Deleting Agent Tesla In Simple Steps

 

How To Remove Agent Tesla (Quick Guide)

This article is about Agent Tesla. You can read the whole article here carefully. This will guide you more and provide the secure pathway to keep your PC safe.

A Brief Introduction About Agent Tesla

Agent Tesla belongs to the Trojan family. It’s behaviors are same as the other trojan viruses. It hide itself deeply into the computer as it is difficult to detect with antivirus. If it occurs inside your system, your computer will get operated slowly and can’t be recover your computer’s normal speed. It can also change the settings of your system. You PC may be in disorder. It also disable your task manager and control panel once it get installed in your system.

Common Symptoms Of The Agent Tesla

• Agent Tesla modifies the browser settings
• It alters the DNS configuration and block to access the legitimate websites.
• It communicate with the remote server and install other malware into the system silently.
• It mess up the registry entries and degrades the system performance.
• It also install the malevolent browser extension for displaying the annoying pop-ups.
• It redirects the user to other phishing sites.
• It give permission to hackers to enter inside the system without your permission.

How Does Agent Tesla Penetrate Into Your Computer?

The penetration of virus depends on several factors like spam email and junk mail attachments. When you open the spam email the Agent Tesla which is linked with the spam mail get enters into the system. When you click to open the junk mail attachments, you will find that this virus get easily penetrated into your system due to the attachment. If you are visiting the low quality websites, then be alert because this is also the vital method of penetration of this virus into your system. The peer to peer file transfer and the bundled with free software are also the vital reason for the invasion of Agent Tesla. If you will download and install the freeware, it is sure that you will get this virus very quickly inside your computer.

What Are The Hazardous Activities Of Agent Tesla?

The hackers when get connected to the remote server, they starts to watch your all online activities. It is very harmful for your system and you also. You will lose your data and money both. They actually steal your all important information for their malign purpose and earn money. This is very painful for the innocent users when they lose their information. So, it is much better that you should always keep your PC free from this kind of viruses.

Manual Agent Tesla Removal Guide

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

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

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

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

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

Step:3  Unhide All Hidden Files and Folders to Delete Agent Tesla

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

How to Access Agent Tesla 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 Agent Tesla, you have successfully considered Windows Vista.

How to Unhide Agent Tesla 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 Agent Tesla.

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

How to View Agent Tesla 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 Agent Tesla, 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.