How to remove WellMess RAT

Easy methods to delete WellMess RAT from computer (Remove Trojan horse virus)

In this article, we are discussing about WellMess RAT in details and providing recommended tips to delete this malware from machine. Let’s starts the discussion.

What is WellMess RAT?

WellMess RAT is very dangerous RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that is designed to enable remote access and control over your computer without your knowledge. RATs can have a wide variety of functionalities that can be used in likewise varied ways. This nasty Trojan virus is cross-platform malware, targeting both Windows and Linux operating Systems. This malicious program has been observed being leveraged against Japanese Organizations. RATs are considered to be high-risk Trojan and such infections require immediate removal. If your System has detected this malware, then you should try to remove WellMess RAT from machine immediately.

WellMess RAT is capable of receiving and execute certain commands from its C&C (Command and Control) Server. On other hand, this dubious malware drops the multiple copies of itself in each folder of your computer and makes all files infected/corrupted. In simple word, we can say that you can’t open or use your personal files anymore due to its nasty behaviours. When you try to open such infected files, then you get error messages on your machine. However, it modifies your System registry setting that causes restarts your computer in certain intervals of times automatically that causes serious troubles. So, it is important to delete WellMess RAT from machine as soon as possible.

Threat Analysis

Name: WellMess RAT

Type: Trojan horse virus, backdoor virus, spyware, malware

System infected: Windows OS based machine

Description: This nasty Trojan horse virus is designed to stealthily infiltrate your computer and starts infecting your PCs deeply. It blocks all the security applications running in your computer and avoids the detections of this infection. It attempts to access each location of your System and injects its malicious codes on such locations.

Distribution methods: Malicious email messages, infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, social engineering, bundling of free software packages and many other tricks

Motives of crooks: The main purpose of cybercriminals malware attack is to steal your crucial & confidential information and shares it to other hackers or third parties to generate some income. They also want to steal your money from your wallet or e-wallet.

Removal Solution: To remove WellMess RAT or similar infection, we recommended you to scan your computer with strong antivirus software.

What WellMess RAT does?

As discussed above, WellMess RAT is unsafe program for your online privacy & System security. It blocks all the security software including antivirus software running in your device to avoid the detection of malicious activities related to this malware in your computer. Cybercriminals are behind such illegal online tactics who wants to earn some illegal online profit and cheat with innocent users. Its main aim is to steal your crucial & confidential information like IP address, URLs search, login ID & password of your various accounts, banking information and more details as well. So, you should scan your computer with powerful antivirus software that has the ability to delete all types of malware or spyware from machine.

How your System gets infected from WellMess RAT?

This nasty Trojan malware is generally enters into your machine from spam emails, infected email attachments and bundles of free software packages which you are downloaded from internet. Scammers or malware programmers use the name like “Urgent”, “Important”, “Priority”, “Official” or other similar keywords as subject of emails which contains some messages along with malicious hyperlinks and attachments. In order to open such infected attachments, cybercriminals install malicious unwanted programs in your computer and corrupts major legitimate functions of your computer. So, you should be alert while surfing online and avoid opening attachments coming from unknown emails.

Precautionary measures:

• Create backup or keep backup of your all files stored in your computer on some safe external storage device
• Keep up-to-date your Operating System like Mac, Windows, Linux and other OS
• Scan your computer with strong antivirus software in regular time intervals
• Remove all the faculty software running in your device and update rest of the genuine software
• Be alert while browsing internet and avoid installing freeware in your computer from unknown freeware, avoid opening attachments coming from unknown emails and click on ads or popup after double reading.

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 WellMess RAT:

Remove the related items of WellMess RAT 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 WellMess RAT 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 (WellMess RAT) 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 WellMess RAT 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 WellMess RAT 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 WellMess RAT 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 WellMess RAT 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 WellMess RAT (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.