How To Remove Renus 2008 Malware / Spyware
Renus 2008 monitors browsing habits and purchasing activities. The data collected is sent to the creator of the application or third-parties. It displays surveys in a pop-up window. Renus 2008 uses Internet connection in the background without a user’s knowledge and in some cases may even affect Internet connection speed because your Internet connections will go through its own proxy. Renus 2008 is bundled in many freeware and commercial applications and it is introduced to a user when those commercial or free products are installed. It could be Windows screensavers, themes, games, etc.
Manual Removal of Renus 2008:
First to avoid any further infections caused by internet browsing redirects users will need to go to their Internet Options; this can be done by going to the start menu followed by control panel. Once in Internet Options choose the “Connections” tab followed by “LAN Settings” uncheck the “Use a Proxy Server” Option.
Once done click “Ok” to save these settings. Next users restart your computer in safe mode. To access safe mode, restart your computer and tap the F8 button. When correctly done a black screen will appear with options for starting up Windows. Choose Safe Mode and Windows will load safe mode, Next locate and delete the following files associated with Renus 2008.
Some files and folders associated with Renus 2008 may be hidden. To view hidden files and folders, open up the folder options located under tools (organize for Windows 7), under the view tab click on the show hidden files and folders to view files that are hidden. Hidden files and folders will appear transparent instead of the solid type icon your use to.
- %DownloadedLocation%\renus.exe
- %DownloadedLocation%\Plugins
- %DownloadedLocation%\Plugins\B21L51aE1xcE231P.cfg
Renus 2008 Registry Entries that should be removed:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\renus2008
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “renus2008.exe”
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