How to Remove Trochilus Malware

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

Trochilus is a cyber threat that belongs to the Trojan family. It uses trickery to infiltrate your system, then corrupts it. The cyber threat throws you into a whirlwind of grievances. You face an endless barrage of issues, on a daily basis. The tool doesn’t waste time, and begins to make a mess as soon as it settles. After Trochilus invades, it makes it difficult for you to discover its exact hiding spot. It creates copies of itself, and spreads them out throughout your system. It also disables your firewall, and anti-virus program, to avoid detection. The Trojan can force unwanted changes on you. It alters system settings, and runs malicious processes. It messes with your Registry, eats up storage, and increases CPU usage. Programs that used to run fine, may refuse to even open. You see a barrage of system errors for no apparent reason. Due to the Trojan, your Internet access becomes limited. And, Trochilus may even deny you access altogether. After all, keeping you from surfing the web, makes it harder for you to get rid of it. And, even if you do manage to go online, you suffer a horrendous experience. The Trojan bombards you with interference. Pop-up, banner, and in-text ads show up at every turn. You get redirected to suspicious third-party pages. And, to top it all off, your system starts to crash all the time. Lagging becomes a part of your daily routine. The infection slows down your computer’s performance to a crawl. What’s worse, your predicament worsens. There are worse issues, the cyber threat can bring your way. For one, it can install malicious programs into your PC. Yes, if it chooses, it can fill your PC to the brim with unwanted malware. What do you think your situation turns into if, on top with a Trojan, you’re stuck with adware? Or, a hijacker, a ransomware, or all of the above? Don’t extend the infection’s stay beyond the point of discovery. As soon as you become aware of its stay, cut it short. Do your best to get rid of it. The sooner you do, the better. Trochilus has no place on your PC. Get rid of it.

How did I get infected with?

Trojan use trickery to sneak into your system. More often than not, they use freeware as a way in. That’s because, it tends to provide the easiest entry point. Here’s why. You see, users are prone to rushing through freeware installs. They skip reading terms and conditions, and agree to everything in haste. They give into naivety, and leave their fate to chance. Instead of doing due diligence, they hope for the best. Trochilus exploits their carelessness. It preys on it. The tool needs you to choose carelessness over caution. That eases its infiltration. Don’t oblige! Take the time to be thorough. And, not only when allowing freeware into your PC. But, when allowing anything off the web, into your PC. Always double-check everything, and look for the fine print. Even a little extra attention can save you a ton of troubles. Other common methods, include the usual antics. Spam email messages, fake updates, corrupted torrents, links or sites, USB drives. The list is extensive. Keep your system safe by keeping your eyes open.

Why is this dangerous?

Trochilus causes quite the conundrum. It floods you with grievances, on a daily basis. Makes near to impossible to perform daily tasks, without frustration. It forces you into a whirl of headaches and annoyance. But that’s not all. The issues mentioned above gets overshadowed by the security hazard, you face. The Trojan places your private information in jeopardy. It follows instructions to spy on your activities, from the moment it enters. And, that’s what it does. The tool tracks your every move, and keeps a record of it. That includes browsing habits, logins, passwords, sites you visit, pages you click. The list goes on and on. And, what do you imagine it does with that personal and financial data? Well, it exposes it. Trochilus hands over the stolen details to the cyber criminals that published it. After they get a hold of it, they can use it as they see fit. That doesn’t end well for you, don’t you agree? Don’t allow the scenario to unfold. Protect yourself. Keep your system free pf the infection’s influences. Ensure your privacy remains private. Get rid of the Trojan at once, and don’t grant it the time it needs to cause irrevocable damages.

Manual Trochilus Removal Instructions

The Trochilus 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 Trochilus 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 Trochilus related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Trochilus startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Trochilus 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 Trochilus 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 Trochilus 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 Trochilus

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 Trochilus, 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 Trochilus 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.