. When you run it, it’s very slow to open a web site and if you want to open some sites, you will be redirected to some odd malicious sites. What’s more this rootkit will change your computer configuration. When you start your computer, some strange program will start to run automatically and you can’t stop then. What’s worse, after not a long time, you may can’t start your computer normally again. Once your computer is infected by this Trojan virus, please remove it right away.

In addition, Adware Generic5.PFR Virus will redirect your search results to some malicious websites when you use your search engine like Google, Yahoo or Bing. At the show up page, there are numerous ads pop-ups, unsafe links and floored with mal-ware. As a result, it will slow down you PC performance. So we should be careful in our web activities and keep the antivirus permanently updated. Be cautious while browsing! Ways to be infected with it are a lot as long as you are surfing the illegal websites or downloading unidentified files and programs, you will be exposed to numerous risks. Please don’t hesitate removing Adware Generic5.PFR Virus soon when you get caught by such disgusting virus.

The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you’re not sure how to delete Adware Generic5.PFR Virus, please live chat with YooSecurity experts now.

Why Didn’t My Anti-virus Program Remove This Trojan Horse Virus?

This will be the first question you want to ask if you get this Trojan virus infection. As what you can see, Adware Generic5.PFR Virus will give itself a name just like it’s one important file of Windows operating system. It just takes advantage of the vulnerabilities of the operating system and your anti-virus so that it can escape from scanning, much less than killing it. When this rootkit disguises as an important file of Windows operating system, Windows Fire Wall or your anti-virus program will take it for a safe file and won’t kill it. Even if your anti-virus can distinguish it as a virus, the virus can make use of the vulnerabilities of your anti-virus so that it can’t be removed. No perfect anti-virus can remove all smart viruses.

Step-by-step Generic5.PFR Virus Manual Removal Guide

In case that any mistake might occur and cause unpredictable damages during the virus removal, please spend some time on making a backup beforehand. Then follow these steps given as below:

1. Restart the infected computer and keep pressing F8 key before Windows launches; then use arrow keys to select and log in with Safe Mode with Networking;
2. Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options;
3. Under View tab to tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK;

4. Press Windows+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to open Registry Editor.

5. Delete all the following or those related to the following files.
%AppData%\[random].exe
%AppData%\result.db
%Windows%\system32\[random].exe
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe(random)

6. Delete all the following or those related to the following registry entries.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Inspector”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “net”
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\{ Random }
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\BROWonrRun

7. Restart the computer to normal mode when you have successfully removed Adware Generic5.PFR Virus.