Remove MassLogger Trojan From PC

MassLogger: Simple Delete Guide

MassLogger a malicious piece of software that has been classified as a trojan and data stealer. Similar to Alfonso Stealer and other similar Trojans, it also aims to extract data from infected PC systems. It’s cyber criminals who decide what kind of information has to steal using this vicious application. Several cyber hackers who are not connected to one another, with different motives, can employ this tool since it is available for purchase. It’s a very devastating kind of computer virus and may lead to multiple spiteful issues onto the compromised PCs such as hard drive crash, software failure, data loss, boot errors, application malfunctioning and so on.

Know More About MassLogger:

MassLogger can work as a keylogger and record keystrokes. Any kind of information that is typed through the keyboard can be recorded that puts the victims’ privacy and security at high risk. It can steal the log-on credentials such as user names and passwords of various accounts and take control over them. This notorious trojan can also gather financial data like credit card and bank account details and other crucial data saved on the browser. The collected information is later on sold to third-parties who can misuse those stuffs for deceptive purchases or transactions. And therefore, presence of MassLogger in your computer may lead to severe privacy issues, identity theft and huge financial loss for the victims.

This perilous malware can extract data stored on various apps such as email clients (Foxmail, Outlook, Thunderbird); browsers (Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Yandex, Vivaldi, MS Edge [Chromium], Orbitum, Brave); communication/messaging software (Telegram, QQ, Discord, Pidgin); VPN (Virtual Private Network) clients (NordVPN), and; FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients (FileZilla). Hackers can easily gain access and hijack other accounts related with the through the stolen email accounts.

Scammers behind MassLogger can misuse your communication accounts to demand loan from friends/contacts or to spread malware by sharing malicious files in disguise of the legitimate owner. Your browsing-related information can be utilized for generating personalized advertisements. And thus, you may have to deal with an excessive amount of intrusive ads throughout the day which interrupts your web sessions badly. These ads generally come with redirecting ability and when clicked, reroute people to highly dangerous web pages that are filled with vicious contents. All these precarious activities executed by this trojan eat up enormous amount of memory resources and slow down the overall PC performance drastically. And so, a quick MassLogger removal is strongly recommended.

Quick Glance

Name– MassLogger

Category– Trojan, Data-stealing virus, Keylogger

Description– Steal personal data and exposes them to cyber crooks for evil purposes, consumes huge amount of memory resources and slows down the overall PC performance, deactivates all the running security services of the compromised systems and drop more parasites in the machine as well as help the criminals to get access to system.

Symptoms– Slowness of system’s performance, fake error messages, security alerts, intrusive ads and pop-ups, unwanted redirects to questioning sites and so on.

Distribution– Spam email campaigns, malicious file downloads, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal– Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Suspicious Emails Cause Trojan Distribution:

The most prominent trojan distribution methods is vicious attachments or links inside a deceptive email. Cyber criminals generally utilize bots that are able to send thousands of emails to target users. As soon as the malicious file of link is opened within the spam mail, it triggers the installation of the virus without users’ knowledge. Therefore, it is vital to identify a phishing email by the following signs:

• attachments (such as .pdf, .doc, .zip, .rar,.html) or cleverly hidden hyperlinks.
• grammar or/and spelling mistakes;
• the “From” address is not legitimate;
• the sender presents himself as a representative of a well-known organization;

Thus, cautiously check the message before downloading their attachments. Another way to prevent malware would be scanning the attached file before opening it.

Moreover, trojan viruses can also be spread via malware-laden ads which look extremely genuine at the first glance. Also, you must not only monitor the software installation procedure but also pay close attention when surfing the web. In case your system is already infected with this trojan, you must remove MassLogger from the machine as early as possible.

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 MassLogger:

Remove the related items of MassLogger 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 MassLogger 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 (MassLogger) 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 MassLogger 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 MassLogger 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 MassLogger 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 MassLogger 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 MassLogger (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.