Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b Removal Help - Permanently Removed!

What Is Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b?

Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b is categorized as a hazardous and aggressive Trojan horse which is designed by cyber criminals to pursue their evil aims. It does not self-replicate like the virus but spread manually under the condition that it is beneficial or wanted. It can distribute and involve system or security exploitation via unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs, downloading email attachments, visiting malicious web pages, having internet relay chat or peer-to-peer networks without your knowledge.

Once executed, this Trojan infection is capable to conduct many destructive actions on your computer. For example, it modifies your system settings to disguise itself as a system process to conduct some malicious actions. In details, it can plant several small but malicious rootkits into your operating system, and those rootkits can give your system false commands. If the operating system receives those wrong commands 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 your computer remotely. Once controlling the computer, the cyber criminals are easier and more convenient to steal your personal information like passwords, credit cards and bank account information. Furthermore, it hijacks your web browsers and redirects you to some suspicious websites and unwanted pop-up ads to trick you to click to bring more infections. In addition, it always looks for security vulnerabilities to attack your computer and bring other infections into your computer to make further damage to your computer. Gradually, your computer will frequently get frozen up at startup, loading web pages and executing programs and finally crash down.

All in all, this Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b is a horrible Trojan horse which has the strong power to mess up your operating system and finally crash your computer down. Thus you need to get rid of Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b Trojan infection as soon as you find it before it does more damages to your computer security and your online life.

How to Get Rid of Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b?

A. Manual Removal Help 

Step 1. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking.

Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key until Windows Advanced Options Menu shows up, then using arrow key to select Safe Mode with Networking from the list and press Enter to get into that mode.

Step 2. End suspicious processes.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to launch Window Task Manager, then end the suspicious processes.

Step 3. Delete associated files.


%UserProfile%\Programs\AppData\[Random Charateristc].exe
%UserProfile%\Programs\Temp\[Random Charateristc].dll
%UserProfile%\Programs\AppData\roaming\[Random Charateristc].dll

Step 4. Delete associated registry entries.

Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK to open Registry Editor.

When the Registry Editor shows, find out and delete the below files.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run""= "%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run""= "%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes"="random;"

Step 5. Restart your computer to take effect.

Note: When you apply this manual removal guide, you need to be very careful about each step. One mistake would delete the important system file. Therefore, be careful. 

B. Automatic Removal Help

Step 1. Install SpyHunter.

1) Freely download SpyHunter here.

2) Double click on SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install SpyHunter by the step-by-step instructions.

3) When the installation is complete, click the Finish button.

Step 2. Scan and fix threats with SpyHunter.

1) Open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now! to run a full scan on your computer.

2) When the SpyHunter scan is completed, you can see that it detects all the threats including Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b. Then click Fix Threats button to make your computer clean.

Note: Using reliable anti-malicious software is the most efficient way for the victims who have a little knowledge about computer or are afraid of using manual removals to get rid of Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b. SpyHunter can help you remove it automatically. Therefore, just run a scan of SpyHunter and it will help you to solve all the problems efficiently and permanently.