How to remove Advance Payment Received Email Virus from PC

Simple steps to delete Advance Payment Received Email Virus

The term “Advance Payment Received” is described as the name of an email spam campaign. It is designed to distribute Zloader malware into the targeted computer. This term refers to large scale operations during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent through this scam campaigns and are presented as notifications concerning a purchased order.

To create the impression of legitimacy, the letters are concluded with mentions of a genuine global conglomerate – Cox Enterprises, Inc that deals in automotive service, communication and media industries. Cyber criminals use this tactics to trick recipients into believing that they received an official email. Upon opening, the infectious file initiates download/installation of the Zloader malicious programs.

Therefore, it is strongly advised against trusting the Advance Payment Received Email Virus scam emails. The main function of this malware is infiltrating and executing files on infected system. In other words, we can say that it can download or install other additional malicious programs. At the time of research, Zloader infected the computer with Zeus banking Trojan.

This malicious software is designed to steal information relating to banking and finances. This can be done by alternating certain content in banking websites in order to obtain users account login credentials. Despite this, it can also take screenshots and collect information copied into the clipboard. It consumes huge resources of system memory to slowdown overall performance.

It also blocks firewall, task manager and real antivirus program to install other harmful infections like Trojans, ransomware, cryptominers etc. In summary, by trusting on Advance Payment Received Email Virus, users can experience serious privacy issues, severe system infections and identity theft. Thus, users are advised to remove this and other similar malware without delay.

How did Advance Payment Received Email Virus infect my PC?

This dubious malware usually infect system via spam campaigns. The files can be attached to deceptive emails or the letters contain the download links of such content. These files can be in various formats as exe file, zip file, archive file and so on. Opening such types of files causes the installation of malware. Thus, to avoid malware spread via spam mail, it is expressly advised against opening dubious emails especially any attachments or links present in them. It also comes with the bundling of freeware and shareware programs which users mostly download and installed from third party webpage. Cyber criminals also hide the custom/advanced option as well as other similar settings.

Remove Advance Payment Received Email Virus

Manual malware removal instructions might be lengthy and complicated as well as it also requires IT computer skills to perform malware removal process. You can use some reputable antivirus removal tool named Malwarebytes for Windows that can remove Advance Payment Received Email Virus and all infiltrated malware automatically from the computer.

Text presented in the “Advance Payment Received” scam email letter:

Subject: Advance Payment Received and Pre-processed

Good afternoon!
We have received and checked the deposit payment you sent.
Soon your odered items will be scheduled for delivery.
Please Await the delivery info.
Thanks for the interest!

Cox Enterprises Inc
6205-A Peachtree Dunwoody Rd,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328,
United States
Toll free: +1 (678) 645-1897×738

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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus:

Remove the related items of Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 (Advance Payment Received Email Virus) 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus 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 Advance Payment Received Email Virus (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.