A Guide To Delete Conficker From Your Affected PCs (Remove Malware Virus)

 

Are you one of the millions users who have detected Conficker on your PC? Searching for an appropriate and easy way to get rid of this malware from your contaminated machine? If so, you are absolutely at the right place. Go through this expert's guide completely where you will know all information of Conficker and it's step by step deletion solution.

Threat Profile of Conficker
Name	Conficker
Type	Worm
Danger Level
Known From	Since 2008
Mainly Targeted	Banking institutions, government offices and hospitals
Related	Win32.Conficker .C, Worm:Win32/Conficker.C, Worm: Win32/Conficker!rfn Trojan virus etc.
Occurrences	Insecured external drives, contaminated system files and devices, exploits MS08-067 vulnerability, drive by downloads, bundling method, P2P file sharing network and much more.
Symptoms	System as well as browser crashes Appearances of annoying messages on desktop screen Execution of suspicious processes in background Deletes the previous restore points Blocks access to security sites Disables several security services etc.
Removal Recommendation	In order to delete Conficker successfully, user's must try Windows Scanner Tool.

Know All About Conficker

Conficker is a System worm that surfaced over the Internet in October 2008. This worm can be also identified as Kido, Downup and Downadup that mainly targets Operating System based on Microsoft Windows OS. Some of the malware researchers are also considered it as a global worm because it has infected millions of devices executing on Microsoft Windows. Being a botnet, it infects user machine and after that control the user's device remotely in order to launch several attack like the denial of service and then lead them to the Computer crashes.

It is capable to penetrates inside the machine secretly and conduct several notorious actions like spreading of another malicious malware, launching of several attacks as well as processes even shut down of services and much more. Conficker has several version, it can launch it's any process at any time and lead you to worse damage or attack. In the cybersecurity history, it is regarded as one of the persistent threat. So, the deletion of Conficker is highly essential.

Preventive Measures To Avoid Conficker Attack

• Use a strong and unique administrator password.
• Be ensure that your System have all latest security updates.
• Disables the feature of Autoplay.
• Avoid to log on to PCs using Domain Admin credentials.
• Remove the excessive rights to share anything.
• Apply the patch of MS08-67.
• Keep a backup copy of your system files and much more.

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How to Remove Conficker from Compromised PC (Manual Steps)

(This guide is intended to help users in following Step by Step instructions in making Windows Safe)

 

The first step which need to be followed is to Restart Windows PC in Safe Mode

Reboot in Safe Mode (For Windows XP | Vista | Win7)

1. Restart Computer
2. Tap on F8 continuously when the PC starts booting and select the option to enter Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 8/8.1

1. Press on the Start Button and then Choose Control Panel from the menu option
2. Users need to opt for System and Security, to select Administrative Tools and then System Configuration.

3.  Next, Click on the Safe Boot option and then choose OK, this will open a pop-up window, next Select Restart Option.

For Windows 10

1. Start Menu is to be selected to Open it
2. Press the power button icon which is present in the right corner, this will display power options menu.
3. Keeping the SHIFT Key pressed on the keyboard, select the restart option. This will reboot Win 10
4. Now you need to select the Troubleshoot icon, followed by advanced option in the startup Settings. Click on Restart. This will give the option to reboot, now select Enter Safe Mode with Networking.

Step 2. Uninstall Conficker from Task Manager on Windows

How to End the Running Process related to Conficker using Task Manager

1. Firstly, Open Task Manager by Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc in Combination
2. Next, Click on processes to Find Conficker
3. Now Click and select End Process to terminate Conficker.

Step3: How to Uninstall Conficker from Control Panel on Windows

for Win XP| Vista and Win 7 Users

1. Click and Select on Start Menu
2. Now Control Panel is to be selected from the list
3. Next Click on Uninstall Program
4. Users need to Choose suspicious program related to Conficker and right clicking on it.
5. Finally, Select Uninstall option.

For Win 8

• Click and Select “Charms bar”
• Now Select Settings Option
• Next Click on Control Panel
• Select on Uninstall a Program Option and right click on program associated to Conficker and finally uninstall it.

For Windows 10

1. The first Step is to Click and Select on Start Menu
2. Now Click on All Apps
3. Choose Conficker and other suspicious program from the complete list
4. Now right Click on to select Conficker and finally Uninstall it from Windows 10

Step: 4 How to Delete Conficker Created Files from Registry

• Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Windows Search Field and then press on Enter.
• This will open the registry entries. Now users need to press CTRL + F together and type Conficker to find the entries.
• Once located, delete all Conficker named entries. If you are unable to find it, you need to look up for it on the directories manually. Be careful and delete only Conficker entries, else it can damage your Windows Computer severely.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

Still having any problem in getting rid of Conficker, or have any doubt regarding this, feel free to ask our experts.