How to remove Qakbot
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 at 12:12 amQakbot description
W32.Qakbot is extremely dangerous infection.
Qakbot spreads like a computer worm by infecting every local and network drive it finds. It may also spread via software exploits. It also serves as a backdoor. W32.Qakbot downloads additional malware and allows remote connection. This may lead to data loss and similar problems. Qakbot trojan is also dangerous because it hides its presence. It can cause many issues before it’s detected.
Get rid of Qakbot
How to manually remove Qakbot
To remove Qakbot spyware you must block Qakbot sites, stop and remove processes, unregister DLL files, search and delete all other Qakbot files and registry utility. Follow the Qakbot detection and removal instructions below.
The most typical software removal method is to remove Qakbot by using "Add or Remove Programs" service. However there may be hidden Qakbot files, running processes and registries in your computer, so Qakbot may recreate all other files after reboot.
Qakbot manual removal instructions
Stop and remove Qakbot processes:
_qbothome_qbotinj.exe
Read more how to kill Qakbot processes
Locate and delete Qakbot registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run "[LEGITIMATE APPLICATION NAME]" = "" "C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\_qbothome_qbotinj.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run "C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\_qbothome_qbot.dll"
Read more how to delete Qakbot registry entries
Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan errors caused by Qakbot
Search and unregister Qakbot DLL libraries:
_qbothome_qbot.dll
Read more how to unregister Qakbot DLL files
Detect and delete other Qakbot files:
C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\_qbothome_qbot.dll
C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\_qbothome_qbotinj.exe
We strongly recommend you to use spyware remover to track Qakbot and automaticaly remove Qakbot processes, registries and files as well as other spyware threats.
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