Remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE virus (Removal Guide)

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What is WINDOWS HOST.EXE?

WINDOWS HOST.EXE is considered as malicious program (malware).

WINDOWS HOST.EXE detected as TROJ.HOST.
WINDOWS HOST.EXE actively resists detection and employs a number of techniques to ensure that you cannot remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE from infected computers.

Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %APPDATA%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\WINDOWS HOST.EXE

How WINDOWS HOST.EXE got on your computer?

Phishing is the most common way for malware to infect computers.
It could be a fake email message that appears to be originated from Microsoft Customer Service, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, or even your bank or insurance company.
Fake emails that appear to come from the police, the FBI and other government entities were also reported.

WINDOWS HOST.EXE could also infect your computer by exploiting a security vulnerability of your Web browser or one of its plugins.
If this is the case, WINDOWS HOST.EXE would be injected into a Web page, and could get to your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked Web site.

WINDOWS HOST.EXE can be distributed with legitimate software that is repackaged by the scammers.
It could be downloaded from warez Web sites or download archives.

How do you know you have WINDOWS HOST.EXE on my computer?

WINDOWS HOST.EXE works in background. It does not appear as a window, does not have a shortcut.
WINDOWS HOST.EXE hides its existence from your eyes.

You have 2 ways to remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "WINDOWS HOST.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE virus automatically:

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STEP 3: Remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
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How to remove WINDOWS HOST.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see WINDOWS HOST.EXE or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

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STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to WINDOWS HOST.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.