Computer viruses most often infiltrate system files after downloading various programs from the network that do not have a reliable source. The purpose of such viruses is to capture the user's personal data (more often - passwords from social networks and personal accounts in online banking). One of these files is the ssfk.exe virus.
Virus appointment
The process starts offline and is embedded in the user's browser under the guise of an assistant in the search for web pages with the most relevant information for the request. In fact, the start pages of the browser are being replaced with scam search engines that give out fake websites for the searched pages, making money from browsing. Nobody cares about the quality of the data contained on the site, most likely, they are formed by a robot and do not carry a semantic load.
Fraudsters monitor all passwords typed in browser windows, which allows them to hack into user accounts or empty their bank account.
We can confidently say about the ssfk.exe file that it is a malicious program that requires immediate removal from the computer.
And if you do not delete the file, but simply turn off the process in the task manager?
Is it possible not to delete the file, but simply disable the process in the task manager?
The developer of this virus is Xingyunwang Technology Co., Ltd from Beijing. The production programs of this company have long established themselves as a serious threat to the computer and the security of data stored on its hard drives. We can say about the ssfk.exe program that it is a malicious process that attracts dangerous viruses from the Internet such as Trojan, Adware.Mutabaha.452 and Malware-gen.
Disabling the process in the task manager does not guarantee the termination of the virus activity. Therefore, it is recommended that you manually resort to deleting all the information that somehow leads to ssfk.
How to get rid of ssfk?
The manual removal method, although long, is more effective than downloading utilities. Most utilities also contain viruses that are embedded in the place of deleted files in the registry and again continue to “infect” the computer’s browser with advertisements and broken links.
STEP 1:
In Windows 8, removal is done through the program manager. For this:
1. You need to click on the Windows icon in the lower right corner and go to the settings menu.
2. Select "Uninstall programs."
3. If there are files in the list that have in their name a combination of ssfk.exe (it’s already known what kind of process it is, therefore it is dangerous to store it on the computer) with any digital and alphanumeric inserts, select the file with the mouse and click on the “Delete” item "
In other Windows operating systems, just go to "My Computer", select "Change / Remove Programs" in the top panel and make sure that this file is not among the installed programs.
STEP 2:
So, the ssfk.exe virus. What kind of program is this, we found out: it not only changes, but also saves “its” browser settings, which prevents the user from enabling extensions and anti-virus. To fix the problem, you must reset the browser to the factory settings or reinstall it.
In "Google Chrome" you should open the menu and in the drop-down window go to browser settings. The default settings are not enough, so then you need to select the "Advanced Settings" section and reset all settings to the initial ones. In a similar way, you can reset the settings of the Yandex and Opera browsers.
In the Mozilla browser, data cleaning is different:
- open the menu;
- click on the question mark;
- start the service "Troubleshooting and their elimination";
- select "Reset".
If after restarting the computer in the task manager this process is still running, you should switch to registry mode: "Start" - "Find Programs" - Regedit - "Edit" - "Find" - type ssfk - press Enter. The files that appear in the registry window should be deleted and the computer restarted.
So what can we say about ssfk.exe? That this is a process not determined by antivirus programs, but capable of causing irreparable damage to the user's personal data.