Last week I got infected by this IPH.Trojan.vawtrak virus. When i was doing a daily scan and the virus was caught and quarantined  but it kept coming back. It took a while to find a solution and disrupted my work day completely. I also downloaded other antivirus to try, but no luck to get rid of IPH.Trojan.vawtrak. My pc is running so slow now, and i get system crash randomly. how can i remove it?

Detailed Information about IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

IPH.Trojan.vawtrak is a severely intrusive and destructive Trojan horse which is deemed as a malware downloader. This virus is spread through spam email and free download files. In most instances, IPH.Trojan.vawtrak hides in attachment of spam emails which pretend to be Express email, receipt, free product, or prize, attempting to let you download and open the attachments. If were taken in, IPH.Trojan.vawtrak and other malware will be downloaded to your system without your knowledge.Once loaded, IPH.Trojan.vawtrak runs malicious services without permission and execute dangerous activities ito makes your PC be riddled with gaping wounds. It is able to alter settings or files in your Registry, then your PC will be ruined gradually if it stays on your PC for long time. IPH.Trojan.vawtrak virus connects remote server to install various malware without seeking your approval. These malware not only slows down your system, but also generate spam security popups to make you pay lots of money.

IPH.Trojan.vawtrak related popup

Besides, IPH.Trojan.vawtrak corrupts your crucial files to make your PC more and more fragile. Then it can open backdoor access for remote hacker, then your personal and confidential data and information will be easily stolen by hacker once they enters your system. IPH.Trojan.vawtrak is definitely a huge threat to safety of your PC and privacy, you need to be remove it immediately. If you are not able to get rid of IPH.Trojan.vawtrak by yourself, follow the removal steps below to finish it.

Steps for Removing IPH.Trojan.vawtrak Virus

IPH.Trojan.vawtrak Manual Steps (Experienced and skilled computer users can use this advanced Manual Removal method )

Step One. End malicious process related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

Step Two. Remove unwanted plug-in related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak from Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge browser.

Step Three. Uninstall all Potentially Unwanted Programs related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

Step Four. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

IPH.Trojan.vawtrak Automatic Steps (Good and easy for most of PC users to delete IPH.Trojan.vawtrak )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak.

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

2. Find out the process related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak and click End Process:

Step Two. Remove unwanted plug-in related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak.
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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak
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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak and other unwanted and unfamiliar programs that look suspicious.

Step Four. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by IPH.Trojan.vawtrak

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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak related threats:

5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of IPH.Trojan.vawtrak.

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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak:

5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with IPH.Trojan.vawtrak.

(Optional Step). Clean up all malicious codes and cookies of IPH.Trojan.vawtrak 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 IPH.Trojan.vawtrak virus completely. Hope you can solve the issue and get your healthy computer back. Good luck 🙂