Uninstall Lazarus APT From Infected Computer

 

The Lazarus APT is a newly identified system malware which basically belongs to the Trojan family. The Lazarus APT is also known by the name under the Whois Team or Guardians of Peace which is basically a group of the cybercriminals which is made for an indeterminate number of individuals. However, at first it was a group of criminals, but later due to their intended nature, the methodology and threat on the web have been classified as an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). As the community of the cyber security has identified them under the other name such as the Hidden Cobra and Zinc. However, the earliest instance of the Lazarus APT attack was being operated by ‘Operation Troy’, which takes place in between the year 2009 and 2012. Its campaign mainly focused on a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack that took place in the region of South Korean government in Seoul. Further, the Lazarus APT infiltrates on to the compromised system responsible for the cause of changes within the settings of the machine and thus changes it without having any concern of the PC owner. It also disables the security program of the computer. The Lazarus APT malware may result to put the entire machine at a high risk.

Further, the Lazarus APT malware were also responsible for attacks in year 2011 and 2013 and also attack against South Korea in 2007. It has been noted to be involved in the 2014 attack on Sony pictures by showing a growing sophistication and several skills in their methods. Moreover, the Lazarus APT malware was also being involved in the theft of around $12 million from Banco del Austro in Ecuador and around $1 million from the Tien Phong bank in Vietnam. The group associated with the Lazarus APT also targeted the banks in Poland, Bangladesh, Mexico and Taiwan. The Lazarus APT malware is believed to have mainly two units within the organization’s structure that is the BlueNorOff and AndAriel. However, the Lazarus APT malware uses various deceptive techniques in a way to infect and does harm on to the victim’s computer. Moreover, this Lazarus APT malware silently sneaks within the user’s machine and start to activate its ill operation in it. Hence, it is thereby very essential to protect the PC from the evil effects of Lazarus APT so therefore it is highly suggested all PC users to uninstall Lazarus APT from the infected machine.

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Manual Lazarus APT Removal Guide

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

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

Step 2: Remove Lazarus APT 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 Lazarus APT infection. Once done, Click on Next button.

Select Yes to Restore your System and get rid of Lazarus APT infection.

However, if the above steps does not work to remove Lazarus APT, follow the below mentioned steps

Step:3  Unhide All Hidden Files and Folders to Delete Lazarus APT

How to View Lazarus APT 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 Lazarus APT related hidden files and folders on the system.

How to Access Lazarus APT 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 Lazarus APT, you have successfully considered Windows Vista.

How to Unhide Lazarus APT 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 Lazarus APT.

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

How to View Lazarus APT 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 Lazarus APT, 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.