How To Remove Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A In Easy Steps

 

Unable to access some of the program files on your PC?It is happening due to malicious activities of Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A in your system. This article will suggest you the steps to remove this dangerous Trojan from your PC in an easy manner. Before proceeding in the detail discussion let's just have a look on the summary of the threat.

Summary of The Threat

Name Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A
Type Trojan
Commonly Known As Mutuodo Trojan or Mutuodo Virus
Harmful Scripts Executed wscript.exe, updateTask.exe, Win32/Prifou.exe
Danger Level High
Distributed By Attachments to an email, downloading executable files through Internet
Symptoms Slowing down of your PC, inaccessible to open certain applications

 

Short Description On Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A

Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A can harm you badly as stated by cyber experts. It is one of the members of large Trojan family. It is also commonly known with some other names which are Mutuodo Trojan or Mutuodo Virus. Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A has some links with Win32/Prifou which is a family of Trojan and also with an adware named PriceFountain. It harms the victim's PC by injecting some bad scripts in PriceFountain program like wscript.exe, updateTask.exe, Win32/Prifou.exe and some other dubious scripts when it gets installed on the system.

Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A is capable enough to penetrate deep inside your PC and settle itself there. Due to this nature it becomes very difficult for your antivirus program to detect and remove Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A. It soon after its settlement in your PC inserts new entries in your Windows registries or make modifications in the present one. It also keeps your CPU engaged which results in decrease in efficiency of your system and can also lead sometime to system crash or corruption.

Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A also steals your important data by keeping a close eye on your habits online and offline. After analyzing all your activities it can help certain ransomware to provide it the information about the folder you regularly visit so that the ransomware could encrypt it. The information which it gathers from your online activities based on it PriceFountain program displays add on your desktop screen which can sometime lead you to some dubious websites too that can further lead to injection of harmful malware into your PC.

 

How Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A Infiltrates Your PC?

Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A infiltrates your PC through attachments to an email, being bundled in any free software, download of executables files from suspected sites and some other traditional means. Generally it intrudes in your PC by spam email messages which are capable enough to trick user by making them anxious and curious to know about the information lying inside the attachments.

How To Delete Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A In Easy Steps?

Detecting Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A is not a simple task as it hides deep inside your PC. Even if you try to scan your PC to search it, you may find your antivirus program unable to detect it. You can detect Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A if you search your Windows Registry Editor for some suspected registry entries and thereafter performing some activities which can lead to make that nasty files to run automatically on Windows boot. In this way you can get rid of it easily once you manage to run Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A files on your Windows boot.

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Steps to Delete Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A

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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A from Task Manager

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

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Step:3 How to Delete Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A 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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A Related applications on Startup Items

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Now Uncheck all Unknown or Suspicious items from “System Configuration” related to Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A

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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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A 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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A 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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A and if found must be deleted.

Step 5 How to View Hidden Files and Folders Created by Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A

  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 Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A that was existing on your compromised system.

Still, if you are unable to get rid of Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A using manual steps, you need to scan your PC to detect Trojan:VBS/Mutuodo.A.

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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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