[Efficient Removal] How to Eliminate PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP Trojan Horse?

 Find PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP Trojan in your computer? Worry that if it destroys your only computer and the important personal working data saved on the computer? Want to eliminate it as soon as you can?

Here are the details about it and two efficient removal methods for you to get rid of this Trojan.

More Details about PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP

PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP is classified as a horrible Trojan horse which is released by cyber criminals to conduct a series of destructive activities in your computer. This Trojan infection often gets into your computer via downloading suspicious spam email attachments and links. Once executed, it is able to disorder your computer and finally crash it down.

While being infected with this Trojan horse, your computer will suffer from many troubles. For instance, it disable or lock some normal programs to run by planting several malicious rootkits into your operating system, and those rootkits can give your system false commands or instructions. If the operating system receives the wrong commands and follows its instructions to run, some programs on your computer will run in disorder or even cannot operate anymore. Moreover, it can provide the back doors for cyber criminals to take control of the infected computer remotely. Once controlling the computer, the cyber criminals pursue their evil aims by stealing personal information like passwords, credit cards and bank account information. Furthermore, you will find the Google, Yahoo Searches are redirected and browser settings are modified without your permission. Besides, it is capable to detect and make use of the security loopholes in your system to download more malicious infections like malware, spyware, ransomware and worms to your computer. Gradually, you will find that your machine will take a long time to turn on or shut down after being attacked by this infection. Even worse, your computer will get the blue or black screen of death frequently which can further damage the computer hardware as well.

All in all, this PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP Trojan horse can seriously damage your computer so that you should remove it as soon as possible once you find it before it does great damage to your computer securuty and your privacy.

Efficient Removal for PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP

Method A: Efficient Manual Removal

Step 1. Get into the Safe Mode with Networking.
Reboot your computer. As the computer is booting but before Windows launches, tap the F8 key continuously which should bring up the Windows Advanced Options Menu as shown below. Use your arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking option and press Enter key.

Step 2. Stop PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP running process in Windows Task Manager.

Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or press the Start button, type "Run" to select the option, then type "taskmgr" and press OK.

Step 3. Change the setting of  Folder Options in order to find the hidden files of PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP.

Methods to open Folder Options: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options.

When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 4. Go to the Registry Editor and remove all PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP registry entries.

Method to open Registry Editor: Hit Win+R keys and then type "regedit" in Run box to search.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP]IEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP]IEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP]IEHelper.DNSGuard.1

%AppData%[PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP]toolbarstats.dat
%AppData%[PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP]toolbaruninstallStatIE.dat

Step 5. Reset your browsers.

Internet Explorer:
Open Internet Explorer, click the Gear icon or Tools > Internet options. Here, go to the Advanced tab and click the Reset button. Go to the Reset Internet Explorer settings > Delete personal settings and click on Reset option. Finally, click Close and OK to save the changes.

Mozilla Firefox:
Open Mozilla Firefox, go to the Help section > Troubleshooting Information. Here, select Reset Firefox and click Finish.

Google Chrome:
Click the Chrome menu button, select Tools > Extensions, find unknown extension and remove them by clicking Recycle bin. Now click Settings > Show Advanced settings > Reset browser settings and click Reset.

Friendly Reminded: 
Manual removal is risky and tough process requiring expertise. Not a single mistake is allowed. Before you apply this method, please backup the system files in case of making any mistakes. 

Method B: Efficient Automatic Removal 

Step 1. Download SpyHunter here and double click on it to install it.

Step 2. Tick mark on Quick Scan, and then click on Scan Computer Now!

Step 3. When the scan is complete, click on Fix Threats.

Friendly Reminded: 
For the people who are not familiar with computer knowledge, the automatic removal is much more easier than the manual one. It is recommended to use SpyHunter when you face any malicious virus, it will remove it completely. Click here to download SpyHunter freely.