How to remove Dragsteal Trojan virus

Easy tips to delete Dragsteal virus

Dragsteal is a malicious computer infection designed to steal data from the system compromised. This rogue piece of software specifically targets Grand theft Auto or GTA video game related content. However, the stealer type malware can have wide range of information stealing capabilities. Thus, such infections can lead to a broad range of issues.

At least variant of Dragsteal is possible at present that target ASI, LUA and CLEO formats, respectively. This allows the malicious program to access to the GTA modification and DLL files. The malware of this type can have various functionalities to steal information. In general, stealers bear the potential to extract data from specific browsers and other installed applications.

The targeted data include browsing activities, auto-fill data, IP addresses, account credentials, personally identifiable details and finance-related data. Some stealers can also have other abilities, such key-logging, taking screenshots, live-streaming/ recording the desktop or audio/ video via microphones and cameras and so forth. Therefore, such system infections can be very severe to the system as well as users’ personal.

They can result in severe privacy issues, financial losses and even identity theft. Thus, if it is a suspect that Dragsteal and other malware has already infected the system – you should step to its removal right away. Use a reputable antivirus tool to remove the Trojan – manually it will be very difficult to find and remove such viruses and their related components.

Do not forget that Trojans are malware that may be able to download files ad cause chain infections. This way, they may lead to the installation of Ransomware and cryptocurrency miners. Ransomware encrypts stored files and then demand ransom payment for the decryption. Cryptominers are designed to generate cryptocurrency by abusing system resources. Thus, remove the infection without delay.

How did Dragsteal enter my system?

Dragsteal malware has been noted being sold online and therefore how it is proliferated depends on the crooks that are using it. The most popular distribution methods include dubious download channels such as p2p networks, unofficial and freeware sites and other third-party downloaders. Illegal activation tools and fake software are also used for its distribution.

Cracks cause system infections instead of activating licensed products. Fake updaters infect systems by abusing outdated software flaws and/or by installing malicious programs. Spam campaigns are also used to spread malware. These emails have malicious in them as attachment and website links. These files are usually executables, archives, MS Office documents, and JavaScript and etc, if opened- the infection is triggered.

How to prevent malware intrusion?

It is recommended to only download from official and verified sources. Additionally, all programs should have to be activated and updated with tools/ functions by legit developers. Dubious and irrelevant emails should never be opened. The attachments and links in such emails must never be opened/ clicked –as the can cause system infections.

It is crucial to have a reputable antivirus tool installed and used it for regular system scan and to remove any detected threats/ issues. This software should have to be kept updated so as to get best from it. If your system is already infected, we recommend you use some reputable antivirus tool and run a full system scan using it to automatically remove Dragsteal from the system.

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 Dragsteal :

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