MaskVPN Infection

[Grim1373]

HI, I was hoping to get some guidance in a way to remove MaskVPN from my PC. I thought I uninstalled it, but I found that it's still in my C drive's Program Files (x86) folder. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[MKDB]

Hello @Grim1373  and 

 

My name is MKDB and I will assist you.

 

 

Let's keep these principles as we proceed. Make sure to read the entire post below first.

• Please follow the steps in the given order and post back the log files.
• Please copy and paste all log files into your post.
• Before we start, please make sure that you have an external backup, not connected to this system, of all private data.
• Only run the tools I guide you to. Please don't run any other scans, download, install or uninstall any programs while I'm working with you.
• As English is not my native language, please do not use slang or idioms. It may be hard for me to understand.
• If you do not respond within 4 days, your topic will be closed.
• Cracked or hacked or pirated programs are not only illegal, but also will make a computer a malware victim. Having such programs installed, is the easiest way to get infected. It is the leading cause of ransomware encryptions. It is at times also a big source of current trojan infections. If you are running any kin of illegal software on your system, please uninstall them now, before we start the cleaning procedure.

 

 

Step 1

Please download the suitable version of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) and save it to your desktop: 32bit | 64bit

• If your computer language is other than English, right click on the FRST icon and rename it to FRST64english.
• Double-click to run it.
• If you receive any warning about the download it is a false positive and you can ignore it. Click on More info to get the Run anyway option.
• When the tool opens, click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press the Scan button.
• FRST will create two logs (FRST.txt + Addition.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.
• Please attach these logfiles to your next reply.

 

 

 

[Grim1373]

Alrighty, here you go. Also, I plan to reset my C drive and reinstall Windows 11 after I get this sorted out. Would that make all of what I'm doing here pointless?

FRST.txt Addition.txt

[MKDB]

Thank you @Grim1373.

 

6 hours ago, Grim1373 said:

Also, I plan to reset my C drive and reinstall Windows 11 after I get this sorted out. Would that make all of what I'm doing here pointless?

If you're planning to do a clean install of Windows 11 anyway, it does (in my eyes) not make much sense to start a cleanup process here.

Please keep me updated.

Edited May 7 by MKDB

[Grim1373]

Hey, so I went ahead with my Windows reinstall, and all traces of MaskVPN seem to be gone, as expected. Thank you for the help, though, I appreciate it.

[MKDB]

Thanks for you feedback @Grim1373.

 

Glad we could help.

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Take care!