How to remove Hibik ?

November 18th, 2008
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What is Hibik?

Hibik trojan is typical spyware. It works in a background to collect sensitive information and later it sends the gathered data to a remote server. Hibik also causes system crashes and slow computer performance by creating corrupted files in Windows directories. It may download and install additional malwares on board compromised machine.

Hibik is detected as Infostealer.Hibik.A by some security tools. The main function of Hibik trojan is gathering various data and delivering it to a remote attacker. This makes Hibik a huge threat to person’s privacy. The trojan is difficult to remove manually because it hides under different randomly named files.

Hibik is Extremely dangerous

arrow Hibik is a Trojan parasite
arrow Hibik may display fake security & messages
arrow Hibik may display numerous annoying advertisements
arrow Hibik may be remotely controlled by a malicious person
arrow Hibik may spread additional spyware
arrow Hibik may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Hibik may prove difficult or impossible to remove
arrow Hibik violates your privacy and compromises your security

Manual Hibik removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Hibik, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Remove these Hibik DLL files:
Remove these Hibik Registry files:
Remove these Hibik files:

Such Trojans as Hibik generally infect your system while you are installing a game, opening a picture or playing a video file.

Some Trojans such as Hibik masquerade themselves as useful freeware programs or plug-ins, but are actually bundled Trojans.

As soon as it infects your system, Trojan Hibik gives COMPLETE control over your system to a hacker using the Trojan, who may cause serious damage to your system. A Trojan may alter your desktop or add undesirable shortcuts to various commercial and marketing sites; Hibik is no exception. It may create a backdoor to your system, allowing the hacker to control your system and steal your personal information. Unlike viruses and worms, Trojans like Hibik do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they self-replicate and each new victim must run the infected file.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Trojan such as Hibik?

Slower System Performance: Most Trojans are not optimized and coded very poorly, which causes your system to become unstable, slow and unreliable, as such Trojans are constantly running in the background.
Slow internet connection: Trojans are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive data from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.

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