Remove Snake Keylogger from PC

Simple methods to delete Snake Keylogger

Snake Keylogger is described as dangerous PC virus that silently intrudes into any Windows based computer and opens a backdoor for other harmful threats and viruses. The main function of this malware is keylogging. Simply said, it records key strokes. Despite this, this malicious program has other functionalities as well. It can take screenshots and collect data stored in the clipboard.

Moreover, Snake Keylogger can extract and exfiltrate stored information from browsers such as Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, 360 etc and email clients like Foxmail, Microsoft Outlook etc. Once invaded, it can perform various malicious activities in your system background which will slow down your internet speed. The performance of your PC will be degraded and you will not be able to perform any task smoothly.

Furthermore, malicious program like Snake Keylogger are mainly used to steal account login ids and passwords as well as financial information as well. Cyber criminals behind this mainly target messaging accounts like social networking, messenger and so on. Through these, they can contact user for loans and infiltrate malware into the system by sharing infectious files. Accounts that directly deal with finances are of particular interest.

Despite this, all such information are shared with third parties who misuse those data to make fraudulent transactions or make online purchases Thus, presence of this malware on PC leads user to various problems such as severe privacy issues, financial losses and even identity theft. Thus, it is advised to take quick and immediate action for the removal of Snake Keylogger permanently from your machine.

Intrusion techniques of Snake Keylogger:

The most common and popular methods used for the proliferation  of Snake Keylogger are spam campaigns, illegal activation tools, backdoor Trojans, fake updater and dubious download sources. If cyber criminals use scam campaigns, they sent thousands of scam emails to the recipients by disguising them as official, important and urgent and pretend that the mail they send are from legitimate organizations, companies and other entities.

Users who click or open them end up into installing some malware in their system. Dubious download sources such as p2p sharing networks, freeware downloader and similar can offer malware for downloading disguised as or packed along with ordinary content. Illegal activation tools can install malware instead of updating any licensed programs. Fake updater infects PC by exploiting bugs of outdated programs or by simply installing malicious software.

How to prevent intruding malware?

To avoid installation of dubious malware, users are highly advised not to open irrelevant emails especially if any attachments are found in them. Doing so, causes system infection. It is recommended to use official websites for any programs and files download. Other sources that are mentioned above should not be trusted as they are used to infiltrate malware. Additionally, all installed programs must be updated (if necessary) with tools recommended by its developers. Moreover, if you believe that your system is already infected with Snake Keylogger, then we recommend you to use powerful antivirus software.

Short description

Name: Snake Keylogger

Type: Banking malware, Trojan, password stealing virus

Description: It is a malicious infection that downloads and executes malware on your PC including Ransomware.

Symptoms: Trojans are designed to stealthily infiltrate the victim’s computer and remain silent, and thus no particular symptoms are clearly visible on an infected machine.

Distribution methods: Infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, software cracks, harmful links, suspicious websites, pirated software and many other tricky ways.

Damage: Stolen password and banking information, identity theft, loss of sensitive information, victim’s computer added to a botnet.

Removal: Both automatic as well as manual guide have been discussed below under this article.

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 Snake Keylogger:

Remove the related items of Snake Keylogger 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 Snake Keylogger 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 (Snake Keylogger) 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 Snake Keylogger 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 Snake Keylogger 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 Snake Keylogger 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 Snake Keylogger 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 Snake Keylogger (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.