How to Remove Hoplight Trojan

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

Hoplight belongs to the Trojan family. It’s a dangerous and damaging cyber menace. You’d do best to remove it the first chance you get. Otherwise, you’re in for quite the ordeal. The Trojan eats up space and resources. It increases GPU and CPU usage, and even your electric power consumption. Alerts your settings and Registry to cause trouble. It runs an array of malicious processes. The Trojan meddles with your online activities. It floods your screen with all manner f interference. You get redirected to a plethora of suspicious third-party pages. You get bombarded with in-text, banner, pop-up ads. And, even sound and music ones, too. Browsing the web turns into quite the unpleasant experience. And, that’s if you can even browse. The Trojan can restrict your Internet access, or block it altogether. Its presence, leads to frequent system crashes. Your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. Lagging becomes a part of your daily routine. Not to mention, the malware risk, you face. With the Trojan on board, you run the risk of getting stuck with more infections. The tool can allow the installment of as many malicious programs as it chooses. Hijackers, adware, ransomware. It has its pick. And, you’ll get stuck, dealing with the consequences. The Trojan can bombard you with grievances. The more you prolong its stay, the more its influences grow. Don’t put up with its endless intrusions, the lagging, the crashes. And, don’t let it flood your PC with more unwanted threats. Don’t run the risk of worsening your situation. As soon as you become aware of its stay, cut it short. The sooner you get rid of the infection, the better. Hoplight has no place on your PC. Remove it ASAP.

How did I get infected with?

Hoplight uses slyness and finesse to slither its way in. The tool turns to all manner of trickery to invade. More often than not, it turns to freeware. That’s because, arguably, it provides the easiest entry. Most users aren’t nearly as attentive as they should be, during freeware installs. They rush, and don’t even bother to read terms and conditions. Instead of taking the time to be thorough, they rely on luck. They agree to everything, in blind faith. That’s a colossal mistake. And, it tends to result in getting stuck with an infection, like Hoplight. Don’t disregard the importance of being attentive. Know what you agree to, look for the fine print, double-check everything. Even a little extra attention can save you countless troubles. Caution helps you to avoid infections. Carelessness invites them in. Make the right choice. Other common invasive methods, include the following. Spam emails, fake updates, corrupted links. The list of potential tricks, the Trojan ca use, is extensive. Neither method can prove successful without your carelessness. So, don’t provide it. Don’t give into gullibility, haste, and distraction. Instead, be extra careful. Your future self will thank you for it.

Why is this dangerous?

The Trojan doesn’t only deteriorate your system’s performance. It also threatens your security. Hoplight disables your anti-virus program and firewall. Thus, making your system vulnerable. Not to mention, it spies on your every move. It has programming to begin its espionage, once it invades. And, it follows it. The infection keeps track of everything you do, while browsing. And, as if that’s not bad enough, records it, as well. Let that sink in. It has a record of your passwords and logins, credit card and bank account data. Your browsing habits, sites you frequent, links you click, social media accounts. Once it determines it has stolen enough information from you, it proceeds to expose it. It hands it over to the cyber criminals that published it. Unknown individuals with questionable agendas. Don’t allow these strangers access to your private information. Don’t let the Hoplight threat run rampant on your PC. Protect yourself, and your system, from its hazardous influences. Get rid of it the first chance you get.

Manual Hoplight Removal Instructions

The Hoplight 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 Hoplight 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 Hoplight related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Hoplight startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Hoplight 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 Hoplight 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 Hoplight 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 Hoplight

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 Hoplight, 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 Hoplight 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.