How to Remove Downloader.auo Virus, Get Rid of Trojan Step by Step

Common Symptoms of Trojan

•    Degrade in system speed and performance.
•    Prompting of error messages or pop-ups on the screen.
•    Slow Internet connection.
•    Weird or abnormal behavior of Web browsers.
•    Replacement of homepage with a malicious one.
•    Frequent restart and shutdown of PC.
•    Deletion or encryption of hard disk files.
•    System failure in executing programs.
•    Disabling of antivirus software.

What is Downloader.auo?

Downloader.auo is a specific security infection detected by AVG as well as other antivirus software program. According to its properties, some PC security experts have indentified Downloader.auo as a destructive Trojan horse, which is capable of triggering damaging activities on the computer that it infects. Tricky as Downloader.auo virus is, it can often permeate onto a targeted machine through various dishonest methods. Most commonly, this type of Trojan virus may propagate onto user’s computer as driver-by-downloads which has the capability to exploit security vulnerabilities in web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Another common-used way to spread Downloader.auo virus should be some specific application programs carrying the activation code of the virus, which can be downloaded manually from Internet resources.

When installed, the infection will forcibly modify affected operating system’s configuration by making use of its codes and files. Thereupon, Downloader.auo virus could be loaded up and executed automatically whenever computer starts. PC users hate Downloader.auo virus because it may slow down the performance of computer via occupying high computing resources. On the other hand, Downloader.auo virus is often bundled with numerous high-risk PC malware that could lead to worse results on affected computer. These may include: unwanted data loss, computer freeze all of a sudden, and even computer crash. As a result, it is urgent to get rid of Downloader.auo virus as long as being informed of its presence.

How to Remove Downloader.auo Virus

Many computer users would subconsciously think of the existing antivirus or even open their purse to get one, but finally they failed with frustration. In reality, there is no perfect anti-virus program that can solve everything because many viruses are created each day and it takes time for anti-virus software to make solutions for the latest viruses. On the other hand, Downloader.auo is adding new characteristics all the time, so it can’t be detected by any antivirus completely or it can even disable it. Hence, professional manual removal is needed to effectively get rid of this virus. Here below is the manual approach of Downloader.auo deletion.

1.    Launch the Task Manager by pressing keys “CTRL + Shift + ESC”, search for Downloader.auo processes and right-click to end them.

2.    Show hidden files of Downloader.auo virus.

• Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel
• Click on the Appearance and Personalization and go to Folder Options.
• Click on the View tab in the Folder Options window
• Choose the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category. Select OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

3.    All Downloader.auo virus  associated files listed below need to be removed:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\hotfix.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\thinkpoint.exe

4.    Remove registry entries that Downloader.auo virus has created to your system registry editor: (Note: Back up the Windows registry before editing it, so that you can quickly restore it later if any wrong operation.)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Downloader.auo
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “thinkpoint”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Shell” = “%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\hotfix.exe”

Manual removal of Downloader.auo virus is complex and risky task, as it refers to key parts of computer system, and is recommended only for advanced users. If you haven’t sufficient expertise on doing that, it's recommended to ask help from a VilmaTech 24/7 Online Computer Expert to manually remove it for you.