Service_box.exe Virus Removal

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

Did you notice the Service_box.exe process in your Task Manager? If you did, the news is not good. This process is executed by a nasty Trojan Horse. This particular parasite uses your computer and its resources to mine cyber coins. Basically, your computer provides accounting services for the coin platform and gets rewarded with coins. Yet, it is not you the one who will get the money. You will only suffer the consequences. The “mining” process is heavy. It consumes a lot of resources. The Trojan uses both your CPU and GPU at their limits. It exploits your Internet Connection, too. Thus, the Service_box.exe Trojan causes your computer to underperform and your Network Connection to be extremely sluggish. There is one more side effect that often gets overlooked. To mine coins, the Trojan needs more than CPU power. It needs electricity. Since its processes are always actively mining, the electricity consumption is quite high. The Service_box.exe virus can double, even triple, your electricity bills. The coin mining process is only profitable if you don’t use your own resources. The crooks are using yours. They are making a mint at your expense. Do not tolerate the Trojan. This parasite prevents you from using your computer normally. Furthermore, bear in mind that Trojans are often used as backdoors for ransomware and other viruses. The crooks can use Service_box.exe to infect your computer with other nasty parasites. Keeping the Trojan on board is too hazardous. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the parasite. We have provided a manual removal guide below this article. Yet, be advised. The Service_box.exe Trojan is a sophisticated virus. Its manual removal is not simple. If you are not confident in your computer skills, we recommend you to use a trustworthy anti-virus program.

How did I get infected with?

Service_box.exe Trojan is usually distributed via spam emails, software bundles, and fake software updates. Yet, all these techniques will fail if you are a bit more vigilant. Let’s take the spam emails as an example. Not all spam messages are detected. The crooks always manage to find new ways to camouflage their malicious mail as legitimate. If you receive a message from a stranger, don’t open it. Verify the sender first. You can simply enter the questionable address into some search engine. If it was used for shady business, someone might have complained online. But, don’t stop just here. The crooks tend to write on behalf of well-known companies, banks, post offices, police departments, etc. If you receive such a letter, go to the organization’s official website. Compare the addresses listed there with the one you have received a message from. If they don’t match, delete the pretender immediately. Don’t ever let your guard down. When you open a questionable email, opt for red flags. A reliable company would use your real name to address you. Thus, if the letter starts with “Dear Customer” or “Dear Friend,” proceed with caution. Also, if the message contains hyperlinks, don’t follow them. The links may be corrupted. The Internet is a dangerous place. Only your caution can prevent infections.

Why is this dangerous?

Service_box.exe Trojan is not to be underestimated. This parasite has sneaked into your computer and corrupted your entire OS. Look at the bright side, though. You know that your device is infected. You can act against the parasite. The longer this pest remains active, the more problems will it cause. The Trojan uses your CPU under high temperatures. Thus, it shortens your CPU’s life significantly. Furthermore, if your cooling system is not efficient enough, you might experience frequent system crashes. And this leads to data loss, the Blue Screen of Death, and, unfortunately, to irreversible hardware damage. Apart from the hardware issues, Service_box.exe Trojan may cause personal damage. Trojans were originally used as spying devices. Service_box.exe is not an exception. This parasite knows everything that is to be known about your device: IP and MAC addresses, installed programs, users’ files, etc. The crooks may use the Trojan to transfer viruses and malware on your computer. They can easily spy on you and your activities. They may use the information to blackmail you or they may steal your passwords and usernames. The Trojan is dangerous. Do not waste your time. Remove this parasite before it is too late!

Manual Service_box.exe Removal Instructions

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

STEP 2: Locate Service_box.exe startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Service_box.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 Service_box.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 Service_box.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 Service_box.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 Service_box.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 Service_box.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.