Trojan.Ramvicrype is a Trojan that will encrypt files on certain locations of the infected computer. Trojan.Ramvicrype will also modify the registry to be able to hook itself on start-up when Windows is started. An error message will be displayed:

“Vicrypt error! Please restart Windows
viCrypt: A problem occured, Please Restart Windows”

Alias: -

Damage Level: Low

Systems Affected: Windows

Manual Removal of Trojan.Ramvicrype

1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]

Navigate to and delete the following registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”Optim1″ = “regdtopt.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”Optim2″ = “%UserProfile%\My Documents\regdtopt.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”Optim3″ = “%UserAppData%\Identities\regdtopt.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”Optim4″ = “%UserProfile%\Desktop\regdtopt.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”Optim[NUMBER]” = “[FOLDER CONTAINING INFECTED FILES]\regdtopt.exe”

6. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
7. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.