When I was downloading a PDF file from the Internet, I accidentally picked up this W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus on my HP laptop. Obviously, my computer ran slower and slower, and it got frozen up frequently. When I searched the web on the computer, I received lots of popups on the screen. Actually, I can’t seem to perform tasks on the affected computer as usual. What should I do? My computer is in a big mess. If you have any Trojan removal instruction, please help me out.

Information about W97M.Sillycopy!s1 Virus:

W97M.Sillycopy!s1 is identified as a pesky Trojan virus that can be circulated for a long time, and it is capable of affecting worldwide PC users running with Windows 7, Windows 8, Vista, XP and other Windows OS. The Trojan takes chance to get into your computer and it can be installed in the compromised system automatically. The infection is activated in the background of your computer every time you turn it on. By this way, the Trojan virus takes up lots of your computer resources and it causes your computer to have slow system performance and poor network environment. When you surf the web, download things, play games and run large programs on the target computer, you will be apt to suffer from system stuck, constant freezes, computer crash and other serious problems. Moreover, the Trojan can change your system files and entries, and it creates new files in the system to make chaos. Your anti-virus software and other normal programs can be affected terribly, and most of them will not take effective as usual. Consequently, PC users had better resolve the Trojan issue in a manual removal way.

In general, the W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus is designed by cyber criminals who obtain tricky tactics to put the Trojan in hacked websites, fake email attachments, doubtful download sources and freeware installation packages and so on. It may exploit system leaks to help nasty add-on, plug-in and extension add to your computer secretly. It changes your desktop image, browser homepage and other computer settings, making you uncomfortable with doing any action on the computer. If you visit webs, news, images and videos, etc. and search for your favorites, you may come across redirect issue and random popups frequently. To completely remove the W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus, manual removal is considered to be a better choice.

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.

Symptoms of Similar Trojan Infection:

– This W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus can escape from most antivirus protection and get itself installed on computers especially with Windows operating systems.
– It can cause constant stuck or even blue screens 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.

Manual Removal Step by Step Instructions

Up till now, there is not a perfect anti-virus tool that can detect this pesky Trojan virus or delete it entirely. W97M.Sillycopy!s1 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. The most effective way is to remove it manually. The following instructions need quite level of computer expertise, for manual removal is a complicated and difficult process. If you don’t know how to that correctly, please contact with YooSecurity online support now!

Step A: Open Windows Task Manager to end process related to this Trojan 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 W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus from Registry Editor. The registry files are listed randomly. Besides, you need to delete the infection files of the 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:

We learn that this W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus spreads through the network and it affects worldwide computers to execute lots of dangerous activities for cyber hackers to achieve illegal purpose. It slows down your computer performance and disables execute programs terribly. With the Trojan activated in the background, your computer will go from bad to worse. Constant system freezes and even crash may occur to the computer. When you use the affected computer, you may get some error messages about files, programs and even system popped up on your screen. Since your antivirus gets affected by the infection, it won’t help you deal with any malware properly. Thus, you will need to delete the Trojan virus manually with sufficient computer skills.

Note: Have tried many methods but failed to remove W97M.Sillycopy!s1 virus? If you have no clue, please contact YooSecurity Online Experts in time to save your computer.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on August 4, 2015 5:36 am

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