Mollvara Malware

Mollvara

If your PC has been infiltrated by a virus of the Trojan horse category such as Mollvara, then you will need a removal guide as soon as possible. As you all know, Trojans like Mollvara are some of the worst malware programs out there. And the longer Mollvara is allowed to remain on your machine, the greater the overall damage caused by the malware can be.

Mollvara Malware
The Mollvara malware uses some kind of disguise in order to trick its victims into running it on their computers

Therefore, swift action is needed in order to counteract such a threat and prevent it from completing its insidious task. As far as what the purpose of the Mollvara virus is and what kind of damage it might be able to cause to your system or to your virtual privacy, you need to know that such viruses oftentimes tend to be highly versatile and possess the ability to cause damage in a variety of ways. We will tell you more about the potential capabilities of Trojan infections further down this article.

As we already mentioned, there’s a removal guide on this page which can help you manually deal with Mollvara in case this piece of malware has attacked your system. Do not hesitate to use the guide and in case you need extra help, remember that you could also try out the recommended anti-malware tool added to the guide as well as request our help by writing us a comment in the comments section.

Stealth and silence

These two words nicely encompass one of the main traits of most viruses that fall in the Trojan horse category. These cyber threats are all about being as sneaky and as stealthy as possible. Normally, an infection by such a malicious program would occur without raising any red flags. Users oftentimes have no idea that something malicious has managed to infiltrate their systems.

In most cases, the virus uses some kind of disguise in order to trick its victims into running it on their computers. There are various ways in which Trojans could present themselves to you. The malware might come in the form of a spam e-mail attachment, shady online link or a misleading advert, pop-up or banner you might come across online. Many sites with low reputation contain various forms of redirects to other web locations and sometimes clicking on those redirects may land you a nasty Trojan like Mollvara. Pirated software is also a favorite method for distributing Trojans as it is easy for the hackers to add their malware to a program that is being distributed illegally.

The Mollvara Malware

There are many other possible ways and methods that cyber criminals tend to use in order to spread around threats like the Mollvara Malware and we cannot list them all here. However, there’s some good news – you actually have quite a lot of control over how likely it is for your PC to get infected by the Mollvara malware.

For example, if you try to stay away from suspicious and questionable online content, the chances of running into some noxious Trojan horse virus would be rather low. Therefore, make sure that you take the security of your PC into your own hands and do your best in order to keep your machine protected and safe.

In this line of thought, we strongly recommend that you equip your machine with a reliable security tool that would keep an eye out for any potential malware infections. Bear in mind that Trojans oftentimes show no symptoms and it might be really difficult to spot such a threat without a security program that could scan your system for potential threats. That being said, sometimes possible infection red flags such as RAM and CPU spikes and random and unusual crashes, errors and freezes might be symptoms that could give away a ransomware virus. Therefore, be vigilant and try to notice any irregularities that might occur on your PC.

SUMMARY:

NameMollvara
TypeTrojan
Danger Level High (Trojans are often used as a backdoor for Ransomware)
Symptoms Trojans are infamous for their stealth and they rarely show any symptoms.
Distribution MethodSpam messages, shady sites with a bad reputation, illegal downloads, questionable torrents, malvertising, etc.
Detection Tool

Remove Mollvara Malware

If you are looking for a way to remove Mollvara you can try this:

  1. Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner of your Windows OS.
  2. Go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Uninstall a Program.
  3. Search for Mollvara and any other unfamiliar programs.
  4. Uninstall Mollvara as well as other suspicious programs.

Note that this might not get rid of Mollvara completely. For more detailed removal instructions follow the guide below.

If you have a Windows virus, continue with the guide below.

If you have a Mac virus, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.

If you have an Android virus, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.

If you have an iPhone virus, please use our iPhone Virus Removal guide


Step1

Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.

Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).

Step2

WARNING! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING!

Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab. Try to determine which processes are dangerous. 

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Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:

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    After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders. 

    Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections. 

    Step3

     

    Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.

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    You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them. If you see a screen like this when you click Uninstall, choose NO:

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    Step4

     

    Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:

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    Startup —> Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.

    • Remember this step – if you have reason to believe a bigger threat (like ransomware) is on your PC, check everything here.

    Hold the Start Key and R –  copy + paste the following and click OK:

    notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

    A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

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    If there are suspicious IPs below “Localhost” – write to us in the comments.

    Step5

     

    Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

    Once inside, press CTRL and F together and type the virus’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

    If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!


    About the author

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    Violet George

    Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

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