Steps on How To Uninstall Netwire RAT From Windows (7/8/10)

 

Netwire RAT Overview

Netwire RAT is a precarious malware infection which the system security researchers have classified under the category of Trojan threat. It similar to those of several other catastrophic infections of the same category, do perforates itself very silently inside the targeted system without being acknowledged by the users. It once done with the successful installation, causes numerous hazardous issues in the system.

Technical Description

• Threat Name : Netwire RAT
• File Name : Windows Folder.exe
• MD5 Hash : 378e72e9e4c7ba4ca7498a262c501a54
• Compile Data : May 30, 2016
• File Description : Team Viewer 10
• File Version : 10.0.38475.0

Working Tactics of Netwire RAT

Being a treacherous infection, Netwire RAT poses numerous negative traits onto the system upon being intruded successfully in it. It has been actually intentionally crafted by potent cyber crooks to collect user's payment card data and then utilize it in generating illicit revenue. Researchers have notified this particular Trojan threat including a built-in keylogger which do works via capturing input from several peripheral devices such as USB card readers. The attack methodology is actually very similar to the traditional POS malware. The aforementioned keylogger along with just card data, also exposes user's various other credential stuff such as information of online accounts and applications (including email. Property management systems (PMS)) and Internet browsers.

Various other sensitive information typed by the users such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers, addresses and birth dates are also the target of this malware. All these accommodated stuff are then usually transferred to the threat actor who further upon utilize it in committing identity theft and compromising an organization's network.

Netwire RAT in order to exercise all the aforementioned practices continuously in the victimize PC, copies it's 'Windows Folders.exe' file to 'C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming ' and generates a Windows shortcut (LNK) in the victim's Startup directory. Threat this exercise enables it to gain persistence in the system. Thus, in order to prevent aforementioned sort of credential stuff's violation, it is doubtlessly very important for the users to uninstall Netwire RAT from it.

Intrusion Methods of Netwire RAT

Developer of Netwire RAT commonly makes usage of spam emails regarding the propagation of their crafted vicious programs among user's PCs. These phishing emails are actually sent along with a vicious attachment to an employee working on a POS (point-of-sale) computer. Thus, in a case if the employee opens up the attachment, malware acquire inadvertent installation in the PC. 

 

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Steps to Remove Netwire RAT

Step 1>> How to Boot Windows in Safe Mode to isolate Netwire RAT

Step 2>> How to View Hidden Files created by Netwire RAT

for Windows XP

• Exit all Program and Go to Desktop
• Select My Computer icon and Double Click to Open it
• Click on the Tools Menu and now select and Click on Folder Options.
• Select on View Tab that appears in New Window.
• Check mark on the box next to Dispaly the Contents of System Folders
• Now Check the box in order to Show Hidden Files and Folders
• Now press on Apply and OK to close the Window.
• As soon as these steps are performed, you can view the files and folders that were created by Netwire RAT and hidden till now.

for Windows Vista

• Minimize all Window and Go to Desktop
• Click on the Start Button which can be found in lower lef Corner having Windows Logo
• Click on the Control Panel on the Menu and Open it
• Control Panel can be opened in Classic View or Control Panel Home View.
• If you have Selected Classic View, follow this
• Double Click on the Folder icon to open it
• Now select the view tab
• Click on Option to Show Hidden Files or Folders
• If you have Selected Control Panel Home View, follow this
• Appearance and Personalization link is to be Clicked
• Select on Show Hidden Files or Folders
• Press Apply Option and then Click on OK.

This will Show all the Folders including those created by Netwire RAT

Know how to view Hidden Folders on Windows 7, Win 8 and Windows 10

(Following the above steps are necessary to view all the files created by Netwire RAT and that is known to exist on Compromised PC.)

• Open the Run Box by holding together the Start Key and R.

• Now Type and input appwiz.cpl and press on OK
• This will take you to the Control Panel, Now Search for Suspicious programs or any entries related to Netwire RAT. Unistall it once if you happen to find it. However be sure not to Uninstall any other program from the list.
• In the Search Field, Type msconfig and press on Enter, this will pop-up a Window

In the Startup Menu, Uncheck all the Netwire RAT related entries or which are Unknown as Manufacturer.

Step 3>> Open the Run Box by Pressing Start Key and R in Combination

1. Copy + Paste the following Command as
2. notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts and press on OK
3. This will Open a new file. If your system has been hacked by Netwire RAT, certain IP’s will be displayed which can be found in the bottom of the screen.

Look for the suspicious IP that is present in your Localhost

Step 4>> How to Terminate Netwire RAT Running Processes

• Go the Processes Tab by pressing on CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Keys Together.
• Look for the Netwire RAT Running Processes.
• Right Click on Netwire RAT and End the Process.

Step 5>> How to Remove Netwire RAT Related Registry Entries

• Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Run box and Hit Enter Key

• This will open all the list of entries.
• Now Find and search the entries created by Netwire RAT and cautiously delete it.
• Alternatively, you can manually search for it in the list to delete Netwire RAT Manually.

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