Remove Empros Lines email virus From PC

Empros Lines email virus: Easy Uninstall Guide

Empros Lines email virus is a type of hazardous computer infection that may perform a range of malevolent activities inside a PC system once gets installed. This perilous trojan is spread by cyber criminals via phishing emails with an aim to deceive recipients into providing sensitive data like login credentials, credit card and banking details, or installing dubious applications on their systems via vicious attachment or link. These deceptive mails are presented as important, urgent letters from legitimate, well-known companies. However, they include malicious files which once executed, triggers the installation of WebMonitor- a Remote Administration Tool (RAT).

More About Empros Lines email virus:

The “Empros Lines email virus” letters pretend to be from Empros Lines Shipping Company (braek-bulk liner operator), a genuine company based in Greece. The aim to trick recipients into believing that it’s an overdue invoice reminder and open the attachments named “JANUARY OVERDUE INVOICE.arj” filename may vary, to get more details payment information. The attached file is an ARJ Compressed file which contains an executable file (.exe file) named “JANUARY OVERDUE INVOICE.pfd.exe” that leads to the installation of WebMonitor upon downloaded. This RAT is presented as a legitimate tool which provides users remote access and control over PCs. However, it’s indeed a malicious tool, employed by criminals for evil purposes.

Empros Lines email virus can be utilized to download, upload, execute, alter files, record microphone, webcam input, run commands via Command Prompt, PowerShell, log keystrokes (record data entered through keyboard), recover passwords from the mail. Further, it can be also used to maximize and minimize windows, edit, add or remove registry entries and so on. Additionally, this precarious trojan can steal sensitive information like credentials (email addresses, usernames, passwords), social security numbers, credit card details etc.

Empros Lines email virus can replicate itself by modifying others system programs and inserting its own code. It deactivates all the running security suites and Windows Firewalls and open backdoors for more nasty parasites. Sooner or later, it may turn the infected PCs into a malware-hub by proliferating various other notorious cyber threats such as adware, spyware, rootkits, worms, ransomware etc. in the machine. This hazardous trojan consumes enormous amount of memory resources and slows down the overall computer performance drastically. And hence, an instant Empros Lines email virus removal is strongly recommended from the device.

How Does This Virus Enter Your System?

As stated in the first paragraph, this perilous malware is typically spread via phishing emails that contain an archive file (“JANUARY OVERDUE INVOICE.arj”) which contains another file named “JANUARY OVERDUE INVOICE.pfd.exe”. As soon as this file is opened or run, the installation process of WebMonitor begins. In different cases, the virulent file can be in multiple formats such as Microsoft Office or PDF documents, ZIP, RAR or other archive files, JavaScript files.

The deceptive mails are often presented as ‘important’, ‘crucial’ or ‘urgent’ in order to trick recipients into downloading their attached file. So, you need to be very careful while opening emails coming from unknown addresses. First scan the attachment using a reputable anti-malware tool and if you find anything suspicious, ignore these mails. But at the moment, you must remove Empros Lines email virus from the computer without wasting any time.

Message Presented In The Letters:

Subject: RE: OVERDUE INVOICE

Why haven’t you remitted the payment for the Invoice in attachment. This  invoice is long overdue.

Brgds/Greg Kontouzoglou

Empros Lines – Liner Dpt

email: [email protected]

dir: +30 210 8125535

mob: +30 694 898 0698

skype: greg.kontouzoglou

CONFIDENTIALITY. This email and any attachments are confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the stated addressee(s). If you are not the addressee, you must not disclose the contents to another person or use this email for any purpose whatsoever. Instead, please notify the sender by return email and delete this email (including any attachments) from your computer system

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EMPROS LINES SHIPPING COMPANY S.A.

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 Empros Lines email virus:

Remove the related items of Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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 (Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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 Empros Lines 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.