How to Remove Mebroot Trojan - Completely Get Rid of Mebroot

Mebroot is a dangerous Trojan horse:

Mebroot is a nasty and stubborn computer virus which belongs to the Trojan horse category. When Mebroot is executing, in order to make itself run in the background and consolidate its presence, this pesky pest may put its malicious files and registry entries to computer system and add harmful codes that may cause unauthorized changes on compromised PC.

For its vicious purposes, Mebroot has the abilities to modify key system settings on the infected computer. For example, Mebroot puts its components to startup entries to make it run immediately as soon as people boot the target PC. Mebroot can drop other sorts of malicious software onto the infected PC for its own benefits, such as spyware, malware and adware without the full consent of PC administrator. （Malware like fake antivirus applications will scam money from users by cheating them to sign up and pay for their fake registered versions.）

Besides, Mebroot is able to connect your compromised computer to remote servers. Your personal information saved on your computer can be revealed to hackers or cyber criminals for illegal purpose. Users are recommended to remove Mebroot as soon as you can to protect your computer and your information security.

Two effective methods to remove Mebroot once and for all

Method one: Remove Mebroot manually

Method two: Automatically remove Mebroot with SpyHunter

Method one: Remove Mebroot manually

Step 1: reboot your computer into safe mode.

Kindly reminder: Remove all media such as floppy drive, cd, dvd, and USB devices. Then, restart the computer.

Boot in Safe Mode with Networking on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 system

a) Before Windows begins to load, press F8 on your keyboard.

b) It will display the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode with Networking.

Start computer in Safe Mode with Networking using Windows 8

a) Before Windows begins to load, press Shift and F8 on your keyboard.

b) On Recovery interface, click on 'See advanced repair options'.

c) Next, click on Troubleshoot option.

d) Then, select Advanced options from the list.

e) Lastly, please choose Windows Startup Settings and click on Restart. When Windows restarts, you will be send to a familiar Advanced Boot Options screen.

f) Select Safe Mode with Networking from the selections menu.

And then, please wait the loading until the system enters into safe mode.

Step 2: click on ‘start’ and input ‘regedit’

Step 3: find HKEY_MACHINE, enter it and select the two files like the screenshot and delete them.

Step 4: return to the desktop, delete the remnants.

Step 5: input ‘%temp%’ in the search box under the ‘start’ menu.

Step 6: select all items in the box and remove them.

Step 7: finally, restart your computer into normal mode.


(I will give you more information about the Mebroot which is helpful to delete the malware manually)

Associated Mebroot &n1bsp;Files:

%Temp%\.exe
%MyDocuments%\.html
%WinDir%\Tasks\.job
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

File Location Notes:

%Windir% refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows for Windows 95/98/ME/XP/Vista/7/8 or C:\Winnt for Windows NT/2000.

%Temp% refers to the Windows Temp folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\Temp for Windows 95/98/ME, C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\LOCAL SETTINGS\Temp for Windows 2000/XP, and C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

%MyDocuments% refers to the Documents folder for your user profile. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\ in Windows 2000/XP. 
For Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 it is C:\Users\\Documents\.

Associated Mebroot  Windows Registry Information:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "" = "%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "" = "%AppData%\.exe"

Method two: Remove Mebroot ransom with SpyHunter

Step 1: Please click this download icon below to install SpyHunter.

Step 2: Now, I will help you install SpyHunter step by step.
After you finish downloading, perform the file and click ‘Run’ icon.

Then accept the license agreement and click on ‘Next’.

Next, the setup process will perform automatically until it finishes.

 

Finally, you should start the antivirus and scan your computer completely.

 

If you find threats below, delete them.

 

Note: Mebroot is a harmful bug needs to be removed immediately. Manually removal is a complex and tough task only suggested to advanced computer users. If you are not so professional on computer and cannot solve the problem manually, you are recommended to using Spyhunter Anti-malware to remove Mebroot for you easily and quickly. Furthermore, Spyhunter can block the malware and protect your computer from being attacked. Download Spyhunter to keep your computer from many computer invaders now.