Threat SwiftSlicer

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SwiftSlicer

SwiftSlicer is a Trojan horse virus that can gain control of critical system functions and processes and use them as disguise for its malicious activities. Trojans like SwiftSlicer are notorious for being employed for spying motives, ransomware distributed, cryptocurrency mining, and etc..

This group of viruses risks is the the biggest part of flexible one and its representatives may be tasked alongside a wide choice of malignant and destructive motions. For example, a malicious software like SwiftSlicer may be used as a data-extorting program that would obtain some personal personal details from your device and deliver it to the crooks who can then, in turn, use the compiled facts for blackmailing intentions.

In some cases, a Trojan may even get hold of the user’s monetary data, in which situations the crooks controlling the dangerous program would have a chance to use their victim’s monetary accounts without the user identifying out related to it former it’s too late. A Trojan could also serve as a backdoor program that may undetected download other malicious applications on your machine. For instance, the notorious ransomware log-locking infections generally depend on Trojan horses to get into the devices of their probable future victims.

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Learn how to remove SwiftSlicer from your computer

Step 1. SwiftSlicer Removal from Windows

a) Windows 7/XP

  1. Press on the Start icon. win7-start Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win7-control-panel Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall. win7-uninstall-program Threat SwiftSlicer

b) Windows 8

  1. Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner). win10-start2 Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Select Control Panel. win8-start Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Click Programs and Features. win8-control-panel Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win8-remove-program Threat SwiftSlicer

c) Windows 10

  1. Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button). win10-start2 Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Type in Control Panel. win10-start Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win10-control-panel Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win10-remove-program Threat SwiftSlicer

d) Mac OS X

  1. Open Finder and press Applications. mac-os-apps Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
  3. Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash). mac-os-app-delete Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete SwiftSlicer from browsers

a) Remove SwiftSlicer from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)
  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots). edge-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Settings → Choose what to clear. edge-settings Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear. edge-clear-data Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
  6. Choose Task Manager.
  7. In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available). task-manager Threat SwiftSlicer
  8. Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.
(Method 2)
Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.
  1. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
  2. Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete. edge-folder Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
  4. Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator. edge-powershell Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter. edge-powershell-script Threat SwiftSlicer
  6. The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove SwiftSlicer from Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. IE-gear Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
  3. Find and disable all suspicious extensions. IE-add-ons Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

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  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
  2. Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one. IE-settings2 Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. ie-settings Threat SwiftSlicer
  2. Internet Options → Advanced tab. ie-settings-advanced Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
  4. In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings. IE-reset Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. Press Reset.
  6. Click OK to exit the window.
  7. Restart your browser.

e) Remove SwiftSlicer from Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose More tools and Extensions. chrome-menu-extensions Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them. chrome-extensions-delete Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.
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f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
  4. Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK. chrome-startup-page Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that. chrome-search-engines Threat SwiftSlicer
  6. Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings. chrome-settings Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Find and press the Reset button. chrome-reset Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove SwiftSlicer from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Select Add-ons. mozilla-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions. mozilla-extensions Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
  2. Select Options. mozilla-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field. mozilla-options Threat SwiftSlicer

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
  3. Select Troubleshooting Information. mozilla-troubleshooting Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Select the Refresh Firefox option. mozilla-reset Threat SwiftSlicer

k) Remove SwiftSlicer from Safari (for Mac)

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Choose the Extensions tab.
  4. Uninstall all questionable extensions. safari-extensions Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.
  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-clear-history Threat SwiftSlicer
  3. Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History. safari-clear-history Threat SwiftSlicer
  4. Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences. safari-advanced Threat SwiftSlicer
  5. Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  6. Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen). safari-develop-menu Threat SwiftSlicer
  7. Press Empty Caches.
If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.
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