AceBot Trojan Removal Guide
Do you know what AceBot is?
DESCRIPTION
AceBot was found on the internet running amuck as a backdoor Trojan infection performing many malicious actions. AceBot can potentially be very detrimental to the operation of your computer. AceBot has the ability to install other harmful software onto the affected computer without your permission or knowledge.
After examining the nature of AceBot is was discovered that it connects to an ICR client where it may be able to give access to remove users or hackers to gain control over the infected system. In addition to this malicious act, AceBot can disable your antispyware or antivirus software leaving an environment where AceBot cannot be detected.
In non-techie terms: Rogue Anti-Spyware programs are known to come from many Trojan infections including AceBot. If you find that you have an unwanted fake anti-spyware program on your computer then you should never give into purchasing it. AceBot’s ultimate goal is to get you to spend your money on one of its related rogue programs.
Aliases: AceBot, Ace Bot, AceBot Trojan, Win32.Acebot-CA.
AceBot Trojan Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
AceBot Trojan Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. AceBot Trojan manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that AceBot Trojan will be removed completely. So read the AceBot Trojan removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall AceBot Trojan Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall AceBot Trojan if found. - To stop AceBot Trojan processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these AceBot Trojan processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister AceBot Trojan DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these AceBot Trojan DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the AceBot Trojan DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type AceBot Trojan and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the AceBot Trojan DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister AceBot Trojan registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these AceBot Trojan registry keys:
There are no registry keys. - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove AceBot Trojan Directories.
To find AceBot Trojan directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following AceBot Trojan directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the AceBot Trojan folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder AceBot Trojan and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting AceBot Trojan could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove AceBot Trojan icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the AceBot Trojan manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your AceBot Trojan problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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