Hi, i just want to ask how to remove the Win32/Patched.AO609 virus. I use the MSE, and it detected it, got to the virus vault and i deleted it. However, the MSE still detect the same Win32/Patched.AO609 virus every time i scan again. It disables my Internet. i also got a constant “dnsapi.dll is missing” error.  have any ideas on what I could try or do or anything you think may help. PLEASE PLEASE help me.

Win32/Patched.AO609

Win32/Patched.AO609 is another new member of the notorious Win32/Patched Trojan family, which recently has infected thousands of Windows machines with Win32/Patched.AO and Win32/Patched.AP. Same as other variants, Win32/Patched.AO609 secretly enters your PC via ways like porn websites, fake software updates, free download apps, and spam emails.

The invading of Win32/Patched.AO609 trojan can lead to destructive consequence on your system. It will be activated along with launching of your PC, after that, it runs several dangerous tasks at the background to cause over consumption of CPU (May up to 95% -100% usage), and this will make entire system run slowly and trigger random system crash. However, these are just the basic problems caused by Win32/Patched.AO609. It will mess up your Registry and other crucial parts of your machine, resulting into disconnection of Internet and malfunction of programs. For instance, when you try to surf the Internet with web browser, or run a program, random error will occur and tell you that the program cannot be run due to Dnsapi.dll is not found or missing of other files.

Though Win32/Patched.AO609 blocks your Internet access, it does not mean that the virus itself cannot connect the Internet. It will build a connection with remote server to help more threats attack your system and cause more security exploits, which can be used by hacker to hack your accounts and steal your information. If you do not want to sustain more troubles, you need to delete Win32/Patched.AO609 virus immediately to recover the healthy status of your system. Removal of  Win32/Patched virus is quite a difficult task, we recommend you to follow the removal steps below:

Steps for Removing Win32/Patched.AO609 Virus

Win32/Patched.AO609 Manual Steps (Experienced and skilled computer users can use this advanced Manual Removal method )

Step One. End malicious process related with Win32/Patched.AO609

Step Two. Remove unwanted plug-in related with Win32/Patched.AO609 from Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge browser.

Step Three. Uninstall all Potentially Unwanted Programs related with Win32/Patched.AO609

Step Four. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by Win32/Patched.AO609

Win32/Patched.AO609 Automatic Steps (Good and easy for most of PC users to delete Win32/Patched.AO609 )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove Win32/Patched.AO609 virus and other hidden threats.

Step Two. Install RegHunter to fix all damaged registry files and make up the security exploits.

(Optional Step). Clean up all malicious codes and cookies of Win32/Patched.AO609 from Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge.

Manual Steps (Experienced and skilled computer users can use this advanced Manual Removal method )

Step One. End malicious process related with Win32/Patched.AO609.

1. Open Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys together:

2. Find out the process related with Win32/Patched.AO609 and click End Process:

Step Two. Remove unwanted plug-in related with Win32/Patched.AO609 from Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge browser.

On Chrome

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Click Tools.
3. Select Extensions.
4. Click the trash can icon to delete Win32/Patched.AO609 extension.
5. Make sure to remove all extensions you do not know or need.
6. A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove.

On Firefox

1. Click the menu button and choose Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
2. In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
3. Make sure to remove all extensions you do not know or need.
4. Click Disable or Remove button of Win32/Patched.AO609.
5. Click Restart now if it pops up.

On Internet Explorer

1. Open the IE, click the Tools button , and then click Manage add-ons.
2. Click Toolbars and Extensions on left side of the window., and then select Win32/Patched.AO609
3. Make sure to remove all BHO’s you do not know or need.
4. If the add-on can be deleted, you’ll see the Remove option. Click Remove and then click Close. Otherwise click Disable button.

On Microsoft Edge
(Microsoft Edge browser still does not have extensions settings. Now we only need to reset search engine and homepage to keep web browser hijacker away from the browser)

1. Reset your default search engine to remove search engine hijacker virus.

Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings:

Click View advanced settings:

Click <Add new> under “Search in the address bar with”, then input the search engine you like:

Now select the search engine you like and click Add as default:

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2. Reset your homepage page on Microsoft Edge to remove homepage redirect virus.

Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings:

Under Open with, select A specific page or pages:

select Custom to enter the URL of page you want to set as homepage:

Step Three. Uninstall all Potentially Unwanted Programs related with Win32/Patched.AO609

1. Open Control Panel window.

Win 10 user – Right-click on the Windows Start button and choose “Control Panel” from the pop-up menu.

Win 8 user – Open the Settings Charm Bar by pressing Windows key + I key on your keyboard at the same time, then click on the Control Panel option

Win 7 / Vista / XP user – Click on the Start button to open your Start Menu, then Click Control Panel

2. In Control Panel, click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category

3. In the Programs and Features window, click Installed On to display the latest programs, scroll through the list to seek and uninstall Win32/Patched.AO609 and other unwanted and unfamiliar programs that look suspicious.

Step Four. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by Win32/Patched.AO609

1. Call out the Run window by pressing Windows + R keys together, and then type regedit and hit Enter key :

2. Find out and remove all harmful registry files related with Win32/Patched.AO609 virus listed below:

(You may not be able to find out all files listed below as the virus keeps changing its files with name and path.)

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASAPI32

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASMANCS

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[adware name]

Automatic Steps (Good and easy for most of PC users to delete Win32/Patched.AO609 )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove Win32/Patched.AO609 virus and other hidden threats.

1. Click the blue button below to open of SpyHunter.

(Notes – SpyHunter’s free version can only help you detect malware or virus. If you want to remove the malware threats detected by SpyHunter, you will need to buy license of SpyHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on SpyHunter uninstall)

2. On the page, please click Download Free Scanner to download SpyHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After SpyHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning ” This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Spyhunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, please double-click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of SpyHunter.

4. When SpyHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan Computer Now to detect Win32/Patched.AO609 related threats:

5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of Win32/Patched.AO609.

Step Two. Install RegHunter to fix all damaged registry files and make up the security exploits.

1. Click the green button below to open of RegHunter:

(Notes – RegHunter’s free version can only help you scan Registry errors or system errors. If you want to fix the errors detected by RegHunter, you will need to buy license of RegHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on RegHunter uninstall)

2. On the page, please click Free PC Diagnosis to download RegHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After RegHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning “This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Reghunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, then double-click RegHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of RegHunter.

4. When RegHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan for Registry Errors Now! to detect files corrupted by Win32/Patched.AO609:

5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with Win32/Patched.AO609.

(Optional Step). Clean up all malicious codes and cookies of Win32/Patched.AO609 from Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge.

– Clean up cache and cookies by resetting Chrome

1. Open Chrome, then click “Customize and control Google Chrome” button, and then click on Settings

2. Under the Chrome Settings page, scroll down to the bottom, then click on Show advanced settings button

3. After clicking on Show advanced settings button, scroll down to the bottom and click on Reset browser settings button

4. A message box will pop up to inform that your browser settings will be restored to their original defaults, click Reset button when it appears:

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– – Clean up cache and cookies by resetting Firefox

1. Open Firefox, then click on Firefox button, then Click on Help button, then Click on Troubleshooting Information

2. At the Troubleshooting Information page, click on Reset Firefox

3. A message box will pop up to let you confirm that you want to reset Firefox to its initial state, click Reset Firefox button when it appears:

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– – Clean up cache and cookies by resetting IE

1. Open Internet Explorer, then click on Tools, then click on Internet Options

2. On the Internet Options window: click on Advanced tab, then click Reset button

3. A message box will pop up to let you confirm that you want to reset all Internet Explorer Settings, click Reset button when it appears:

4. When the resetting process is done, you’ll see this message box, click Close

5. You’ll need to restart your Internet Explorer to complete the resetting process.

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– Clean up cache and cookies on Microsoft Edge
1. Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings:

2. click “Choose what to clear”:

3. Check the first three options and then click Clear:

If you have done each step above accurately, you can get rid of Win32/Patched.AO609 virus completely. Hope you can solve the issue and get your healthy computer back. Good luck 🙂