How To Delete Olympic Destroyer Easily (Remove Malware Virus)

 

This blog is all about Olympic Destroyer virus that attacks 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It's initial code reveals that it is one of the highly advanced and worst malware capable to turn the targeted machine into botnet network. To get complete information of this malware and it's effective removal solution, keep reading this post till the end.

Threat Profile of Olympic Destroyer
Name	Olympic Destroyer
Type	Trojan, Virus, Malware
Discovered In	Year 2018
Risk Impact
Mainly Target	Windows Olympic Games of 2018
Affected Country	South Korea
Infection Length	Varies
Related	BackgroundContainer.dll, Win32.Virut.V, Gh0st RAT etc.
Occurrences	Phishing emails, torrent downloads, pirated software, hacked website, contaminated devices etc.
Removal	Possible, you can use Windows Scanner Tool for deletion of Olympic Destroyer.

Unique Facts of Olympic Destroyer

• Data Wiper – Olympic Destroyer virus is a hot topic these daya in the cyber world. This malware has property of data wiper which means it is capable to delete all files stored on the shared network. But the good news is that it will not delete your crucial files that mainly needed to function on Operating System.
• Mutates On Each Device – Another most interesting and noticeable fact of Olympic Destroyer is that it uses the self-patching mechanism that typically allows it to mutate itself and evolve from the infected or targeted host to other.
• Drops 2 Credential Stealer – This malware is capable to drop 2 information stealer. First one is for browser and second for retrieving the Computer password on infected host. After stealing sensitive data, hackers used it with the list of the hardcoded username as well as passwords.
• Distributed Using Exploit Kit of EternalRomance – Upon in-depth analysis, expert's revealed that it has been deployed on user's machine via one of the NSA exploit kit leaked by EternalRomance

Notorious Behavior Conducted By Olympic Destroyer

Olympic Destroyer has been spotted this to attack Winter Olympic Games 2018 which held in the South Korea. But now, it targets the institution that mainly operating in Financial sector in the Russia and chemical as well as biological labs situated in Ukraine and Europe. Based on it's sample, expert's reported that it is too much destructive in nature that causes lots of serious problems. So, user's must follow Olympic Destroyer removal easy guide. After penetrating inside the machine, it conducts thousand of illegal actions, some of them are :

• Employs WBAdmin to halt processes related to System.
• Scans and retrieve user's credential information.
• Delete copies of Shadow Volume.
• Deletes configuration files of System.
• Makes machine weird and slower than normal.

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Steps to Delete Olympic Destroyer

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 Olympic Destroyer from Task Manager

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

 

Step:3 How to Delete Olympic Destroyer 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 Olympic Destroyer Related applications on Startup Items

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

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

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

Step 5 How to View Hidden Files and Folders Created by Olympic Destroyer

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 Olympic Destroyer that was existing on your compromised system.

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

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!