How to remove I-Worm.Gedza Malware

I-Worm.Gedza Malware designed to affect various part of Windows computer

I-Worm.Gedza or ‘Worm Gedza’ is very dangerous malware considered as ‘Worm’ malware category. This nasty malware is mostly distributed through infected files and email notifications. It operates by infecting your various parts of your Windows OS based computer and execute malicious codes/scripts in your system’s background. It opens your system backdoor and allows attackers to control your computer in its own ways that can be very dangerous for you. Also, this nasty virus has data tracking capability means they can collect your personal or sensitive information.

The purpose of attackers behind I-Worm.Gedza Malware is to bypass your PC protection and adblocker software installed in your computer. Due to blocked security tools, cybercriminals are capable to modifying your browser’s settings and/or system’s settings without your knowledge. It also prevents you from revert these changes means you can’t undo the changes made. This dubious virus overwrites files of some types and copies itself to removable floppy disks. In sort, this malware can trigger other harmful malware like Trojans, ransomware or other malware in your computer.

I-Worm.Gedza can infect your personal files and makes them inaccessible for you mean you can’t access or open your personal files anymore due to its dubious behaviours. It corrupts major genuine functions or applications of your computer that can causes serious issues. Also, cybercriminals can take advantages of bugs or issues with software installed in your computer means outdated or corrupted software installed in your computer can cause malware or viruses attack like this worm malware.

I-Worm.Gedza also attempt to infect random vulnerable computers and scans local hard disk for files of several types and for some popular software. After that, this malware delivers itself to found email addresses and uses found programs to deliver itself in some networks. As mentioned, this virus also has data tracking capability. They can collect your some information such as IP address, URLs search, login ID & password of your various online accounts, banking information and more details as well. So, it is important to find and remove I-Worm.Gedza related malware in computer to prevent system from further attacks.

How did you get I-Worm.Gedza malware in computer?

In some cases, this nasty malware is distributed through malspam campaign or email spam campaign. Cybercriminals send spam emails in your mailbox which contain some messages along with malicious attachments or hyperlinks. The attachments can be Microsoft office documents, PDF, RAR, JavaScript, or other formats of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes to infect your computer with malware or viruses. For example, Microsoft office documents as malicious attachments infect computer by enabling malicious macro commands.

How to protect your system against I-Worm.Gedza malware?

Any attachments or hyperlinks presented in spam or irrelevant emails must not be opened. You should check if ‘Anti-Spam Filter’ feature is enabled in your mail service you use. Some antivirus software also offer this feature and it is enabled by default. When ‘Anti-Spam Filter’ feature is enabled in your mail service, all spammy emails will automatically be delivered to spam folder of your mail service you use. Additionally, you should run regular system scan for malware or viruses with some powerful antivirus software that could help you to remove all types of malware from machine.

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 I-Worm.Gedza:

Remove the related items of I-Worm.Gedza 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 I-Worm.Gedza 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 (I-Worm.Gedza) 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 I-Worm.Gedza 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 I-Worm.Gedza 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 I-Worm.Gedza 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 I-Worm.Gedza 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 I-Worm.Gedza (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.