Infected with W32/Infector.G8 Trojan - How to Remove W32/Infector.G8

W32/Infector.G8 is a hazardous computer virus which is identified as a Trojan. It has attacked numerous computers even though it is detected recently. A series of problems will be causes by W32/Infector.G8 since infected with this Trojan virus. It creates malicious files and registry entries to your computer. On another hand, it corrupts system files and programs files to mess up your computer running and degrades your security level.

W32/Infector.G8 changes the startup items as soon as it comes to your computer. Computer shuts down and restarts randomly once infected, and blue screen occurs from time to time, which is able to cause hardware damages. Your computer runs weirdly as W32/Infector.G8 can mess up your system running, you may find that some of your programs cannot work properly, and you cannot find your personal files sometimes.

W32/Infector.G8 connects target computer to a remote server so that hackers and cyber criminals can take control of your computer remotely. Information stored in your PC such as documents, photos or financial accounts may be revealed to hackers for illegal purpose in this way. It also opens backdoors on the infected system, inviting other viruses and infections to the compromised computer. Browser hijacker infection and fake anti-virus programs will be installed to your computer in this way usually speaking. Therefore, users are recommended to remove W32/Infector.G8 completely from your computer as soon as you can to protect your computer and personal information.

What W32/Infector.G8 Will Do to My Computer?

1. W32/Infector.G8 comes to your computer with free downloads or games from the Internet;
2. W32/Infector.G8 injects malicious files and registry entries to your computer;
3. W32/Infector.G8 changes your start-up items;
4. W32/Infector.G8 corrupts your systems files and programs’ files;
5. W32/Infector.G8 open backdoors on your system, inviting other infections to your computer;
6. W32/Infector.G8 connects target computer to a remote server, helping hackers taking control of your computer and stealing your private information;

How Can I Remove W32/Infector.G8 Trojan?

Solution one: get rid of W32/Infector.G8 Trojan manually.

Before performing the manual removal of W32/Infector.G8, reboot your computer and before Windows interface loads, press F8 key constantly. Choose "Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then press Enter key. System will load files and then get to the desktop in needed option.

1. Launch the Task Manager by pressing keys Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time, search for W32/Infector.G8 processes and right-click to end them.

2. Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

3. Tap Windows+R keys together to pop up the Run box, type in regedit and hit OK to open Registry Editor; then find out the following W32/Infector.G8 registry entries and delete:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "<random>" = "%AppData%\<random>.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "<random>" = "%AppData%\<random>.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings

4. Get rid of the listed files created by W32/Infector.G8:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Solution two: remove W32/Infector.G8 Trojan automatically with SpyHunter.

Step one: download SpyHunter by clicking on the icon below.

Step two: install SpyHunter on your computer step by step.

Step three: after finishing the installation of SpyHunter, scan the computer fully to delete the evil files related to W32/Infector.G8 Trojan.

Step four: restart the computer, and then do a full scanning again to make sure all the threatening files are gone.

Attention: Maybe you would like to remove W32/Infector.G8 Trojan manually, but if you are not expert in the operation of computer, you’d better not remove W32/Infector.G8 Trojan manually. The reason is that manual removal is too complicated and difficult. However, any mistakes made in the process will cause further damage to the system. So we strongly recommend that you should download SpyHunter to automatically remove W32/Infector.G8 Trojan, which is easier and more effective. Moreover, SpyHunter can take many preventive measures to safeguard your computer.

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