How to Remove Terdot Banking Trojan

This article can help you to remove Terdot Virus. The step by step removal works for every version of Microsoft Windows.

The Terdot infection is a classic Trojan horse. By making modifications, this program causes you damage. All shenanigans Terdot has in store happen without any permission or consent from the PC user. In other words, your very own online experience is no longer up to you. It is up to the greedy developers of this pest. Trojans are famous for being particularly aggressive and problematic. The Terdot virus is no exception. This pest of a program could even involve you in some financial fraud or even identity theft if you tolerate it. Remember, the more time such a parasite spends on board, the more harmful it becomes. Once Terdot gets installed, it starts making modifications in your PC settings. This nuisance alters your system registry and could harm some important system files. Before you know it, the Trojan might also modify your browser settings. In this scenario, you should know there is no more surfing the Web at peace. In fact, there is no more surfing the Web at all because your machine freezes and crashes like nobody’s business. Your Internet connection might be affected too. Long story short, your computer underperforms now that Terdot is present. The parasite could add some malicious toolbars or make random changes in your default search engine/homepage. As a result of that, you get bombarded with sponsored web links and bogus pop-ups. Nothing generated by an infection is to be trusted, though. Let alone something a Trojan horse displays. Terdot serves hackers’ purposes. It is definitely not trying to be beneficial for you so don’t put up with the parasite’s modifications. This infection also serves as a back door to more parasites. Usually, Trojan horses help ransomware viruses get spread online. Do you see the threat?  Terdot Banking Trojan could allow some vicious file-encrypting program to get installed. Your situation might become significantly worse in the blink of an eye.

How did I get infected with?

Trojans get spread online in silence. As mentioned, these programs tend to be secretive so they don’t require your co-operation. Instead, the infections rely on your distraction and curiosity. For example, some viruses get presented as job applications or other safe documents. The parasites get sent straight to your inbox and wait for you to open them. As you could imagine, that’s all it takes to compromise your security. If you open the wrong email-attachment, you let the infections in there loose. Unfortunately, you’re the one who will have to deal with the consequences later on. One careless move may result in some long, long hours of fighting a cyber intruder. Hence, do yourself a favor and keep an eye out for infections. If you receive some questionable email/message, don’t rush to open it. Delete those for good so you don’t have to uninstall some stubborn infection afterwards. In addition, avoid third-party pop-ups as well as bogus torrents. Only download legitimate programs and take your time in the process when installing bundles. Put your safety first; you won’t regret it.

Why is this dangerous?

The Trojan takes over your online experience. It shamelessly alters some system files and straight out damages others. This parasite might also hijack your browsers and inject them with unreliable web links. Commercials, pop-ups, even software updates you may notice are all potentially corrupted. Unless you avoid them, you may land on malicious pages and download more infections. Make sure you ignore the parasite’s deceptive links as those are extremely unsafe. You may get redirected, your machine underperforms and your Internet connection becomes unstable. Terdot also spies on your private data such as browsing history, passwords, usernames, IP addresses, email addresses. However, the infection might attempt to get to some personally identifiable data as well. Your bank account information or online credentials may get stolen by the virus and then sent into the wrong hands. Terdot poses a huge threat to your privacy. It might also provide hackers remote control over your computer so don’t waste time. The sooner you delete this parasite, the better. Please follow our detailed manual removal guide down below.

Manual Terdot Removal Instructions

The Terdot 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 Terdot 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.

STEP 1: Track down Terdot related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Terdot startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Terdot related processes 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 Terdot 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 Terdot 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 4: Undo the possible damage done by Terdot

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 Terdot, 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!!!

 

• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Terdot Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your whole system or network 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 virus leftovers or temporary files.