How to Remove WinArcher Virus

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WinArcher falls under the PUP adware umbrella. It’s a potentially unwanted program, which plagues you with annoyances and grievances. Once it slithers into your system, it wreaks havoc. It makes a mess of everything. And, make no mistake. The more time the application spends on your PC, the bigger the mess gets. WinArcher is a tool, which does NOT stop throwing troubles your way. The only way to rid yourself of it, and its nasty influences, is removal. So, don’t waste time! As soon as you discover the PUP on your PC, delete it! If you don’t, you will regret it. The program buries you in issues on a daily basis. They start off as a mere frustration, an intrusion. But as time progresses, they worsen. If you don’t get rid of the tool in time, you risk having your privacy exposed. Unknown individuals with unclear intentions can get their hands on your private life. The question is, are you going to allow that? Protect yourself and your computer’s well-being. Delete WinArcher ASAP.

How did I get infected with?

Adware cannot enter your system unless you allow it. The pesky program has to ask whether you agree to install it. And, only if you say ‘Yes,’ can it enter. In other words, you said ‘Yes’ to WinArcher. You approved its admission. But don’t think it just came forward, and sought access. Oh, no. That leaves too much room for denial. And, it can’t have you refusing its install. So, it turns to trickery. WinArcher the old but gold means of infiltration to fool you into allowing it in. The usual antics involve pretending to be a bogus update. Or, hiding behind freeware or spam email attachments. Or, hitching a ride with corrupted links or sites. And, here’s where vigilance comes in to save the day. Take the time to do your due diligence. If you do, you increase your chances of keeping an infection-free PC. Always read the terms and conditions giving the stamp of approval. Don’t rush, and don’t give into gullibility and distraction. Remember. Infections prey on carelessness. So, don’t provide it. Choose caution.

Why is this dangerous?

After the PUP dupes you into agreeing to install it, issues ensue. It’s quite the meddling program. WinArcher first intrudes on your browsing. Each time you try to surf the web your online activities get disrupted. You’ll get flooded with pop-up advertisements. Not to mention the redirects to suspicious websites. Everything, the adware shows you, is unreliable. Trust nothing you see! Each ad conceals more infections. And, every time you press a pop-up, you agree to install the malware, lurking behind it. Your click equals consent on its installment. You don’t even realize you’re allowing a dangerous threat in your system. But you are. So, unless you wish to flood your PC with cyber threats, click nothing the PUP displays! But the malware risk won’t be your only concern. You’ll face countless more issues, some minor, other major. For one, due to the continuous online disruptions, your system starts to crash all the time. Furthermore, your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. But the absolute worst threat, you’ll encounter, has to do with your privacy. WinArcher spies on you. It’s programmed to begin spying on you from the moment it enters. It keeps track of your every online move, and catalogs it. Then, when it decides it has gathered enough data, it sends it. To whom? Well, to the third parties behind the program. Then, these strangers have access to your personal and financial details. Are you willing to give it to them? Are you okay with allowing these people into your private life? If you don’t delete the PUP the first chance you get, it’s as if you are. You’re complicit with the theft of your personal and financial information. Don’t let it get that far. Don’t allow strangers into your private life. Protect yourself and your system, and act ASAP. Once you see the first ad pop-up, find and delete the adware, forcing it on you. It’s the best course of action you can take. You won’t regret WinArcher’s removal.

How to Remove WinArcher virus

The WinArcher infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the WinArcher infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down WinArcher in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate WinArcher startup location

STEP 3: Delete WinArcher traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down WinArcher in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate WinArcher startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean WinArcher virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean WinArcher traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the WinArcher by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by WinArcher

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for WinArcher, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove WinArcher argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove WinArcher Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.