Delete LoJax : LoJax Removal Effective Tutorial Guide (Remove Malware Virus)

Virus Name:	LoJax
Virus Category:	Trojan, Virus, Malware
Virus Type:	Rootkit
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LoJax : First UEFI Rootkit Malware Recorded In Wild

LoJax is another terms listed under the malware category. As per the depth analysis report by researcher, it is first UEFI rootkit stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Actually UEFI is a black screen that appears prior to screen of OS that helps tell a PC how to start and access other hardware and lives inside the SPI Flash memory. Being created by Sednit aka Fancy Bear APT group, it is highly used in the top-tier businesses attack. Specifically, it has been designed to execute as model in UEFI tool that starts before OS is inaccessible

For uninitiated, UEFI tool is the low-level tool that is first thing that loaded from user’s motherboard before OS is loaded from users SSD/HDD. After that UEFI replaces BIOS that found of older machine with its improved support from the larger memory storage, security features, convenient graphic interface and the faster boot time.

Reason Behind The Naming of First Ever ‘In-The-Wild’ UEFI Malware

• LoJax maliciously uses the part of LoJack.
• LoJax is manly created by Sednit group aka APT28, Fancy Bear, Sofacy and STRONTIUM.
• LoJack is actually an anti-theft malware installed on PCs that allows user to track System’s location.
• LoJack was created to work when user reinstalls Windows PS or swaps out System’s hard drive

Things That You Must Know About UEFI

Actually, UEFI is a program that mainly hit the standard Windows software and it is unacceptable to some attack. The con artists often created a unified attack platform for LoJax that includes RWEverything, a legitimate tool, a kernel driver and three 3 tools that enable the read or wrote capabilities for the low level Computer settings. The legitimate program, RWEverythings often includes the valid digital signature and used it to read detail from Memory, PCI Express, PCI Option ROMs and many more.

Know About The 3 Components of LoJax

LoJax includes 3 component that allows for the read or write operation..

1. First module is mainly used to read the UEFI settings and export them to TXT file.
2. Second module builds a copy of Computer’s firmware image by reading component if SPI flash memory.
3. Third component of LoJax adds the System’s backdoor service to original machine firmware and overwrites SPI flash memory by installing the corrupted UEFI tool.

Malicious Doings of LoJax

• Corrupts Windows registry and System files.
• Inactivates the Windows task manager, control panel and firewall setting.
• Always leads Computer users to irrelevant or third-party webpages.
• Highly consumes resources and degrades overall System speed.
• Endangers privacy by collecting user’s personal data and many more.

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Manual LoJax Removal Guide

Step 1: How to Start your PC in Safe Mode with Networking to Get Rid of LoJax

(For Win 7 | XP | Vista Users)

• first of all PC is to be rebooted in Safe Mode with Networking
• Select on Start Button and Click on Shutdown | Restart option and select OK
• when the PC restarts, keep tapping on F8 until you don’t get Advanced Boot Options.
• Safe Mode with Networking Option is to be selected from the list.

 

(For Win 8 | 8.1 | Win 10 Users)

• Click on Power Button near Windows Login Screen
• Keep Shift Button on the keyboard pressed and select Restart Option
• Now Select on Enable Safe Mode with Networking Option

 

In case LoJax, is not letting your PC to Start in Safe Mode, then following Step is to followed

Step 2: Remove LoJax Using System Restore Process

• PC need to be rebooted to Safe Mode with Command Prompt
• As soon as Command Prompt Window appear on the screen, select on cd restore and press on Enter option

Type rstrui.exe and Click on Enter again.

Now users need to Click on Next option and Choose restore point that was the last time Windows was working fine prior to LoJax infection. Once done, Click on Next button.

Select Yes to Restore your System and get rid of LoJax infection.

However, if the above steps does not work to remove LoJax, follow the below mentioned steps

Step:3  Unhide All Hidden Files and Folders to Delete LoJax

How to View LoJax Hidden Folders on Windows XP

1. In order to show the hidden files and folders, you need to follow the given instructions:-
2. Close all the Windows or minimize the opened application to go to desktop.
3. Open “My Computer” by double-clicking on its icon.
4. Click on Tools menu and select Folder options.
5. Click on the View tab from the new Window.
6. Check the Display contents of the system folders options.
7. In the Hidden files and folders section, you need to put a check mark on Show hidden files and folders option.
8. Click on Apply and then OK button. Now, close the Window.
9. Now, you can see all the LoJax related hidden files and folders on the system.

How to Access LoJax Hidden folders on Windows Vista

1. Minimize or close all opened tabs and go to Desktop.
2. Go to the lower left of your screen, you will see Windows logo there, click on Start button.
3. Go to Control Panel menu and click on it.
4. After Control Panel got opened, there will two options, either “Classic View” or “Control Panel Home View”.
5. Do the following when you are in “Classic View”.
6. Double click on the icon and open Folder Options.
7. Choose View tab.
8. Again move to step 5.
9. Do the following if you are “Control Panel Home View”.
10. Hit button on Appearance and Personalization link.
11. Chose Show Hidden Files or Folders.
12. Under the Hidden File or Folder section, click on the button which is right next to the Show Hidden Files or Folders.
13. Click on Apply button and then hit OK. Now, close the window.
14. Now, to show you all hidden files or folders created by LoJax, you have successfully considered Windows Vista.

 

 

How to Unhide LoJax Created Folders on Windows 7

1. Go to the desktop and tap on the small rectangle which is located in the lower-right part of the system screen.

2. Now, just open the “Start” menu by clicking on the Windows start button which is located in the lower-left side of the PC screen that carries the windows logo.

3. Then after, look for the “Control Panel” menu option in the right-most row and open it.

4. When the Control Panel menu opens, then look for the “Folder Options” link.

5. Tap over the “View tab”.

6. Under the “Advanced Settings” category, double click on the “Hidden Files or Folders” associated with LoJax.

7. Next, just select the check-box in order to Show hidden files, folders, or drives.

8. After this, click on “Apply” >> “OK” and then close the menu.

9. Now, the Windows 7 should be configured to show you all hidden files, folders or drives.

Steps to Unhide LoJax related Files and Folders on Windows 8

1. First of all, power on your Windows PC and click on start logo button that is found in left side of the system screen.
2. Now, move to program lists and select control panel app.
3. When Control panel is open completely, click on more settings option.
4. After, you will see a Control panel Window and then you choose “Appearance and Personalization” tab.
5. In Advance settings dialogue box, you need to tick mark on Show hidden files and folders and clear the check box for Hide protected system files.
6. Click on Apply and Ok button. This apply option helps you to detect and eradicate all types of LoJax related suspicious files.
7. Finally, navigate your mouse cursor on close option to exit this panel.

 

How to View LoJax associated folders on Windows 10

1. Open the folder if you wish to unhide files.

2. Search and Click on View in Menu bar

3. In Menu click on to view folder options.

4. Again click on View and Enable Radio Button associated with Show hidden files created by LoJax, folder and drive.

5. Press apply and OK.

Step 4: Press Start Key along with R- copy + paste the below stated command and Click on OK

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

• This will open up a new file, in case if your system has been hacked, some IP’s will be shown at the bottom of the screen

Click on the Start Menu, Input “Control Panel” in the search box —> Select. Network and Internet —> Network and Sharing Center —> Next Change Adapter Settings. Right-click your Internet connection —> Select on Properties.

• In case if you find Suspicious IP in the local host –or if you are finding it difficult and have any problem then submit question to us and we will be happy to help you.