How To Remove Crackonosh Trojan

Crackonosh: Step-by-step Delete Guide

Crackonosh is a malicious piece of software that is generally spread alongside cracked popular games and other applications. Cyber offenders usually propagate malware by hiding it inside cracked software. The sole motive of this trojan virus is to install the XMRIG miner and mine cryptocurrencies for them. This cryptomining software utilize enormous amount of system resources (CPU, GPU) to solve complex mathematical problems or mine cryptocurrency. It slows PCs down, causes unexpected shutdowns, system crashes, wears out components (hardware) through overuse, and increases the electricity bill. And hence, such infections should be terminated from the machine as early as possible.

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Once you execute the installer of cracked software, it drops an installer and a script which alters the Windows Registry to disable hibernation mode and this malicious software in Safe Mode on the next device startup. When this perilous trojan runs in the Safe Mode, it avoids itself from being detected and analyzed by disabling Windows Update and Windows Defender or even uninstalling installed antivirus suites (including Bitdefender, Avast, Kaspersky, Norton, McAfee).

Crackonosh also deletes system log files (and serviceinstaller.msi. maintenance.vbs files) to wrap its tracks. Moreover, it can end Windows Update services and changes the Windows security icon with its own (bogus) icon, a green system tray icon. Sometimes, PCs contaminated with this trojan could display error messages notifying about issues with the maintenance .vbs file. This hazardous threat creates persistence by making spiteful entries in Windows registries and making changes to it. It messes with vital system files that are essential for smooth computer functioning and prevents many running apps as well as drivers from working in an appropriate manner.

Crackonosh can deactivate all the running security tools and Windows Firewalls and opens backdoors for more online infections. It may easily bring other hazardous parasites such as rootkits, worms, adware, spyware and even deadly ransomware in your work-station and turn the device into a malware-hub. A ransomware tends to encrypt data stored inside the PC systems and then force victims to pay the attackers a sum of ransom to acquire the decryption tools. If such devastating crypto-viruses could manage to infiltrate your PC, nothing can be worse than that. Due to this trojan, you may have to deal with hard drive crash, software failure, boot errors, data loss, application malfunctioning and many other notorious issues. And thus, an instant Crackonosh removal is strongly required.

How Does This Trojan Enter your PC?

According to the research, this notorious threat is generally spread using installers of cracked games such as Call of Cthulhu, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Fallout 4 GOTY, Far Cry 5, Grand Theft Auto V, Jurassic World Evolution, NBA 2K19, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, The Sims 4, The Sims 4 Seasons, We Happy Few. Nonetheless, it is also possible that it could be propagated using installers of other cracked games and applications as well. These cracked software can be downloaded through file distribution sites like Google Drive and torrenting platforms. As soon as users launch an infected executable file (installer), it triggers the installation of malware.

To prevent such situations, update or activate installed software with tools or functions provided by official developers only. Moreover, avoid using third-party updaters and ‘cracking’ tools as they are often bundled with malware or employed to spread malicious software. Ignore suspicious emails coming from unknown senders and avoid opening malicious files to them, especially before scanning it a reliable anti-malware tool. But at the moment, you must remove Crackonosh from the device without wasting any time.

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 Crackonosh:

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