Delete MobOk Malware From Your Android Smartphone Easily (Remove Malware Virus)

 

This post involves an easy and effective solution to delete MobOk that mainly targeted Android smartphone user. If you are an Android user and want to escape yourself from this malware attack then go through this guide. Here, you will know all information of MobOk and it's deletion guide.

MobOk : Another Dubious Malware Targeting Android Smartphone

These days, Android Smartphone plays a vital role which doesn't only allow user to communicate with other person but also allows them to store their all sensitive information. With the high demand and use of Android smartphone, hackers have been detecting several ways to exploit smartphone and recently they have introduced a new malware named MobOk. As per the in-depth analysis report of researchers, it has infected over 10,000 smartphones. It is actually a type of backdoor malware that aim to open backdoor and introduced lots of malicious malware or threats inside the smartphone.

Summary of MobOk

• Name – MobOk
• Type – Trojan, Malware, Backdoor
• Risk Impact –
• Mainly Target – Android smartphone
• Related – Android/Ransom.Koler, Trojan.Android.Styricka, GolfSpy Malware etc.
• Primary Goal – Tricks huge number of Android smartphone user and ruin their phone badly.
• Deletion – Possible, to delete MobOk from your Android smartphone you must scan and delete malware from an appropriate anti-virus tool.

Propagation Method of MobOk

MobOk is a worst backdoor malware that mainly spread on user machine via 2 photo editing application named Pink Camera and Pink Camera 2 on Google Play Store. The developers of this malware have made sure to make it's related application to spread via legitimate look so that most of the users easily get tricked by it. Whenever Android smartphone user download any one of application from Google Play Store then MobOk gets installed on their smartphone secretly. So, you must be aware while installing any application on your Android smartphone from Google Play Store.

Know Why Should You Delete MobOk Immediately

As soon as MobOk gets inside the Android smartphone, it will immediately request Android user for their permission to access sensitive data including system notifications, device detail, phone number, Wi-Fi, phone details and many more. Once, it gathers user's all personal data, attacker will send them to Command & Control server. Besides, it subscribes victim to all dubious paid services that hackers have been setup. To make it's persistence for longer time and remain itself unnoticed by Android smartphone user, it will enable the mobile data and switch off the Wi-Fi connection. Apart from these, it's campaign are capable to cause endless serious problems for Android smartphone user. So, expert's always advised Android smartphone user to delete MobOk and make their device free from malicious malware or backdoor.

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Manual MobOk Removal Guide

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

(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 MobOk, is not letting your PC to Start in Safe Mode, then following Step is to followed

Step 2: Remove MobOk 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 MobOk infection. Once done, Click on Next button.

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

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

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

How to View MobOk 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 MobOk related hidden files and folders on the system.

How to Access MobOk 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 MobOk, you have successfully considered Windows Vista.

How to Unhide MobOk 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 MobOk.

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 MobOk 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 MobOk related suspicious files.
7. Finally, navigate your mouse cursor on close option to exit this panel.

How to View MobOk 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 MobOk, 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.