Win32/Bubnix is a malicious computer worm that infects your system and gains full control over your PC. It is a dangerous Trojan parasite which was first detected by Bit Defender antivirus program on May 17, 2010. This new hacking threat has different aliases namely Rootkit/Bubnix, Gen: Rootkit.Nixoa.1, TR/ Rootkit.Gen or W32/Rootkit. BNQN, Win32/Bubnix. This virus enters your System through Trojan or other malware like TrojanDownloader:Win32/Bubnix.A. When installed, it causes severe damage to your PC by blocking access to files and registries. It sends spam emails and letters to people by hacking into their contact lists and stealing their personal information. Therefore, it is very important to remove Win32/Bubnix as soon as possible.
This Trojan also downloads and executes arbitrary files, viruses, and other malware on its own. You gain control over your sensitive data and ultimately your entire system by reporting your web history to the remote server. Your system gets infected with this malicious worm through internet during installation of games, music, videos or any other software. Some threats from this group pretend to be free programs, add-ons, etc. and you install them on your PC, but they are actually dangerous worms that harm your computer. Therefore, be careful with this Trojan and remove Win32/Bubnix when detected.
Behaviors of this harmful threat
- Show annoying pop-ups and fake alerts
- desktop setup
- Create unwanted shortcuts in different locations
- It can steal passwords, credit card and bank account information.
- Corrupt Windows Registry
- Executes malicious code in the “services.exe” process
- Send web history to hacker
- Redirect Google and Yahoo searches to a remote server
- Slow system performance and Internet connection
Once you detect this harmful Trojan, remove it immediately by following below-mentioned manual steps:
- Kill its processes using the Windows Task Manager. Here you can search for the process and select the End Process key to stop your running process
- Find and remove registry entries
- Delete its related files like exe, dll, lsp from all locations on your PC. Also remove its associated toolbar, plugin, browser hijacker, etc.
It is very difficult to remove Win32/Bubnix manually because it periodically rewrites its malicious files and uses rootkit method to hide its files and directories. Therefore, there are still some traces of files left on your system that you can completely remove using effective anti-spyware software. The software thoroughly scans the Windows registry to detect and remove infected files. It has a GUI environment that is very easy to use and can be run by anyone without technical knowledge. Therefore, you can use it to remove Win32/Bubnix from your system.
If your Internet connection or PC speed is slow due to this evil worm, you can use PC maintenance software to improve your system performance and optimize your memory.
