How to Remove Win32/Wajagen.a Adware

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If your anti-virus app keeps displaying warnings about a suspicious Win32/Wajagen.a item being quarantined, do not panic. It’s not a virus. You have an ad-generating adware parasite lurking on your OS. The sneaky invader targets your web browsers. It intertwines with their settings, apps, and extensions. A simple quarantine cannot exterminate the parasite. It re-installs, and thus, you get bombarded with alarming warnings and alerts. Win32/Wajagen.a adware follows orders to corrupt your browsers. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera; there is no immune program. The adware gets them under control and initiates an aggressive ad-bombardments. This parasite injects various advertisements on every website you load. You would notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on in-text and banner ads. Coupons and discounts appear every time you as much as touch your browser. Your poor program seems possessed. It loads questionable websites in new tabs and windows. That’s right; it’s the adware! This pest makes money through pay-per-click and pay-per-visit schemes. It displays adverts and gets paid when you click on them. It gets even more money when it loads a sponsored third-party website. Do you think that ends well for you? Win32/Wajagen.a is paid to advertise, not to guarantee your security. It is very likely to redirect your browser to dangerous websites, as well as to lure you into online scams! Do not test your luck. Do what’s best for you and your system’s well-being; remove Win32/Wajagen.a ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

Win32/Wajagen.a adware invades through deception. This parasite cannot get installed without your (the user’s) approval. So, it steals it. The adware lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. All it needs to succeed is one moment of carelessness. Do not make its job easier. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Parasites like Win32/Wajagen.a hide in software bundles, torrents, corrupted links, fake updates, and malicious software bundles. Your caution can prevent these methods from succeeding. Download software from reliable sources only. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. More often than not, the apps we download off the Web come bundled with extra apps. As you can imagine, the extras are often unwanted parasites. Under the advanced installation, you would be able to un-check all unwanted apps. And, before you click on that “Accept” button, read the terms and conditions. You can speed up this step by using an online EULA analyzer. Remember that even a little extra attention goes a long, long way. Always take the time to do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

Win32/Wajagen.a is a complete and utter menace. This adware doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your online activities. It follows you around the Web and throws adverts at you. Whether you type a search query or browse your favorite website, the parasites always there to annoy you. This aggressive behavior, of course, takes a toll on your computer. You face system underperformance, browser crashes, and Internet connection instabilities. Do not focus on these issues, though. These mere inconveniences are nothing compared to the things that happen behind your back. Win32/Wajagen.a jeopardizes both your security and privacy. This invader threatens to steal sensitive information and to send it to criminals. The parasite spies on you from the moment it invades. It knows your every online step. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. The adware records and analyzes your moves. And when it gathers enough data, it sends it to a remote server. Anyone can access it there. Numerous crooks use adware and its resources to target potential victims. They use Win32/Wajagen.a to redirect traffic to scam, phony, phishing, and even infected websites. Do not test your luck. Remove the nasty adware before it gets you in serious trouble. The sooner this invader is gone, the better!

How to Remove Win32/Wajagen.a virus

The Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Win32/Wajagen.a startup location

STEP 3: Delete Win32/Wajagen.a traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a

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 Win32/Wajagen.a, 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 Win32/Wajagen.a 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 Win32/Wajagen.a 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.