Can Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus hack my details on my HP laptop? My Norton just pops up and tells me that this virus damages some files and documents on my laptop. I let Norton to conduct “Remove”, but it can’t help remove completely, as after I restart the laptop, this virus comes up again. Some strange website URL keeps showing on the new tab of Internet Explorer. Tool bar and bookmark are added with unknown page links. I don’t know how to check where the virus is located in system. Can you guys help me out of this issue?

Brief Introduction of Trojan:JS/Vigorf.AVirus

Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus can exploit vulnerability of other software, programs or applications to get information on users’ computer or install other malware, adware, Trojan, worms or browser hijacker. For example, it will target Java and use some loophole of Java to display fake alerts message saying “Your Java is outdated and needs to update now”, but actually when you update, you don’t really update Java at all but to download and install another virus into computer. This Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus can cause serious damage through modifying, replacing or deleting system important files. And you will find that computer performs improperly, for example, you cannot run some programs like the antivirus. The antivirus program might be disabled and firewall has been destroyed or some crucial files of antivirus have been deleted or replaced by this Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus. In this case, more system vulnerabilities will be created and computer also becomes weaker.  Besides, it also hackers to access computer to steal personal information stored in computer like business files, photos, email passwords or financial accounts. So you’re strongly advised to eradicate this Trojan infection as soon as you find it on computer.

Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus usually accesses computer through bundling into freeware, shareware, malicious websites, junk email attachment or strange links, files or documents from strangers. This is because those places that mentioned above have been hacked by cyber hackers and inserted different threats including this Trojan horse. If you are not careful with online activities, you will be easy to get infected with this Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus. Once it gets on your computer, it will insert its malicious extension or plugin as codes into kernel system, next it will modify default system configuration and sneak into start-up item to change the resetting. In this way, this virus will run automatically as soon as the system boots up.  To settle down firmly on your computer, it will gradually implant its malicious key executable files into system’s registry entries. Hence, your system key files will be severely corrupted. That is why some users said their computers can randomly shut down and restart automatically. It will do more damages to the computer than what you can imagine.

Some Traits about Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A Virus

-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.

-Can redirect you to pages you don’t want all the time no matter what you are doing.

-Take a long time to turn on or shut down your computer

-Your sensitive information can be stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of this Trojan.

-May pretend as an anti-virus program and cheat you that computer is in dangerous, and ask you to pay to remove the threats.

Warm prompt: It’s complicated for people who are not computer savvy or not familiar with the virus to remove the Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A Virus. You can contact YooCare/YooSecurity PC professional online service for help:

Removal Guide for PCs with Windows OS

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.

>>>>>> Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys simultaneously to get the Task Manager to stop the active processes of Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A Virus. To do this, you will need to click the “Processes” tag at the top then find out suspicious processes and right click on them and select “End Process”.

Task manager

 

>>>>>> Click “Start” menu at the lower left corner and type “regedit” in the search programs and files box and press Enter key. Then you will open the “Registry Editor”.

start menu

 

>>>>>> You will need to find out the suspicious registry files related to this Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A Virus in the Registry Editor, They are usually located in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE. You need to distinguish them from their “Name” and “Data” at the right column. All of them will be randomly distributed. If you are not good at this, ask for an expert for help.

registry editor

>>>>>> After you find out the suspicious registry files, you need to find out where the .exe files of the Trojan Virus locates. Usually, they will be in the operating system drive. To open it, you will need to click Start menu > Computer & My computer. Generally speaking, the Operating System drive is Local Disk (C:).

Hard diskdrives

>>>>>> Basically speaking, all the related files of Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A Virus will be located in Windows > System32. Find out all the files of the Trojan virus and delete them. Make sure that all the files you deleted are viruses, but not the files of the operating system. Any mistakes will cause data loss even system crash.

System 32

Video of Key Steps on How to Modify or Change Windows Registry:


Summary:

Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus comes into targeted computer through malicious websites like porn or ads sites, spam email attachment or downloading free-charging software from unknown resource like unlicensed websites. After it slips into your PC, it will start to change system systems, alter system files and kill crucial system registry. System errors, system crash or blue screen of death are all caused by this Trojan horse. System performance will soon slow down. sometimes, you will fine computer can’t start on or shut down improperly. Programs are disabled and can’t find its location. Malicious files are produced in every folders. Web browser is greatly attacked by the virus and you can’t get online or download new programs. popup ads often display when you’re browsing webpage. Corrupted files and registry entries are generated in system to eat up system capacity. Your PC will work at a very slow speed. Vulnerabilities will be produced a lot, and cyber hacker controls your PC with help of this virus and gains your personal data and privacy. This Trojan:JS/Vigorf.A virus is a big threat both to PC security state and your personal data safety. It is wise to figure our effective way to eliminate this Trojan horse as soon as you find it on your machine.

Warm prompt: If you are not computer savvy or not familiar with the virus to remove this Trojan Virus. You can contact YooCare/YooSecurity PC professional online service for help:

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 10, 2017 1:26 am

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