Delete ZeroCleare Just Within Few Simple Steps

 

This article is specially designed for such innocent victims who are attacked by ZeroCleare and in need of removing ZeroCleare from the infected computer system by using simple steps that are as given below.

ZeroCleare’s Details  
Name Of Threat ZeroCleare
Type Of Threat Malware
Spotted On 4 December, 2019
Developed By xHunt and APT-34 Hackers Group
Detected By IBM X-Force IRIS Security Team
Symptoms This is a data-wiping malware which can easily targets all the energy industries in Middle Eastern region.
Written In Persian language
Affected System XP, Vista, 10, 8/8.1, 7, Win 32/64.
Infected Web Browser IE, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Opera.
Risk level Severe
Spreading Ways Untrustworthy downloading sources, infected USB drives etc.
Detection Tool If your computer is not functioning properly then must utilize Windows Detection Tool for the complete scanning of system.
Data Recovery Tool Whenever any user feels that its all important files are inaccessible then they must use Data Recovery Tool to recover all such crucial files from the system.

Detailed Note On ZeroCleare

ZeroCleare was recently detected on 4 December, 2019 by the IBM Security researchers as a data erasure malware. According to them this threat was developed by the Iranian sponsored hackers group called APT-34 (Advanced Persistent Threats) and xHunt whose main motive is to gather all crucial informations for gaining monetary benefits from its innocent victims. It can easily infects various  Windows Operating System like 7, Win 32/64, Vista, 10, XP, 8/8.1 etc and many famous Web Browser Search such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Internet Explorer etc. It is capable of targeting the energy companies those are active in Middle East regions. 

Evidences Of ZeroCleare

ZeroCleare identified as a data-wiping malware that can silently gets proliferated into the compromised machines through corrupted external drives, peer to peer file sharing, free file hosting websites, reading junked e-mail attachments, untrustworthy third party software down-loader, fake software updater, online gaming server, pornographic or adult sites, email spam campaigns, software bundling method, downloading torrents websites etc. This is a brand new cyber threat that mainly uses the Persian language for encrypting all the confidential data and also possess some significant similarities of Shamoon malware.  The chief aim of creating such threats by the crooks is to extract huge amount of online revenue from its innocent victimized users. 

Negative Aspects Of ZeroCleare

ZeroCleare is a destructive malware that uses Eldos and VboxDrv drives to bypass the driver signature in windows computer system who are getting funds from the Iran for infecting various computer system of the energy industries of the middle eastern region. It is capable of stealing all the confidential data of the users from the corrupted machines. It can weaken the security system so that it can gain access into the infected machines efficiently.

How To Remove ZeroCleare

If any user feels that its computer got infected by ZeroCleare and in order to delete ZeroCleare by using a trustworthy anti-virus so that it can easily scans the complete system and remove such malicious threat from the contaminated system. For this you have to read all the tips that are as given below.

 

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Steps to Delete ZeroCleare

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 ZeroCleare from Task Manager

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

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Step:3 How to Delete ZeroCleare Related Startup Items

Press Win + R together and Type “msconfig”.

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Now press Enter Key or Select OK.

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

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Now Search for ZeroCleare Related applications on Startup Items

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

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

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Step: 4 How to Delete ZeroCleare 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 ZeroCleare 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.

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

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

  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 ZeroCleare that was existing on your compromised system.

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

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Don’t forget to submit your questions or any other queries if you have and get complete solution from our Expert’s Panel. Good Luck!

 

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