Remove Skype virus

<strong>Skype </strong>is a widely used virus all around the world, which makes it the perfect target for all sorts of viruses. It could be for example a <strong>ransomware </strong>that infects your computer through Skype blocking all your personal data. This virus asks for a ransom to give you back your documents. Don’t fall into the trap, paying will do you no good! It could also be a Trojan or another less dangerous virus like an adware.

A lot of users that have been infected <strong>through Skype </strong>wonder why their antivirus has not blocked the infected file… simple answer: the users themselves are the ones that approved such installation.

Usually it all starts with a message coming from an unknown contact, although it could also come from one of your own contacts that has also been infected. You get a message like this:

<i>”Hi, is this your new profile pic? <em>https://goo.gl/[code]?img=[user name]”</em></i>

Even if it comes from one of your contacts, you can be sure that he or she didn’t send it by choice. The link comes from Google (they use Google services to gain your trust), and they use your own user name, but that’s just a trick to get you to click the malicious link that will either make you download an exe file or will take you to a malicious website.

If you have been infected, use our guide to clean your computer ASAP! Don’t forget to notify your contact about the unwanted message you got from their account.

How to remove Skype virus ?

Remove Skype virus with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

• Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Skype virus.
• When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove Skype virus with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove Skype virus with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is an anti-virus program that describes itself as a second opinion scanner that should be used in conjunction with another anti-virus program that you may already have installed.

• You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
  Download HitmanPro
• Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
• Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
• HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Skype virus malicious files.
• When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove Skype virus virus.

Remove Skype virus with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a useful tool made to delete undesired toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner requires no set up and can be ran in a instantaneous to scan your computer.

• Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
• Click on the Scan button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
• Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.