How to Remove Wap Coriolis “Virus”

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Wap Coriolis is a parasite that is designed to generate revenue via a pay-per-click scheme, as well as to accumulate personal data. Security researchers categorize it as adware. The good news is that this parasite is not a full-fledged virus. It cannot corrupt your entire OS. It, however, is more than capable of causing trouble. Wap Coriolis adware opens your web browsers to surveillance and targeted ads. Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera; there is no immune program. The adware alters their settings and takes control over your user experience. This sneaky parasite follows programming to bombard you with adverts. It floods your browsers with pop-up, in-text, and banner ads. It injects various advertisements on every website you visit. You would notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. That’s right. It’s the adware. This parasite gets paid when you click on the ads. The more ads you see, the bigger the change you click on them. And so, the adware drowns you in a sea of unwanted adverts. If you, however, refuse to click, it changes its tactics. The tricky parasite starts browser redirection. It loads third-party websites directly in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? Wap Coriolis has no filters. It displays inappropriate content, as well as loads deceptive websites. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the adware before it gets you in trouble. The sooner you delete it, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Wap Coriolis adware does not target individual users. No, this parasite has other plans. It uses mass-distribution strategies to reach a broad spectrum of potential victims. The key word here is “potential.” This adware cannot hack your system. To get installed, it needs your (the user’s) approval. No permission, no admission. The adware is bound to ask. If you, however, don’t pay attention to the fine print, you are very likely to provide the parasite with the green light it needs. Do not give into naivety. Parasites like the Wap Coriolis adware lurks in the shadows and wait for you to make a mistake. All they need is for you to let your guard down. No anti-virus app can protect you if you give into naivety. Only your caution can keep your device secure and virus-free. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And use the advanced/custom setup option when it’s available. Of course, you should not skip the terms and conditions. If you don’t have enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Remember that even a little extra caution goes a long way. Always take the time to do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

Wap Coriolis adware is very hazardous. This sneaky adware bombards you with countless unreliable advertisements. This parasite gets paid to display ads, not to guarantee your well-being. Its ads raise unwarranted expectations at best; at worst, they redirect to dangerous websites. The adware threatens to redirect you to deceptive, phishing and corrupted web pages. And that is not even the tip of the iceberg. Wap Coriolis adware also threatens to steal sensitive information. Do not think that this parasite displays random ads in hope that you’ll click on some. No, the adware studies your browsing habits and uses the gathered data for ad targeting. This parasite spies on you from the moment it invades. It knows your every online activity. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. The adware knows everything. And when it deems it has enough information, it sends it to a remote server. Do you think that ends well? Anyone willing to pay can use this information against you. Numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They use Wap Coriolis adware and its resources to target potential victims. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Do not test your luck. Remove the adware the first chance you get!

How to Remove Wap Coriolis virus

The Wap Coriolis 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 Wap Coriolis 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 Wap Coriolis in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Wap Coriolis startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Wap Coriolis 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 Wap Coriolis

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 Wap Coriolis, 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 Wap Coriolis 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 Wap Coriolis 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.