My antivirus program detected a threat called Adware:Win32/Funpop yesterday. I wonder how this Trojan horse broken into my PC since I have safeguarded the system with an antivirus program. Now this nuisance still stays on my machine, because my antivirus program fails to remove it completely. My computer becomes extremely slow and I can’t almost do anything on it. Besides, many strange windows keep popping up. Some of them warm that my computer has been badly infected and prompt me to download certain security software to remove all threats on my computer. I have no ideas how to deal with this threat. Please help me!
Know about Adware:Win32/Funpop
online security_1 Adware:Win32/Funpop is a dangerous Trojan horse programmed by the rogue hackers and released into the internet world to infect computers worldwide. This Trojan horse usually attacks your computer all of a sudden, when you visit websites hacked by hackers, open attached files or programs of spam emails or install free software downloaded from insecure sources. Besides, this Trojan horse will probably slip into your computer, when you unintentionally click on the download links of this nasty thing. Once Adware:Win32/Funpop slips into your PC, it can secretly finish its installation process in a very short time. Then, it starts to infect vital system files and make changes to system settings. You infected computer will run very sluggishly since the Trojan horse consumes many system resources while it is running in the background of the system. Each time you start up/shut down your computer, you will find it take a long time to load. This Trojan horse can run automatically whenever Windows is logged on. You may find that some files disappear from your computer. Actually, Adware:Win32/Funpop is able to hide your important files and won’t allow you to find them. In addition, it will drop other threats onto your computer to further damage the system, which could cause other severe problems. Moreover, with the help of this Trojan horse, the hackers can access to your infected computer without any knowledge. Thus, they are able to watch what you are doing on the computer stealthily.
Problems Caused by Adware:Win32/Funpop
Some important system files and components are modified without any permission.
Lots of security alerts keep appearing on the computer screen.
It takes a long time to load the computer and perform a simple operation.
Security settings are changed, causing problems like system firewall being disabled without any consent.
System problems like blue screen of death occur occasionally.
Some applications keep freezing and cannot be uninstalled completely.
Browser has been hijacked and security related websites cannot be accessed properly.
Excessive undesirable advertisements pops up on the computer and it seems that they cannot be blocked completely.
Social websites accounts and online banking accounts are hacked into by unknown people.
How to Prevent Malware Infection?
Keep your operating system and the software installed on your computer up-to-date.
Always update the firewall and anti-virus program installed on your computer on a regular basis.
Do not download any programs from trustless sources. If you really want to do so, please scan them first before you use them.
Never open an attachment of the email sent by unknown senders, especially the attachment with the extensions .exe, .vbs.
Do not accept any files/programs sent by unknown people while using instant messaging applications.
Scan CDs, DVDs or any removable storage devices for malware using your antivirus program before using them.
Tip: The system restore method may fail when all restore points are infected by the Trojan horse. And the manual removal needs users to be an expert to do it. So, to effectively eliminate the Trojan horse with ease, you can consider downloading and using an excellent malware removal tool to remove the potential threats on your computer.
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