What is this Sirefef.gen!c? It gave me a message saying “Google Chrome has found Sirefef.Gen!C in your system” or something like that. It says that “Google Chrome has found Sirefef” blah blah blah, and the only button is Back to Safety. It just keep popping up every time I turn on PC and my antivirus seems not to be able to get rid of it. It says my computer is in risk. And every once in a while I will be cut off of the internet. It’s really annoying! How do I get rid of it completely?

Sirefef.gen!c Trojan Virus Description

Sirefef.gen!c is categorized as a Trojan infection that is believed to come from the Trojan Sirefef group. This Trojan virus is quite nasty and stubborn once it gets in your computer and is hard to remove with the help of antivirus programs. Why is that? It is believed that this Sirefef Trojan is created by PC hackers specially. When it’s in one’s computer, it can help hackers benefit from the victims’ info. Thus, it has the ability to escape from many antivirus tools.

Do you have any idea of what does this Sirefef.gen!c virus really do in your computer? Controlled by remote attackers and associated with malware and scam programs, it will not stop creating chaos until it’s removed completely. Once infected by this Trojan, computer will be stuck or frozen often. Constant security alerts or fake system messages will keep showing up to draw your attention and generally turn you into believing computer in in risk, so how to avoid risks ?. Your online browsing can be recorded and your online searching may be redirected. What’s worse, malicious programs or ransomware can get help from this Sirefef.gen!c Trojan when they are trying to sneak into your computer.

Don’t want to throw computer away just because of a tiny Trojan virus? But have no idea on how to remove this Sirefef.gen!c pop-up? Contact YooSecurity Online PC Expertnow now if you can’t take any of the above consequences. When the situation gets worst, system can shut itself down every once in a while and you won’t be able to remove this Trojan properly.

Remove Trojan Sirefef.gen c Pop-up

Since antivirus programs have failed to get rid of this Sirefef.gen!c Trojan, manual removal is suggested here as the most efficient way to deal with this stubborn virus. System restore can be failed and system reinstall is a long process with the chances to fail as well. Manual process helps guarantee a complete removal but it also requires better computer skills. Below are some manual steps to give you a general concept of this Sirefef gen!c removal.

Step 1: Show hidden files. Go to Folder Options from Control Panel. Under View tab, select Show hidden files and folders and non-select Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) then click OK.
Folder Optins

Step 2: Open Windows Task Manager to end processed related to [Sirefef.gen!c]. To do that, press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time or right click on bottom Task Bar and select Start Task Manager.
taskmanager

Step 3: Go to Registry Editor. First press Windows+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search.Delete all the following or those related to the following files and registry entries:

%Windows%\system32\[random].exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
C:\windows\system32\services.exe\””
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-none_2b54b20ee6fa07b1\””
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunRegedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit”

Video on How to Modify or Change Windows Registry

Conclusion

Have no idea when did you pick up this Trojan Sirefef.gen!c infection? It first showed up when you were downloading a movie or music online. Would that be the reason? This Trojan virus for sure can come bundled with other unfriendly programs. It can also hide itself within hacked sites and infect your computer while you are surfing on those sites. But all in all, it’s coming from the internet so you should be watching out while surfing online. Visiting pornographic content can as well bring this infection. And when it’s successfully getting inside, it can help associated malware and ramsomware get in too. By then, computer will be suffered from more than one piece of Trojan. If you haven’t been able to get rid of this Trojan Sirefef.gen!c virus, hackers will have more time to collect more info. And with the ability to change anytime, it’s getting harder for antivirus to catch it as time goes by since it takes time for antivirus software to update and gather virus information.

Suggestion: Have skipped a couple steps and still having the Sirefef.gen!c pop-up coming back after each reboot? Contact Online PC Expert right away if you are about to run out of methods and get crazy. The faster you remove this Trojan out the better.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 27, 2013 9:58 am

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