How to remove Cisco AnyConnect Virus

Cisco AnyConnect Virus removal instructions

Cisco AnyConnect is a legitimate application that works as a tool to provide secure access to remote workers. It is unified security endpoint agent that helps to serve several services for enterprise protection. However cyber hackers who always lookout on new and malignant tricks to take complete control over your computer utilizes name of Cisco AnyConnect and spreads malicious content. The Cisco Systems, Inc has no relation with malicious content distributed under name of his company. Cisco AnyConnect Virus falls under category of Trojan or data stealing threat that cause several issues among you.

As this virus settle down, it redirects you to similar looking official websites of Cisco and claims to be official and authorized one. You are asked for your personal details such as name, mobile numbers, addresses, email ID, credit card number, banking details and others. This is trick to collect your sensitive data and further misused for their own benefits. All such gathered information is transported to remote server of hackers. It uses evil techniques to make modification to default settings of Internet and browsers. In most of the cases, it makes changes to desktop background and other personalization settings without having your any permission. It takes advantages of security loopholes and network vulnerabilities to drop other malware secretly. You are always suggested to beware of Cisco AnyConnect Virus and other similar threats that are developed to fool innocent users and make money by cheating them.

For further safety, it is advised to avoid downloading from third party sources. Always choose official source to download for any application and programs. Installing from verified channels keeps your information safe from unauthorized access. If you are experiencing any doubtful files or viruses, it is necessary to take immediate action to eliminate soon.

Threat description of Cisco AnyConnect Virus

• Category: Trojan, Data stealing virus
• Level of Risk: High
• Symptoms: Your PC starts behaving abnormally and sluggishly, you are not able to add new hardware or software components, unwanted shortcuts and duplicate files gets created without your any permission
• Entry Method: Attacks your computer through spam or junk email attachments, visiting adult websites, shareware or freeware downloads, use of infected storage device, bundling method and others
• Removal process: To eliminate Cisco AnyConnect Virus, you can try for Spyhunter security tool. If you find suspicious files during scanning, it is suggested to take immediate action to uninstall this virus

How Cisco AnyConnect Virus invades on your computer?

This infectious virus can be downloaded from many sources such as P2P sharing of files, visiting adult websites, shareware or freeware downloads, bundling process and many others. The spam or junk email attachments are also responsible for entry of this malware on compromised PC. Emails that are coming from unknown source and have attachment in form of PDF, word or script causes such troubles. When you open and download such files, it adds malicious codes that root itself deep inside your computer. Most of security applications are unable to find this malware due to its feature to change location and name. Some other sources of Cisco AnyConnect Virus are torrent downloads, visiting websites loaded with copyrighted and adult content, etc.

Method to remove Cisco AnyConnect Virus from PC

The elimination of Cisco AnyConnect Virus can be performing via two popular methods named as automatic and manual guide. Automatic removal process has safe and effective method and not requires high technical skills to run the application. Users having less technical knowledge can also perform with little effort and in short duration. Another process named manual is risky and has complex steps. If you are not technically sound, it can tend situation to problems like crashes or freezes, hamper of vital hardware components, deletion of important files and others. Therefore, it is advised to opt for automatic guide that also enhances overall performance of computer.

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 Cisco AnyConnect Virus:

Remove the related items of Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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 (Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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 Cisco AnyConnect 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.