How to Remove Spike botnet Completely From Your PC?

I got a warning saying my computer has been infected by Spike botnet. Do you find that it is not easy to get rid of this computer infection after having tried several methods but it still exists after you restart the PC? Where does the threat come from and how does it affect the system? Is there an effective way to without causing any system damage?

More about Spike botnet:

Spike botnet is a new type of Trojan virus designed by hackers to invade your computer and perform harmful things inside. Generally, antivirus programs can detect this Trojan but cannot delete it from the machines. The Trojan has the ability to keep attacking the computer even though you have done anything undesirable on the PC. Bad online habits such as viewing porn-related websites, clicking on suspicious links, and downloading spam email attachments or free software containing Trojan code can easily lead to this Trojan infection.

Spike botnet is a computer infection that is able to perform many tasks which will mess up the target computer system once it finishes its installation. It can open a backdoor to the system when your computer is on. This Trojan will consume huge sum of system resources. The computer will run slower and slower gradually. As a result, you have to spend much more time to run a program than you usually do. You will always receive the warning that there is insufficient memory or disk space to run one or more programs. Moreover, the system may unnoticeably shut down or restart without obtaining your consent.

Moreover, the backdoor made by the Trojan enables viruses to get into the computer. Then hackers will be able to take control of your computer. This Trojan usually attempts to attack you when you are loading video pages, chatting online or launching online account page. For instance, when you are watching videos, chatting with friends or viewing your bank account details, the important and private information may be monitored at every second. The virus drives you crazy by coming back again and again. Once experiencing this infection, don’t give up removing it if the legal antivirus cannot help you. And you can also choose to remove Spike botnet with manual removal solutions. If you are not familiar with computer, try the automated removal instead.

The steps below require you to have experience on virus removal. If you’re not sure that you can handle it perfectly during the process, please resort to the more convenient and easy way.


Manual Removal Guides:

Spike botnet is so strong that it can install itself on the computer unnoticeably. It seriously decreases system performance and input hazardous infections into the system. To make things worse, this Trojan allows the hacker to invade the infected computer to monitor, collect and steal your information. It is recommended to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Follow the instructions below and the annoying infection will be gone.

Step 1. Change the Folder settings and show hidden files

(1). Click the Start button and go to Control Panel

(2). Click the Appearance and Personalization link

(3). Hit the Folder Options link

(4). Click the View tab in the Folder Options window

(5). Select the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

Step 2. Delete the registry entries and files created by the Trojan.

(1). Remove the related registry entries

Open registry editor by clicking “Start” menu,typing “regedit” in the “Run” box and then clicking “OK” button.

While the Registry Editor is open, search for and delete the following registry entries showed below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

(2). Locate and delete the relevant infected files of this Trojan.

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”

Conclusion
Spike botnet is a malicious Trojan horse released by the unscrupulous hackers to infect your computer and further do some malicious things in it. You may infected with this Trojan if you download freeware or shareware from unsafe websites or click on sponsored links while surfing on the internet. Once infected, your computer will show some problems such as running very slowly. What’s still, The Trojan has the ability to monitor activities on your computer and steal your confidential information. To protect your PC safety, it is recommended to remove this unpleasant Trojan quickly as you can.