Tag Archives: ZeroAccess

Luhe.Sirefef.A – removal instructions

Luhe.Sirefef.A

When AVG Antivirus Free of AVG Internet Security has found a Luhe.Sirefef.A infection, then your computer is infected with a ZeroAccess / Sirefef rootkit. Luhe.Sirefef.A is a dangerous malware infection which infects many computers around the world and is almost circulating for several years with different modifications to its functionality. The latest Luhe.Sirefef.A variants wil change the “symlinks” Junction reparse point of Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender.  Luhe.Sirefef.A is… Read More »

This file contained a virus and was deleted [Solution]

This file contained a virus and was deleted

When you receive the message “this file contained a virus and was deleted” in your browser when trying to download a program using Internet Explorer then the file is not infected but your computer. The “this file contained a virus and was deleted” message is presented because your computer is infected with the ZeroAccess / Sirefef rootkit. The ZeroAccess / Sirefef rootkit wil also change the “symlinks” Junction reparse point of… Read More »

Lost Access to Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender

ZeroAccess - ReparsePoints

When you try to open Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender and you got the message “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.” then your computer is probably infected with the new variant of the ZeroAccess rootkit. This rootkit wil change the “symlinks” Junction reparse point of Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender. In the most cases… Read More »

Trojan Horse Generic29.AJGE – Removal Instructions

Trojanhorse Generic29.AJGE - Removal Guide

Trojan Horse Generic29.AJGE is probably one of the most difficult infections to remove from your computer, Trojanhorse Generic29.AJGE is a typical detection name of AVG Antivirus or AVG Internet Security. This Trojanhorse Generic29.AJGE  is also known as Sirefef, ZeroAccess, Rootkit.0access or Trojan.0access rootkit. One of the most common symptoms of Trojan Horse Generic29.AJGE is that services.exe is infected, the rootkit will modify or overwrite this file. Because this is an essential systemfile… Read More »

Microsoft Security Essentials – Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

Microsoft Security Essentials - Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

When you try to open Microsoft Security Essentials and you got the message “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.” then your computer is probably infected with the ZeroAccess rootkit. The new variants of this rootkit will alters the junction points for Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender.  Causing either program not to be able to be accessed,… Read More »

Trojan.zeroaccess!inF4 [Removal Guide]

Trojan.zeroaccess!inF4 [Removal Guide]

Trojan.zeroaccess!inF4 is probably one of the most difficult infections to remove from your computer, Trojan.zeroaccess!inF4 is  a typical detection name of Norton Internet Security. This rootkit is also known as Sirefef, ZeroAccess, Rootkit.0access or Trojan.0access. One of the most common symptoms of Trojan.zeroaccess!inF4 is that services.exe is infected, the rootkit will modify or overwrite this file. Because this is an essential systemfile it can’t be deleted but it must be… Read More »

Rootkit.0access – Trojan.0Access [Removal Guide]

Rootkit.0access – Trojan.0Access [Removal Guide]

Rootkit.0access or Trojan.0access is a well-known rootkit equipped with advanced technology which facilitates it to hide deep in the infected system and has the ability to hide for the removal of antivirus programs. Mostly, Rootkit.0access or Trojan.0access is used to open the backdoors of the compromised system, download other malware related programs and even create a hidden file system which allows it to store all its components. The Rootkit.0access or Trojan.0access… Read More »

How to use Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit to remove rootkits

Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit is just as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware a free malware removal program, but Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit especially for detecting and removing rootkits from your computer. A rootkit is a difficult piece of malware to remove from your system, because a rootkit can hide the precence of malware in your system. Most variants are installing own kernel mode drivers and services in the system and modifying low-level API functions. Most of the… Read More »

How to use Kaspersky TDSSKiller

A rootkit is a malicious program that hides the presence of malware in the system, for Windows systems it is a malicious program that penetrates into the system and intercepts the system functions (Windows API). It can effectively hide its presence by intercepting and modifying low-level API functions. Moreover it can hide the presence of particular processes, folders, files and registry keys. Some rootkits install its own drivers and services… Read More »

ZeroAccess rootkit [Removal guide]

ZeroAccess removal

ZeroAccess is a advanced kernel-mode rootkit also known as Sirefef, that is one of the most widespread threats in the current malware scene. ZeroAccess is ability to run on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, resilient peer-to-peer command and control infrastructure and constant updates to its functionality over time show that ZeroAccess is a modern threat capable of thriving on modern networks and modern Operating Systems. ZeroAcces is also… Read More »