How to Remove Trojan.LockScreen.EM

I usually notice a sudden dip on my Windows- based system performance. And I found that some files disappeared for no reason and my computer often shuts down suddenly. Meanwhile, strange error messages state that the computer is at high risk and it faces serious threats. Why Trojan.LockScreen.EM enters the computer there? I don’t want to rebuild my computer because there are a lot of important data stored there. How can I do to the poorly secured computer?

Trojan.LockScreen.EM Introduction

Trojan.LockScreen.EM , a new Trojan horse created by cyber criminals for malicious purposes, is used to attack people’s computers and steal their confidential information. It spreads around the world via the Internet. In some cases, this Trojan is implanted into certain website. If you happen to visit such unsafe websites, this Trojan horse can be downloaded into your computer unwittingly. Besides, it can penetrate into your computer by coming bundled with free software downloaded from trustless websites.
Once installed, Trojan.LockScreen.EM will modify some system settings and enable its malicious process to run automatically every time you start up computer. As a consequence, the infected machine will shut down or restart suddenly, which damages the hard drives. Besides, this infection may lead to blue screen of death and system data loss. To be a hazardous Trojan horse, it has the ability to install itself on the computer with the purpose of pretending to be system components without gaining your consent firstly. At the beginning, the Trojan doesn’t cause any obvious symptoms on the infected PC so that you won’t realize its perniciousness. Hence, as time goes by, you will notice that the compute running speed reduces gradually because Trojan.LockScreen.EM unnoticeably drops potentially unwanted programs into the computer. Those malicious programs may include adware, spyware and worm. In additions, some common system file names are badly changed to weird names. The Trojan makes the computer more vulnerable to other infections which can cause more serious damage. Cyber criminals can also monitor your entire activities on the computer on cyber space. All the private data you store on the computer may be viewed and stolen by the cyber criminals randomly. This Trojan is like a time bomb to your system. Then, it will send the useful financial data, users’ interests and confidential information to the remote hacker for malicious purposes. In general, antivirus program can list it on the system scan reports and cannot eliminate it from your computer permanently. It has built- in scare tactics to trick the legitimate antivirus scanner. To avoid the further damage it causes to computer, it’s suggested to remove Trojan.LockScreen.EM as fast as you can.
Please note that the manual removal is not for everyone since it requires sufficient computer skills. If you are not experienced in computer operation, then you can consider using an automatic removal tool.

What Will Trojan.LockScreen.EM Do On Your Computer?

1. The Trojan enables the creator of the Trojan to open a backdoor for hackers to gain unauthorized access to your computer.
2. It causes various system problems such as blue screen of death.
3. It downloads other threats including adware, spyware and worm onto your computer.
4. It is capable of collecting your browsing history and other important data to selling them for money.

Manual Removal Guides

Trojan.LockScreen.EM has been known as a dangerous Trojan horse that often slips into your computer without any knowledge. It has the ability to decrease system performance seriously and result in a computer infection flood on the computer. Worse still, this Trojan horse allows the remote hackers to gain access to your infected computer and steal important information. So, it is strongly suggested that you have it removed without any delay. You can follow the step-by-step guide below to manually remove it right now.

Step one: show its related files:

1.Start button>Control Panel>Appearance>Personalization link>Folder Options.

2. Click on “View tab” in the folder options window, here, you can show all the malicious files by clicking on “Show hidden files/ folders”, and then drives under the Hidden files and folders category.

3.Finally, click “OK” at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

Step two: Remove its associated registry

1. Open Registry Editor.

Start>Run>type “regedit”>OK.

Then remove the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ‘Random’

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

2.Locate and Clear the malicious files:

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~random

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”

Step three: Restart your computer normally to apply all changes after you finish all the steps.

Trojan.LockScreen.EM opens a backdoor in the infected computer and cause many issues. It changes the default settings of homepage or favorite bookmarks to its commercial web page. This Trojan horse usually comes bundled with freeware or shareware, that is to say, it is likely to get into your computer when you download free software from unsafe sources. Furthermore, you should be aware of spam email bundle and hacked web pages such as sites promoting rogue programs and pornography for they are usually utilized by cyber hackers to store. It may not be easilyremoved by common antivirus program since it has rootkit technique. Otherwise, the infected computer will have to suffer great loss and serious damage.