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“Connected to Trenchcur.pro,” “Transferring data from Trenchcur.pro,” “Waiting from Trenchcur.pro” – if questionable websites pop up after your browser’s status bar displays these messages, you are in for trouble. Your computer is no longer free of infections. An adware parasite lurks in the shadows of your OS and wreaks advertising havoc. Brace yourself! The Trenchcur.pro redirects are just the beginning of an ad invasion. You are dealing with an aggressive adware menace that knows no limits nor boundaries. This parasite follows programming to drown you in a sea of advertisements. It inserts various banners on every website you visit, opens pop-ups, plays commercials. And it doesn’t stop here! The adware also turns random text into hyperlinks, as well as displays the annoying notifications that urge you to “Accept” questionable modifications. Click nothing, of course! You can’t expect the parasite to be safe, much less trustworthy. Its ads are often misleading and deceptive. They arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they lure people into online traps. Do not risk falling into one! Remove the adware now. Find where this menace lurks and delete it upon detection!
How did I get infected with?
Adware is the cause of the Trenchcur.pro redirects. This parasite sneaks into your computer and throws you into a whirlwind of “Ads by Trenchcur.pro.” Don’t, however, imagine a cyber-attack. The parasite is not a virus but a simple app that has standard limitations. It, for example, can’t get installed without your (the user’s) approval. No permission, no admission. The adware always seeks your consent. It, of course, does so in the sneakiest, most deceitful way possible. The parasite hides in the fine print and infects your computer when you “forget” to deny it access. Do not make that mistake! This adware travels the web hidden in bundles, fake updates, corrupted links, spam messages, and corrupted links. Its tricks rely on your naivety. Your diligence, on the other hand, prevents its plans from succeeding. So, make the right decision – choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software and updates from reliable (preferably official) sources. And, of course, don’t skip installation steps. Forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Deselect the unwanted extras and go through the terms and conditions. Don’t hesitate to abort the installation if you notice anything suspicious!
Why is this dangerous?
The Trenchcur.pro redirects are like pain in the neck – the more you tolerate them, the worse they get. That’s not a joke. You are dealing with an adware parasite that constantly increases the number of its ads and redirects. What starts as an occasional ad banner, turns into an ad invasion. Every website you visit gets heavy on banners, every video you watch gets paused for commercials, every link you follow opens additional tabs in your browser. You can’t so much as touch your browser without getting your screen covered with pop-ups. The vast number of ads, of course, is a problem. These numerous banners, hyperlinks, and notifications burden your browser and make it prone to freezing and crashes. You face an avalanche of errors and malfunctions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! If you take a close look at the “Powered by Trenchcur.pro” ads, you’ll realize that you are in serious trouble. The ads are not random but targeted at you. They are based on the websites you visit, the links you follow, the videos you watch. Even your activities under the Incognito mode trigger ads. That’s because you are under surveillance! The adware spies on you from day one and studies your preferences. This parasite turns you into an easy target! Do not put up with this situation. Protect yourself and your privacy. Remove the sneaky adware ASAP!
How to Remove Trenchcur.pro virus
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The Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro in the computer memory
STEP 2: Locate Trenchcur.pro startup location
STEP 3: Delete Trenchcur.pro traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus
STEP 1: Track down Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Trenchcur.pro by clicking on the little recycle bin
- Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind
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Open Mozilla Firefox
- Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
- Disable the unwanted Extension
- Go to Help
- Then Troubleshoot information
- Click on Reset Firefox
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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 Trenchcur.pro
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 Trenchcur.pro, 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 Trenchcur.pro 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 Trenchcur.pro 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.