Yesterday when I was browsing online, Kaspersky found Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I on my computer, along with other variants called Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.ap and Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.at. I tried to remove all of them, but it didn’t allow me to do. These viruses keep coming back after removal. It is very annoying. How do I get rid of them completely? Is my personal information safe with such a virus inside the computer?

Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I Description:

Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I is categorized as a Trojan virus that can be found by Kaspersky. It poses a huge risk for the computer security as this type of Trojan is capable of spying your privacy and even messing up your system files. Trojans are usually downloaded from the Internet and installed by unsuspecting users. They can be bundled in some legitimate programs or PDF files and then trick unwary users to download themselves to their PC. Now cyber hackers users various ways to spread this Trojan all over the Internet, therefore it is easy for an inexperienced users to catch such Trojan virus.

Once it is running, it carries payloads or other malicious actions that can range from the mildly annoying to the irreparably destructive. It may also modify system settings to automatically start its malicious activities. This Trojan specifically targets system information, online credentials, and banking details, so it will work as similar as other Trojan horses by opening a backdoor secretly which could allow an attacker to steal sensitive information including user name and passwords that are stored on the PC. Even though Kaspersky can catch this virus, the removal is still difficult because Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I can conceal its presence by showing only legitimate process running on the system. It may turn off programs such as firewalls and anti-malware programs sometimes in order to protect itself from being removed. In a word, Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I gets into the system by clicking malicious code or unsafe advertising pop-ups, visiting pornographic website or downloading attachment from spam emails. Once found, an immediate removal is needed.

Some Traits about This Trojan

-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive
-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.
-Your sensitive information can be stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of this Trojan.
-Cay give you many redirects all the time no matter what you are doing.
-May pretend as an anti-virus program and cheat you that computer is in dangerous, and ask you to pay to remove the threats.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected. If you are not a computer savvy,Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I for you.

Manual Removal Guide of Trojan (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Trojan provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Trojan, the name of the process is random.

XP task manager

Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

FolderOptions

Step 3: Try to find the files which relate to this Trojan, and delete them all.

Step 4: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

XP-start-control-panel

Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

xp-add-remove-icon

Then try to find the program which relates to this Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

4789794954_df8cfb11b2

Step 5: Click on Start button or press Win+R, then type regedit in the box to open Registry Editor, after that, try to find
C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Similar video guide to modify Windows registry:

Conclusion

Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I can perform a series of malicious attacks to damage the computer system such as corrupting system registry files, disabling security programs and turning off Windows firewall. It disturbs the infected users by generating commercial ads and changing default homepage and search page on the compromised PC. In addition, it can affect the functions of the compromised PC severely by causing multiple issues, such as blue screen of death, system crash, file missing, system security vulnerability, etc. To protect the computer, users should avoid opening suspicious websites or clicking unknown links. Never open email attachments without scanning them first because the most common way for this virus to spread is via email. If you find computer is infected with this Trojan, please follow the manual method above to clean up the computer.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.I? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on May 24, 2014 7:18 am

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