GoBotKR Removal Step By Step Solution (Remove Malware Virus)

Researchers Report On GoBotKR

 

GoBotKR is regarded as a high risk and vicious Trojan infection that infected wide range of PC since May 2018. Based on it's working sample, expert's revealed that it borrow the code from another malware. Yes, you heard right. Actually, it is an updated version of GoBot2 which is written by cyber criminals in the Go programming language. GoBotKR is mainly known for targeting the users who lived in South Korean and it has been suspected that it is mainly designed to open the System backdoor for hackers to access PC remotely. But it's campaigns have been also spotted in the other East Asian locations including China and Taiwan. Being a member of worst malware, it's primary goal is to infect wide range of Windows PC and create botnet for the Distributed-Denial-of-Service attack.

Threat Profile of GoBotKR
Name	GoBotKR
Type	Backdoor, Trojan, Spyware
Version of	GoBot2
Risk Impact
Mainly Targeted	South Korean countries
Related	Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.zocx, Trojan.GenericKD.40290020, Trojan.VB.OJD etc.
Description	GoBotKR is another disastrous malware capable to compromise wide range of PC for DDoS attack.
Removal Recommendation	Regarding the successful removal of GoBotKR and make your device malware free, you must use Windows Scanner Tool.

Transmission Tendencies of GoBotKR

The developers of GoBotKR has opted lots of illegal ways to infect user's machine but mainly it compromises user machine via malicious executable files. Most of the infectious executable files are often disguised as the Korean TV movies/show and games that proliferated inside the machine using the torrent sites of Korean. It also uses other invasive tactics to assure it's successful infiltration including :

• Malicious executable file that comes in .DLL and .PMA file format.
• Actual torrent content.
• .LNK file which has same name as video or game executable file.

Besides, it uses other unfair tactics to compromise user's machine. As soon as malware infiltrated on user's device, it do number of malicious or irrelevant things. So, deletion of GoBotKR is highly essential.

Get Familiar With Harmful Capabilities of GoBotKR

• Start to siphon detail of hardware as well as software of PC.
• Launch the DDoS campaigns on targeted machine.
• Capable to update itself automatically on user's machine without their approval.
• Changes the existing homepage setting of Internet Explorer and other installed browser.
• Spreads GoBotKR to cloud services and other portable storage devices.
• Executes numerous files and commands on targeted machine.
• Reconfigures the security measures and Firewall to unblock the specific ports as well as programs.
• Disables several features of Windows OS and many more.

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Steps to Delete GoBotKR

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 GoBotKR from Task Manager

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

Step:3 How to Delete GoBotKR 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 GoBotKR Related applications on Startup Items

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

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

Step: 4 How to Delete GoBotKR 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 GoBotKR 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 GoBotKR and if found must be deleted.

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

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 GoBotKR that was existing on your compromised system.

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

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!