ICLoader Adware Removal

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ICLoader is an adware application. It’s malicious and meddlesome, and quite the menace. The more time it remains on your computer, the bigger the damages it causes. As soon as the infection slithers its way in, it affects your system’s well-being. You start to notice its influences, almost at once. At first, it’s your browsing that suffers. But as time goes by, you face more and more issues, spreading throughout your PC. And, the absolute worst issue, concerns your security. Given enough time on your system, the tool threatens your privacy. It has instructions to steal your private information. And, then expose what it stole, to the people that published it. In other words, cyber criminals with questionable intentions. Don’t allow that! Protect your PC, and yourself, from the harmful clutches of the adware. As soon as you become aware of its existence, act against it. The faster you find and delete it, the better.

How did I get infected with?

Adware tools are quite masterful in the art of deception. They use trickery to get you to approve their installment. All, while keeping you oblivious to it. ICLoader has an entire array of tricks up its sleeve. It can fool you into giving it the green light by lurking behind spam emails. Or, corrupted links or sites. It can also pretend to be a system or program update. Like, Adobe flash Player or Java. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs are an option, as well. It can sneak in with the help of external media. Like, DVDs, pen drives, memory cards, and so on. And, of course, freeware is a common method of infiltration, too. These methods may seem prolific, but they share a common necessity. If they’re to prove successful, they need your carelessness. These infections need you to throw caution to the wind. To rush, and give into gullibility. To skip doing any due diligence. Why would you do that? Why would you oblige? Do yourself a favor, and always be careful! Even a little extra attention goes a long, long way. Choose caution over carelessness. One helps to keep your PC infection-free. The other leads to the exact opposite outcome.

Why is this dangerous?

The ICLoader tool wastes no time. As soon as it invades, it spreads its corruption throughout. At first, you only notice your browsing suffering. But that changes with time. The longer the adware stays, the worse your predicament gets. Issues evolve and worsen in their severity. What begins as an online interference grows into a security risk. As stated, the tool follows specific programming. Once it infiltrates your system, it starts to spy on you. It keeps track of everything you do, while browsing. And, records it. That’s right. It has a record o all your activities. That includes an extensive list of sensitive details. It has access to your personal and financial data. And, once it determines it has gathered enough data, it sends it. Yes, it hands it over to the unknown individuals behind it. To the malicious strangers with agendas. There aren’t enough ways to stress the danger, you’re in. The nasty infection jeopardizes your security. Given the time, it steals information from you, and then exposes it to cyber criminals. That won’t end well! Don’t allow the adware to fulfill its thieving agenda. Don’t stand by as it messes up your system. Get rid of it as soon as you become aware of its existence. ICLoader has NO place on your computer. Don’t prolong its stay beyond the point of discovery. Cut it short.

How to Remove ICLoader virus

The ICLoader 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 ICLoader 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 ICLoader in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate ICLoader startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down ICLoader 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 ICLoader 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 ICLoader 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 ICLoader traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the ICLoader 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 ICLoader

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 ICLoader, 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 ICLoader 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 ICLoader 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.