An Easy Way To Delete xHunt From Affected PCs (Remove Malware Virus)

 

This post is all about xHunt malware that mainly targeted the sector of shipping and transportation in Kuwait. If you are a regular system user and want to get familiar with all aspects of this Trojan infection then go through this expert's guidelines completely. In this post, you will learn the introductory details of xHunt, it's campaigns, negative traits and most importantly it's deletion solution. So, keep reading this guide completely till the end.

Descriptive Note On xHunt

xHunt is a new name of the malicious campaign that uses the wide range of hacking utility to allow hackers to access the infected hosts. The con artist or creator of this malware have lots of experience in cybercrime field and to keep their notorious activities under radar, they uses several highly advanced techniques. First of all, it's campaign was spotted in May when the Hisoka backdoor malware was spotted on PCs that mainly linked to the Kuwait's transportation company. Then after team of the malware researchers have made sure to keep the eye too much close on it's notorious activity.

xHunt Is Created By Highly Skilled Hacking Group

Yes, you heard absolutely right. The creators of this malware often seems as a very highly skilled who manage to operate such a malware quietly. It is capable to establish a connection with Command & Control server of cyber attackers and communicate with it via email, DNS and HTTP. Most of the hacking utility communicate with operator's Command & Control server via HTTP but it uses DNS and email which make it too much difficult for anti-malware to combat this malware. There are lots of notorious actions has been conducted by it's developers on targeted machine which as a result it doesn't only ruin system experience but also endangers the privacy. That's why, the deletion of xHunt is highly essential.

Get Familiar With The Campaign of xHunt

There are several campaign utilities of xHunt and each have different purposes, some of the most common are :

• Hisoka – A backdoor malware that enables cyber hackers to issue the activities of post-exploitation to contaminated PCs.
• EYE – Another hacking utility capable to wipe out almost all trackers of campaign's activities.
• Killua – A backdoor which is capable to execute the remote commands.
• GON – A malware that capable to execute commands, check the open port, download or upload system files and establish the Remote Desktop connections.
• Sakabota – A backdoor malware that appears to be the outdated version of Hisoka malware.

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Steps to Delete xHunt

Step: 1 Restart your Windows PC in Safe Mode

Find the complete details on how to Reboot your PC in Safe Mode (if you are a novice, follow the above given instructions on how to boot up your PC in Safe mode irrespective of the Windows Version that is being used as Windows XP, 7, Win 8, 8.1 and Windows 10)

Step:2 Remove xHunt from Task Manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL simulataneously to open Task manager. Find xHunt Related processes or any other suspicious processes that are running on it. Now Select and delete xHunt virus from Task Manager at once.

Step:3 How to Delete xHunt Related Startup Items

Press Win + R together and Type “msconfig”.

Now press Enter Key or Select OK.

“Startup” option is to be selected on the Pop-up Window Tab

Now Search for xHunt Related applications on Startup Items

Now Uncheck all Unknown or Suspicious items from “System Configuration” related to xHunt

Now Click and Select Restart to Start your Computer in Normal Mode

Step: 4 How to Delete xHunt from Windows Registry

1. Press Win + R in combination to Open Run Box, Type regedit on the search box and press enter.
2. This will Open the registry entries.
3. Find xHunt related entries from the list and carefully delete it. However be careful and do not delete any other entries as this could severely damage the Windows Component.

Also, after completing the above steps, it is important to search for any folders and files that has been created by xHunt and if found must be deleted.

Step 5 How to View Hidden Files and Folders Created by xHunt

1. Click on the Start Menu
2. Go to Control Panel, and Search for folder Options
3. Click on view hidden files and folders Options, For your convenience, we have included complete process on how to unhide files on all Windows Version. This will delete all the files and folders associated with xHunt that was existing on your compromised system.

Still, if you are unable to get rid of xHunt using manual steps, you need to scan your PC to detect xHunt.

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