Remove Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH Completely

Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH just keeps popping up and you cannot remove it?

As you could imagine, Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH is a Trojan horse. For those of you who haven’t had to deal with Trojans so far – you’ve been very lucky. However, it’s about time you learned how these infections work. Along with ransomware, Trojans are the most aggressive and problematic types of parasites online. While ransomware manifests its presence right away, though, Trojans are sneaky. They lurk on your computer system wreaking havoc in silence. You won’t even realize your PC is infected for quite some time. Trojans are particularly sneaky, secretive and cunning. That makes them particularly harmful. Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH gets activated immediately after installation. It goes after your default PC settings first. The parasite starts messing with your system thus causing a number of issues. You might notice that some programs don’t run anymore. Your system registry is now modified too. In addition, this pest might damage some important system files and delete others. Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH also serves as a back door to malware. More often than not, file-encrypting parasites get installed precisely with the help of Trojans. Therefore, to protect yourself from ransomware, you must protect yourself from Trojan horses too. This parasite is also responsible for numerous changes in your browser settings. You might get to witness additional toolbars, browser extensions and plugins. The virus may even hijack your browsing experience and redirect you. Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH could cause an overwhelming amount of commercials, product deals and other pop-up ads. All of them are potentially corrupted and unreliable. You might notice stubborn software updates that should be avoided as well. And no, that’s not the end. There’s a reason why Trojan horses are so immensely dreaded. Plenty of reasons, actually. Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH poses a direct threat to your privacy. Since the moment it slithers itself on board, the virus begins to collect data. We’re talking browsing history, search queries, passwords, usernames, IP addresses, etc. However, it doesn’t only steal browsing-related data. The Trojan will attempt to get to your personally identifiable details. That includes online credentials and bank account data. You see, this nuisance is more than capable of causing irreversible privacy damage. It should be enough to mention identity theft and financial scams. To top it all, Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH could provide hackers remote control over your PC.

How did I get infected with?

To put it mildly, not many people download Trojans on purpose. Who would voluntarily cause their device so much trouble? No, infections prefer using stealthy and deceptive methods to get spread online. For example, they pretend to be product updates. These viruses also get attached to spam messages and emails. That means sometimes crooks send malware directly to your inbox. Be very careful what you click open. If you choose the wrong email, you will corrupt your own PC. Hence, stay away from anything suspicious you may stumble across in your inbox. Clicking it open is just not a risk worth taking. Another popular technique involves freeware/shareware bundles. When installing such programs, always take your time. You might notice some questionable and highly undesirable program in the bundle. Don’t hesitate to deselect it. Check out the software you’re about to give green light to thoroughly. Otherwise, you will have nobody to blame later on when your PC gets compromised. Some parasites also travel the Web via exploit kits, too. Last but not least, avoid illegitimate torrents, websites and third-party pop-ups.

Why is this dangerous?

Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH will keep on harassing you till you take action. What is the solution to that? Take action. The Trojan alters your preferred PC settings and takes over your entire online experience. Are you going to allow it? Are you going to let cyber criminals cause you harm? The Trojan will not delete itself. If anything, it will only become more and more harmful as time passes. This program demolishes your online activities. It also spies on your personal information and sends it to crooks. Now, hackers are the last people that should get to your private data. They will not think twice before they sell it for marketing purposes. As mentioned, hackers could also get remote control over your computer. Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH undoubtedly brings along a rich bouquet of dangers and threats. To delete it manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

Manual Trojan.Agent.GenX.IPH Removal Instructions

STEP 1: Windows 8 Removal

STEP 2: Windows 7/XP/Vista Removal

STEP 1: Start Your Computer into Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 8

• Make sure you do not have any floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs inserted in your computer
• Move the mouse to the upper right corner until the windows 8 charm menu appears
  
• Click on the magnifying glass

• select Settings
• in the search box type Advanced
• On the left the following should appear

• Click on Advanced Startup Options
• Scroll down a little bit and click on Restart Now

• Click on Troubleshoot

• Then Advanced options

• Then Startup settings

• Then Restart

• When you see this screen press F5 – Enable Safe Mode with Networking

 

STEP 2: Start Your Computer into Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 7/XP/Vista

• Make sure you do not have any floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs inserted in your computer
• Restart the computer
  
• When you see a table, start tapping the F8 key every second until you enter the Advanced Boot Options

• in the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking , and then press ENTER.

STEP 3: Locate the startup location

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

 

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: backgroundcontainer

 

• Then open your explorer and navigate to:

%LocalAppData%\uqgtmedia

where %LocalAppData% refers to:

C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local

• delete the whole folder

Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date.