I need some help about how to get rid of this Trojan:JS/Redirector.NL. I am not familiar with computer; I can only use the anti-virus program on my computer to remove viruses and so on. But this time, this Trojan is really a tough stuff. I don’t know why my protection tool cannot remove it for me. Every time after I turn on my computer, the tool shows me the warning message about the Trojan. I just want it removed before it totally messes up my computer. Please help.

Brief Introduction to This Trojan

Trojan:JS/Redirector.NL is a nasty computer threat which comes from the Trojan family. Trojan can be easily detected by many reputable anti-virus programs. However, it is not easy to be removed as Trojan infection can make a deep damage to the computer system including the anti-virus program which installed in the system. Trojan’s size is very small, and it can easily be implanted in free programs. Hackers use the free program resources on the Internet to spread this Trojan. People who are not familiar with computer can easily trust those programs which are published on some dubious sites. Not only it can spread through free programs, but also can use unknown links or web pages to spread. Once people visit some unqualified websites, especially some pornographic sites, most of them are implanted with all kinds of viruses and Trojans, their computers can be easily attack by Trojans.

As what we have mentioned, this Trojan:JS/Redirector.NL can damage the computer system severely. Once it is activated on the infected computer, it can duplicate itself and divide into many parts on the computer hard drive to make it be difficult for anti-virus program to remove. Also, the anti-virus tool can also be damaged by this Trojan, some key files of the program can be deleted or removed, so that the tool cannot perform well on the infected computer and will not able to remove this Trojan completely. In order to do constant troubles to the infected system, this Trojan can add start-up entries to the system registry so that it can be activated once the infected computer is on. Many other system entries can be removed or changed by this Trojan arbitrary. In this bad situation, computer can face many unwanted problems, like some specific function cannot be used and some programs cannot be opened. What’s worse, the infected computer will suddenly come to a black screen or blue screen of death. If this Trojan cannot be removed, the infected computer will finally come to a complete crash. At that time, PC user will not able to use the computer anymore.

Trojan:JS/Redirector.NL is a malicious Trojan that hackers can use it to get illegal access to the infected computer remotely. With the help of this Trojan, hackers can take control of the infected computer secretly once it connects to the Internet. The privacy of the PC user can be easily reach by those cyber criminals as they target on stealing money from innocent people. Banks details can be easily traced as this Trojan can record all the online activities on the infected computer at the backdoor.

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 adware.
-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:JS/Redirector.NL 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 of it 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:JS/Redirector.NL, 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, 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:JS/Redirector.NL can cause many problems once it is activated on the target computer. The infected computer can run slowly and improperly as this Trojan can occupy a large percent of the CPU usage and mess up the system from the registry and delete system related files. Personal information on the infected computer can be leaked out to the cyber hackers and they can steal money by using the sensitive details. However, this Trojan is not easy to be removed by many anti-virus programs.

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

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 15, 2014 5:31 am

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