Remove ABB Email Virus From PC

Easy Steps To Delete ABB Email Virus

ABB Email Virus is a nasty computer virus classified as a Remote Access Trojan which is created by cyber hackers. This notorious PC threat named AgentTesla is capable of doing major damages to the Windows computers. It is often spread by spam email campaigns in which the mails are generally disguised as letters from Malaysian branch of the ABB Group, a multinational corporation mainly deals in power, robotics, heavy electrical equipment and automation technology. ABB is a genuine corporation and these fraudulent mails have no relation with this firm.

Text Presented In The Email Letter:

Subject: ABB Request For Quote_SC0054852

Dear Supplier,

I am Mohsen Ali from ABB Malaysia sourcing/buying team.

We have a requirement for the attached parts/services. I request you to kindly send a quote for the same.

Color: Black

Quantity: 5 Units

If the exact model is not available, propose a similar model without deferring much from the specs.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best Regards!

Mohsen Ali

ABB malaysia

ABB Global Industries and Services Limited

Brigade Magnum, Kodigehalli Post, Yelahanka Hobli

Bangalore – 560 024, INDIA

Mobile- +91-8050809048

Email: [email protected]

www.abb.com

Depth Analysis of ABB Email Virus:

Mails that proliferate ABB Email Virus have title/subject “ABB Request For Quote_SC0054852” (may vary). It requests receivers to provide a quote for the listed parts and services. The details of the imaginary order are not written in the body of the letter, it is inferred that the information is involved in the attached file. The only info concerning the fake order is that the required quantity is specified as five and the color – as black. Moreover, the mails state that in case the requested model is unavailable, recipients are asked to propose a similar one with specifications matching the original as closely as possible.

None of the information provided by ABB Email Virus mails is true. However, if receivers are deceived into opening the attached spiteful file, the infection process of the AgentTesla RAT is started. Remote access trojans are designed to enable remote access and control over the compromised system. It can allow user-level control over the infected device; including hardware, software and content stored in the machine or accessed through it. This precarious trojan can have a wide variety of terrible functionalities, which can cause serious glitches to the victims. The major functionality of this parasite is data theft. To summarize, trusting these emails can lead to system infections, severe privacy issues financial losses, and even identity theft. And hence, immediate removal of ABB Email Virus is strongly recommended.

Threat Summary

Name– ABB Email Virus

Category– Trojan, spyware, password-stealing virus, banking malware

Description– Emails are presented as quotation requests from ABB, Deactivates all the running security services of the infected device and drop more parasites in the machine as well as help the criminals to get access to system, Steals users’ sensitive information for advertising purposes and also to generate illicit income for the creators by misusing those details,.

Symptoms– Slowness of system’s performance, fake error messages, security alerts, intrusive ads and pop-ups, unwanted redirects to questioning sites and so on.

Distribution– Spam email campaigns, malicious file downloads, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal– Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Infiltration of ABB Email Virus:

PCs are generally infected by these hazardous RATs through infectious files that are sent in spam campaigns. These files are attached to the emails and can contain download links of malicious files. Virulent files can be in multiple formats, e.g. Microsoft Office and PDF documents, archives (RAR, ZIP, etc.), executables (.exe, .run, etc.) JavaScript, and so forth. As soon as these files are executed, run or opened – the infection process is initiated. In simple words, when a malevolent file is opened – download/installation of virus is triggered. Aside from spam campaigns, Trojans are also spread via unreliable download channels (e.g. Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, unofficial and free file-hosting websites, and other third party downloaders), illegal activation tools (“cracks”) and fake updaters.

Tips To Prevent Such Attacks:

To avoid unwanted installations, you are strongly recommended to ignore suspicious emails, and never open any attachments or links found in them as that can result in a high-risk infection. Furthermore, you should only use Microsoft Office versions released after 2010; these versions have “Protected View” mode that prevents vicious documents from executing spiteful macro commands once they are opened. Therefore, it is essential to always download software from official/verified sources and activate or update programs with functions provided by legitimate creators. In case you are already infected with this threat, you must remove ABB Email Virus from the 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 ABB Email Virus:

Remove the related items of ABB 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 ABB 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 (ABB 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 ABB 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 ABB 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 ABB 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 ABB 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 ABB 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.