How to Remove Servime.exe Virus

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

The Servime.exe process is not essential to your system. This process is started by a nasty Trojan horse. The Servime.exe Trojan is a coin miner. It is programmed to steal your computer resources. The Trojan exploits your computer to dig cyber currencies. Basically, your machine performs accounting services for a coin platform. In exchange for its services, it gets rewarded with fractions of the said coin. The thing is, these fractions are not sent to your machine, but to a digital wallet. Your device has no access to the wallet. Only the crooks do. They are making a mint while you are stuck with a slow and unresponsive device. The Servime.exe Trojan uses your computer at its limits. The coin mining process is very intensive. It takes everything your machine has to offer. Thus, the Trojan makes your computer very sluggish. You may not be able to load some heavier apps. Some applications may freeze and crash frequently. Your system, too, will become unstable. The parasite may force you to restart your device repeatedly. But a simple reboot won’t fix your computer. The Trojan loads together with your OS and is always running in the background. It is always there to ruin your day. The parasite prevents you from using your computer normally. If you don’t stop it, it may actually cause serious harm to your hardware. So, don’t waste your time. Take action against the intruder ASAP!

 

How did I get infected with?

To travel the web, Servime.exe Trojan uses the classic strategies. Torrents, fake updates, corrupted files, infected websites, software bundles, etc. Yet, there is one distribution method that stands above all others. The good old spam emails are still the number one cause of Trojan infections. Yes, you know how dangerous an attached file can be. But, did you know that the crooks usually embed corrupted links in their letters? That’s right! Links can also be malicious. One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. Therefore, to prevent infections, don’t interact with suspicious emails and other forms of messages. Before you even open a letter, verify the sender. You can simply enter the questionable email address into some search engine. If it was used for shady business, someone might have complained online. Don’t stop just here. The crooks always find new ways to camouflage their spam. If you receive an email from an organization, go to their official website and compare the email addresses listed there with the one you have received a message from. If they don’t match, delete the pretender immediately. Even when you open the email, do not let your guard down. Opt for red flags. A reliable company, for example, would use your real name to address you. Thus, if the letter starts with “Dear Customer” or “Dear Friend,” proceed with caution. It is up to you to keep your device virus-free. Always choose caution over carelessness.

Why is this dangerous?

Servime.exe Trojan is a breach of your security. This virus managed to bypass your security system. It may help other parasites do the same. The Trojan horses are feared for a reason. These viruses are versatile. Their owners can re-program them to perform various malicious operations. Thus, the parasite may be used to infect your device with malware, to spy on you or to destroy your system. It all depends on the hackers and what they need at the moment. Currently, they use Servime.exe Trojan as a coin miner. Even though this scenario is not the worst possible, it is not the best either. If you check your machine now, you will notice that it radiates heat. This is a clear indication how busy your CPU is at the moment. Speaking of which, it is important to mention that by using your CPU at high temperatures, the Trojan shortens its life significantly. As a side effect, your computer is extremely slow. It is also crashing frequently. This, of course, leads to data loss and the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. To top it all off, the Trojan uses a lot of electricity. If you don’t stop the mining process, your next electricity bill will be double the amount you are used to paying. The coin mining process is profitable only if you don’t use your own resources. The crooks are using yours. Don’t become their sponsor. Remove Servime.exe Trojan as soon as possible.

Manual Servime.exe Removal Instructions

The Servime.exe 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 Servime.exe 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 Servime.exe related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Servime.exe startup location

STEP 3: Delete Servime.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Servime.exe 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 Servime.exe 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 Servime.exe 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 Servime.exe

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 Servime.exe, 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 Servime.exe 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.