Infected by Boot.Cidox virus? My computer just performed very weirdly, and it got freezes easily. I got this Boot.Cidox Trojan pop up from virus removal tool and I deleted all detected threats. However, I still get this virus alert after restarting the computer. I also got many troubles when doing Internet browsing tasks. After getting this Trojan attack, my computer was just in a mess! What should I do? Why does my antivirus fail to clean out the Trojan virus entirely? How can I get rid of the nasty virus without damaging the computer? Please help!

Instruction On How to Remove Boot.Cidox Virus Completely:

Boot.Cidox is a risky computer infection detected by Norton antivirus and Symantec antivirus, and it is designed by cyber criminals to attack worldwide computer users. Automatically, the Trojan installs in the computer and launches up as startup process, taking up much of the CPU usage. It mainly targets computers with Windows operating systems, such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows NT etc. Soon as the Trojan virus attacks the computer, it infects the C drive immediately to take over the whole system, just as another Trojan Boot.Cidex virus does. In fact, the malware virus changes the system files and registry entries of the target computer, and it creates new entries there to damage the system. Besides, it exploits the system vulnerabilities to drop many malicious codes to the computer, and these codes can be adware, worms, rootkits, malware and spyware and so on. Meanwhile, some hazardous ads-on, plug-ins and toolbar may take chance to install in your computer secretly with the help of the Trojan attack. In this situation, the Boot.Cidox malware virus must be removed from the computer immediately.

Tiny as the Boot.Cidox virus is, but it endangers the affected computer greatly. It makes troubles to the computer during users’ Internet browsing tasks. To illustrate, the Trojan virus casually redirects your specified web search results to unwanted web pages which display many random pop ups on the screen, supposedly providing users with freeware downloads and various products. Besides, it modifies the desktop background, browser homepage and other settings, making users very annoyed. Users may result in difficulties to visit Facebook, Yahoo mail and other online resources. As designed, the Trojan virus may steal vital information from unknown computer users for cyber hackers to gain profits illegally. PC users should not ignore or leave the Trojan virus too long. All you need to do is to get rid of the virus entirely.

After getting this Boot.Cidox virus, some users may notice that the computer gets crashing frequently. Indeed, the Trojan virus may also infect the Master Boot Record to corrupt the computer miserably. Once the MBR is affected, the computer may run with annoying noise and security pop-up alerts. Deeply as the virus invades, it can trigger serious damages to the computer, including system crash, system file missing error, blue screens and corrupting system files etc. Why can’t the antivirus clean out the Boot.Cidox virus? On one hand, the virus blocks functions of many executable programs to make them malfunctioning, especially the antivirus. On the other hand, the virus changes itself daily, and this makes it an obstacle for the antivirus to figure out a solution to deal with the virus properly. Therefore, manual removal of Boot.Cidox virus with the help of PC experts will enable users to enjoy clean computer environment soon.

Note: Manual Removal requires expertise and it is for advanced computer users, if you don’t have much experience in dealing with such virus infection.
Contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for removal assistance.

Boot.Cidox Virus Screenshot

Boot.Cidox Virus

Symptoms of Similar Trojan Infection :

– This Boot.Cidox virus can escape from most antivirus protections and get itself installed on computers especially with Windows operating systems. Additionally, the Trojan horse enables itself to gather information such browser history, financial details, important data and then leak the privacy to third parties for illegitimate profits. The reveal of one’ privacy will be a terrible nightmare in the current society.
– It can trigger constant stuck or even blue screen of death error on the infected computers.
– Computer users will experience constant security pop ups on the computers which may not truly represent the status of the PCs.
– Certain malware or spyware may be prompted by these fake security pop ups which will end up scamming money.
– Sensitive data like privacy can also be stolen and taken advantages by cyber criminals.

For the security of your personal information, please eliminate the stubborn virus at no delay.

Boot.Cidox Manual Removal Step by Step Instructions

Up till now, there is not a perfect antivirus that can detect this pesky Trojan virus or delete it completely. Indeed, users get pop-up alerts from Norton or Symantec, and they go on deleting every detected threat. However, they still get this virus warning pop up after restarting the contaminated system. Actually, the Boot.Cidox virus has been updated by remote and backstage cyber criminals and is able to escape from the scan of any anti-virus programs thus it is hard to be removed or even found. Since the antivirus fails to uninstall the Trojan virus, then manual removal is taken as the most effective way. The following manual removal instructions need certain level of computer expertise. If you don’t know how to do that correctly, please contact with YooSecurity online support now!

Step A: Open Windows Task Manager to end process related to this Trojan Boot.Cidox infection. To do that, press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time to pull up Window Task Manager; go to Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find.

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Step B: Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. Go to Folder Options window, under View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step C: Press Windows+R keys to pull up Run box and type in regedit to open Registry Editor.

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Step D: Delete all these associated files and registry entries with Boot.Cidox virus from Registry Editor. The registry files are listed randomly. Besides, you need to delete the infection files of the redirect virus from your system files to prevent it from coming back. Those files are named randomly also but may be different on different operating systems.

Video on How to Modify or Change Windows Registry Safely:

To Summarize Shortly:

PC users should pay close attention to daily computer tasks, as the Boot.Cidox virus is mainly released through network and messes up the computer terribly. It causes slow system performance and poor program functions to the affected computer. Besides, the Trojan virus brings additional computer threats to invade the computer deeply. While being affected, users may get many pesky pop-up ads during surfing the web. Meanwhile, your favorite websites may be redirected to harmful content and desktop image and computer settings are changed casually. Longer as the Boot.Cidox virus stays, it will cause greater damages to the computer, such as computer crash and blue screen of death error and so on. It can also affect the MBR (Master Boot Record), which leads freezes and crash to the computer easily. Even if users own advanced antivirus, you still find it disabled. Since the antivirus fails to take effective, then manual removal is required. PC users need to uninstall the horrible Boot.Cidox virus and remove other potential threats completely to save the computer.

Note: Have tried many methods but failed to get rid of Boot.Cidox virus? If you have no clue, please contact YooSecurity Online Experts in time to save your computer.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 5, 2014 11:50 am

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