How to Remove a Kryptik Trojan
By Tim Mammadov
The Kryptik trojan opens the "back door" of your computer to hackers once it infects a PC. The trojan is programmed to run at every start-up, giving the hackers who originated the program access to your hard drive. In addition, this trojan can re-create itself, making it hard to remove it completely. Delete this dangerous parasite to prevent personal data theft and computer damage.
End System Processes
Step 1
Press the "Ctrl," "Shift" and "Esc" keys at the same time to start the Task Manager.
Step 2
Click the "Processes" tab in the Task Manager's window.
Step 3
Select "defender32.exe" from the list of the processes and click "End Process" at the bottom of the window.
Step 4
Repeat Step 3 for "bqsy.exe," "CcEvtSvc.exe," "seres.exe" and "svcst.exe."
Step 5
Close the Task Manager.
Remove Registry Entries
Step 1
Go to the "Start" menu, type "Regedit" in the "Start Search" box and hit "Enter" to start the Registry Editor.
Step 2
Click the "Edit" file menu option in the Registry Editor's window, select "Find," type the following registry string in the search field and hit "Enter":
mserv
Delete all search results.
Step 3
Repeat Step 2 for the following registry entries:
bqsy RUNNING PROGRAMsvcst.exe RUNNING PROGRAMfndn8vq.exe RUNNING PROGRAMsetup.exe 0472FB67-09DD-4E92-8262-1BFC16CDB075 055E73DE-D97D-40B7-A20C-75A5C75248A7
Step 4
Close the Registry Editor.
Unregister DLL
Step 1
Go to the "Start" menu, type "cmd" in the Start Search box and hit "Enter" to start the command line window.
Step 2
Type "regsvr32 /u iehelpmod.dll" in the command line window and hit "Enter" to unregister the DLL.
Step 3
Close the command line window.
Find and Delete Files
Step 1
Go to the "Start" menu, type "defender32.exe" in the "Start Search" box and hit "Enter." Delete all search results.
Step 2
Repeat Step 1 for "bqsy.exe," "CcEvtSvc.exe," "seres.exe," "svcst.exe" and "iehelpmod.dll."
Step 3
Restart your computer.
Warnings
- Back up the system registry before deleting the registry entries.
- Delete only the listed registry entries to avoid damage to the operating system.
Writer Bio
Writing out of Los Angeles, Tim Mammadov has been a professional writer since 2010. The majority of his articles are related to computer troubleshooting and spyware protection. Mammadov graduated from the University of Maryland, majoring in finance.