Remove Crypz - Get Rid of Crypz Immediately

I usually notice a sudden dip on my Windows- based system performance. Some of the important system files are missing and computer unexpectedly restarts without my prior permission. My AVG keeps showing an alert about Crypz infection but fail to remove it successfully, which makes me annoyed. Where did this Trojan come from? I really worry that I lose my important data due to this Trojan horse infection. What can I do to remove this infection out of my computer?

Details of Crypz

Crypz, a new Trojan horse created by cyber criminals for malicious purposes, is used to attack people’s computers and steal their confidential information. It is distributed to the world by the help of the network. To easily get loaded on user’s computer, it is input on hacked web pages by cyber hacker. If you are not aware of the websites, Crypz will unnoticeably infiltrate into the system without gaining user’s prior consent. Besides, it can penetrate into your computer by coming bundled with free software downloaded from trustless websites.

As soon as it’s installed, Crypz can start its malicious task designated by cyber criminals. It will write its own registry entries into Window registry and automatically change system start up settings to make a more comfortable environment for it to run. The computer Trojan horse also generates Blue Screen of Death error messages which are one of the main reasons for undesirable data loss. This Trojan horse can root deeply into your system and perform destructive tasks in the background without your knowledge. At the beginning, the Trojan doesn’t cause any obvious symptoms on the infected PC so that you won’t realize its perniciousness. Gradually, the entire computer performance will degrade and the reaction of application becomes more and more slow. Most of those programs are potential threats. You may find that some personal files are missing, and some new files with weird names appear. 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. Your privacy which has been exposed to the cyber space can be easily gather by cyber hackers with the purpose of transferring them remote servers created and handled by cyber hackers. What’s more, this Trojan is able to monitor users’ online activities and every behavior done on system, collect browser history and record users’ preferences. For keep your private information and commercial account data safe, it is suggested to get rid of it as fast as you can. From all the criminal and illegal behavior of it, we know that this Trojan is very dangerous. In order to escape from detection, this Trojan horse will change the locations and names of its files randomly. Thus, it is suggested that you remove the threat manually if you are a computer expert.

The manual removal requires advanced computer skills. If you want to avoid making any critical mistakes during the process, please try the automatic removal tool.

Why Need to Remove the Trojan Horse Immediately?

1. Make modification on system security guard to drop cyber hackers into the computer. 2. It may cause many computer problems and end other legit processes or close programs on the target computer. 3. It drops some other threats such as adware parasites and spyware into your computer, which can mess up your computer. 4. It collects your personal information and valuable data for the hackers.

Manual Removal Instructions:

Crypz is so invasive that it can cause undesired financial and information loss. This Trojan horse can greatly drag down your computer running speed and even bring other types of malware to your infected system. Moreover, it enables hackers to break into the computer and steal your personal information. Hence, we highly recommend that you remove this nasty Trojan horse from your computer as soon as possible. Follow the steps below and you can get rid of this infection effectively.

Step 1 Enter Safe Mode

Window7/Vista

1. As your computer is booting up, in the very beginning and before Windows launches, press "F8" key continuously.

2.Use down arrow key on the keyboard highlight the "Safe Mode" option, and hit Enter key to continue.

Windows 8
1. Press "Shift+F8" during the boot process to enter the recovery options.

2. If you are already log in the operating system, move the cursor to the top right corner to access the Charms bar then select the Settings >Power

3. Hold down the "Shift" key on the keyboard, select "Restart".

4. Troubleshoot> Advanced Options> Startup Settings> Restart

5. In the showing menu you can choose to enter pure safe mode or with other conditions by pressing the corresponding number key.

Step 2 Uninstall Malicious Programs from Control Panel

Windows 7/Vista
1. Open "Control Panel" from the "Start" button.

2. Move to "Programs" and choose Uninstall a program.

3. Look through the list and pick the unwanted prgrams out, click "Uninstall/Change" to remove it.

Windows 8
1. On the "Start" screen, type "Control Panel" on the box of "Search",and choose "Control Panel" in the search results.

2. Click "Programs" and enter "Programs and Features" window. Then select the program you wish to remove and cilck "Uninstall".

Step 3 Show hidden programs and delete the related files of Crypz

Windows 7
1. In the "Control Panel" window, select "Appearance and Personalization", choose "Show hidden files and folders" under "Folder Options".

2. Select the "View" tab, find "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option, select it and click on "OK".
3. There are three main folders that you will find most rogue infections located in:
%APPDATA% and C:\ProgramData\
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming
C:\ProgramData\

Windows 8
1. Click on "View" tab in "Windows Explorer" and check the checkbox next to "File name extensions" and "Hidden items"
2. The Trojan like to hide themselves inside your "Temp" folder. Or you can search the file names reported on your security program and delete them manually.


Crypz is a pesky computer threat that greatly damage PC performance. It connects your computer to some remote servers in order to download arbitrary files, some of which are malicious. It usually hides in the legal programs to avoid system security guard, which means that it can deliberately penetrate into the system without notifying the user. Spam email attachments and some unsafe websites including advertising sites or pornographic sites also contain the Trojan. Users should immediately get rid of it in case any further destruction it brings. In this case, manual removal is worth trying.