My anti-virus program warns me that my computer gets infected by this Win32:Turla-G [Trj],  and I try to use the protection tool to remove it. However, I can’t remember how many times I try, this nasty Trojan is still in my computer. What exactly am I supposed to do before it messes up my laptop? I don’t want to reinstall the computer system, because there are many important files in it. Can they be infected?  I am not a computer literate and not sure where to start. Please help!

Brief Introduction to This Trojan

Win32:Turla-G [Trj] comes from Trojan family which has a strong ability to damage the computer system. Trojan infection targets on machines with windows systems. Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows7 and Windows 8 can all be infected by this Trojan if the Trojan finds the vulnerabilities of each system. This Trojan infection mainly uses the Internet as transmission way. Hackers who design this Trojan can implant those websites which have already been hacked by them. Once people come to visit those sites, this Trojan can automatically use the exploit kits to attack to loopholes of the computer system, so that it can use the disadvantage to invade the computer. Also, this Trojan can be implanted into other free programs, once people download the infected program into their computers, during the installation process, this Trojan can sneak into the system secretly with user approval.

Trojan infection can damage the computer system severely, so does this Win32:Turla-G [Trj]. Once it infiltrates into computer, it can take effect immediately. Anti-virus program can be corrupted by this Trojan so that the protection tool cannot be able to remove this Trojan completely for computer user. What’s more, the firewall of the computer system can also be shut down by this Trojan so that it cannot be found by any security tools on the infected computer. With the lowest protection level, the infected computer can be in great trouble as many other viruses can come and damage the computer more. The windows registry can be modified by this Trojan arbitrary. Many system settings can be changed and some functions can be banned. In this circumstance, the infected computer can perform improperly as the registry is messed up.

This Win32:Turla-G [Trj] can consume a large percent of the CPU, which cause a slow performance on the infected computer. Except damaging the system severely, this Trojan can help hackers to create remote access to the infected system. With the help of this Trojan, remote hackers can invade the infected computer without PC user’s consent. Once they have made connection to the infected PC, they can access everything on the infected system, for example, bank details, passwords, important and confidential files. Cyber criminals who grasp the privacy information can use them for illicit activities, mainly for money. That may cause more troubles than computer system be damaged by this Trojan.

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:Turla-G [Trj] 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:Turla-G [Trj], 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:Turla-G [Trj] is a destructive Trojan infection which aims on Windows machines. It is not easy for anti-virus programs to remove. It can sneak into the computer without computer users’ notice. Once it is saved in the computer, it can make chaos in the system. Computer can run abnormally and even cannot be booted up. The main purpose of this Trojan is to steal sensitive information from the infected computer, so that hackers can use the information for illegal income. Please do remember to remove it as soon as possible.

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

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 10, 2014 11:44 am

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