Windows Defender reported a virus on my PC: Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl. Avast reported another: Win32:Conduit-F. How can I check if the virus is running? I did not find any suspicious entries in LOCAL MACHINE (and CURRENT USER) Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run / RunOnce.
1 Answer
http://fixpcviruses.com/trojan-win32-varpes-m-cl-removal/
STEP1 : Uninstall all unwanted and suspicious programs from computer control panel
How to Remove from Windows 7
- Go to Start > Control Panel.
- Open “Uninstall a program” under “Programs” group.
- Select the program you want to uninstall from the list and choose “Uninstall/Change”.
STEP2: Remove all unwanted and suspicious add-ons, extensions, plug-ins from web browsers
How to Remove from IE
Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
Tap or click the Tools button , and then tap or click Manage add-ons.
Under Show, tap or click All add-ons, and then select the add-on you want to delete.
If the add-on can be deleted, you’ll see the Remove option. Tap or click Remove and then tap or click Close.
STEP3 : Go to C drive, find out all malicious files generated by Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl and then remove them manually.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl .exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl\
C:\ProgramData\TEMP\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Temp\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl.exe
C:\Users\your user account\AppData\Roaming\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl.sys
STEP4 : Open Registry Editor (Press Win key and R key together, type Regedit in the Run Box, and then hit Enter) >>look for registry entries related to Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl and delete them manually.
KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\[ Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\ Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl character
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ Trojan:Win32/Varpes.M!cl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowserHelperObjects\[random numbers]
There is a second method listed on the website at
http://fixpcviruses.com/trojan-win32-varpes-m-cl-removal/
But it involves downloading spyhunter, and I cannot vouch for spyhunter because I have never used it before, so do so at your own risk.
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