How to remove Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW from OS

Complete removal instructions to delete Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW

According to expert, Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW is described as highly risky Trojan virus that originates from Emotet malware family and infiltrate into your device by using spam emails campaigns. It is mainly designed to record user’s private and sensitive information such as email ID, password, IP address and so on. Once it gets installed into your system, it will start performing lots of annoying activities into the background. Rather than attaching malicious Microsoft Office document, cyber crooks behind this attach deceptive PDF documents that contain download link together with the document which is presented as an invoice.

As mentioned earlier that distribution method of Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW is slightly different and invades directly into your computer by attaching malicious document. Further, it also opens backdoor to invite other harmful infections like malware, spyware, adware and other nasty threats that cause major damage. Presence of this Trojan virus might leads to the infiltration of ransomware, password stealer, cryptocurrency miners and other high risk viruses. This can causes huge risk of privacy issues and even lead to identity theft. If you have recently opened dubious attachments received from unknown address, you must immediately scan your device by using reputable antivirus program and eliminate all infiltrated threats and viruses.

Short description

Name: Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW

Type: Trojan, password stealing virus

Description: It is described as vicious system infections that have been infected billions of computer all over the world.

Distribution: freeware download, loading unwanted program, sharing files through network environments and many more.

Damage: stolen banking information, password, identity theft and other additional malware infections.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic guidelines have been described below under this post.

How did Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW infiltrate?

As discussed earlier that this virus enters into your PC by using spam campaigns. Cyber crooks send thousands of email messages that contain malicious attachments. Once opened, this file asks you to enable macros command otherwise content will not displayed properly. Simply said, it is only a trick to deceive users to execute commands that proliferate Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW into your device. Further, this malware works only on Microsoft Windows operating system and users of other platforms have nothing to worry about this virus. So, it is important to delete this malware immediately.

How to avoid installation of malware?

To avoid all such critical situation, it is important to be very cautious while downloading software as well as browsing internet. It is recommended to keep all installed applications updated by using tools provided by official software developers. Further, think twice before opening spam emails attachment. If it seems irrelevant then delete immediately without opening. Therefore, we advise you to use only latest version of this software package. Moreover, if you believe that your system is already infected with Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW then we recommend you to take quick and necessary steps and try to eliminate all infiltrated malware immediately.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW:

Remove the related items of Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Trojan.PDF.Scam.EW (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.