W32.rogue.gen is horrible, you should remove it as soon as possible
Users may have tried to remove this malicious trojan horse before, but foud useless, and antivirus programs did not work to remove it. W32.rogue.gen is very tricky to hide itself deep in the system, when the PC is warn to remove it, this trojan horse changes its files and registries immediately. This adds difficulties in permanently remove it. In fact, to get rid of such dangerous infection, manual detect and removal is the best and effective way.
What exactly w32.rogue.gen is?
W32.rogue.gen is categorized as Trojan virus and attacks targeted computers aggressively. Trojan is the most dangerous virus among the all. It is hard to detect and difficult to remove. Users should realize that this malicious virus can lead to system crash. Usually, w32.rogue.gen disables programs and blocks normal operation. What’s worse, it shuts down and restarts itself randomly, blue screen always happened.
Once gets infected with w32.rogue.gen, the victim computer can be captured by cyber crooks to collect confidential information. Such as documents, banking data and other password of credit card etc. It messes up your system, you can not find where your files are, and changes your settings randomly. All in all, w32.rogue.gen is very dangerous that you need to remove it as soon as possible.
Step-by-step to remove malicious w32.rogue.gen
Step1: Get in safe mode with networking:(进网络安模)
Please restart your computer. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap "F8" key constantly. Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then press ENTER. Please let me know when it's finished.
Step2: End all the related processes in the Task Manager.
1.Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager.
2.Click on the “Processes” tab, find and click the W32.Rogue.Gen programs, then select “End Process” button.
Step3: Show all hidden files:
On Windows XP
- Close all programs so that you are at your desktop.
- Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
- Click on the Control Panel menu option.
- When the control panel opens click on the Appearance and Personalization link.
- Under the Folder Options category, click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
- Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
- Press the Apply button and then the OK button.
On Windows 7 / Vista
- Click and open Libraries
- Under the Folder Options category of Tools , click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
- Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
- Press the Apply button and then the OK button.
On Windows 8 /8.1
Click on Windows Explorer ;
Click on View tab;
Check the “Hidden Items” box
Delete the following files generated by w32.rogue.gen
Windows XP:
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\w32.rogue.gen.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\w32.rogue.gen\
Windows Vista & 7:
%AllUsersProfile%\.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\
%AllUsersProfile%\.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\w32.rogue.gen.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\w32.rogue.gen\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\w32.rogue.gen\Uninstallw32.rogue.gen.lnk
Step4: Delete the related entires in the Registry Editor.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\w32.rogue.gen\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run“w32.rogue.gen”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallPaper” = ’1′
Attention: this manual removal calls for certain computer skills, any mistaken can lead to data loss and system crash. If you are not sure to remove this malicious trojan horse all by yourself, please click here to ask for professional help.
