My anti-virus program helps me detect this Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] infection in my computer, when it finishes the removal of this Trojan, I am asked to restart the computer to make the removal takes effect. However, after I restart the computer, the security program gives me a warning about this Trojan again, so I use the program to remove it for the second and restart the computer as require. But, I still get the warning message. How can I get rid of this Trojan permanently?

Brief Introduction to This Trojan

Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] is destructive computer threat which can cause plenty of problems to the infected computer. It is classified as a Trojan infection that can be detected by many legit anti-virus programs. Trojan is small which is easily to be transmitted through the Internet. Cyber hackers who create this Trojan can implant this Trojan to some dubious websites especially pornographic pages; also some reputable websites which have been hacked can also be implanted with this Trojan. Once people come to those infected websites, their computer can be infected by this Trojan immediately. Also, due to the size of this Trojan, it is easily for hackers to put it into other free programs. When people download those infected programs into their computers, during the installation process, this Trojan can sneak into computer without notice.

Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] is designed for some specific purposes. Then first one is to mess up the infected computer by changing many key system settings. The windows registry can be modified arbitrary. With an irregular registry, computer can act improperly, some specific functions cannot be used and the infected computer can face many unwanted errors. Computer firewall can be turned off by this Trojan which makes the security level of the infected computer to be the lowest. In this circumstance, once the infected computer connects to the Internet, this Trojan will create a backdoor to download other computer viruses and Trojans. What’s more, the infected computer can be slowed down as this Trojan can corrupt many system processes and occupy a large percent of the usage of CPU. Many system-related files can be corrupted or removed by this Trojan; in this case, computer user will get a lot of error messages during the use of the computer, and even the blue screen of death. If a person does not pay attention to those messages, his computers which get infected by this Trojan can finally come to a complete crush, at that time, the infected computer cannot work anymore.

The another purpose of this Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] is to steal sensitive information from the unwitting people. Cyber criminals can use this Trojan to access the infected computer remotely. The computer user will never notice that as this Trojan can start its work at once when the computer is on. Cyber hackers can access everything on the infected computer, including bank details, credit card information and other important things. The whole process of steal cannot be recognized. Once those crooks grasp the privacy information, they can use it for crime like fraud. People will suffer financial loss and it is not easy for them to get the money back.

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 Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] 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 Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP], 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

Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] is a pesky Trojan infection which targets on all versions of Windows systems. It has been reported by many legit anti-virus programs. However, Trojan infection can duplicate itself in the infected computer which makes it being difficult for those programs to remove. This Trojan can make chaos in the infected computer and make the computer run improperly. PC user will get a lot of problems during the use, and the sensitive information of the computer user can be stolen by remote hackers. In a word, it is not a wise choice for you to ignore this Trojan once it is found in your computer.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 4, 2014 11:38 pm

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