Soft Soldier will disguise as a security application for Windows that will use deceitful scheme in order to misinform people using a computer. SoftSoldier is an updated version of malware like Trust Fighter, Trust Soldier, Safe Fighter and many more in the same group. These bogus security application will do nothing but to warn computers for unreal security risks found. It was made only to pushed people into obtaining the paid version of SoftSoldier.
Rouge developers uses Trojan that can sneak into computers without a notice from antivirus application installed because most of these are encrypted that conceal itself from virus detection. Once it penetrates, Trojan will modify Internet setting and redirect browser to a website where visitors can unknowingly download Soft Soldier virus.
| Type | Rogue |
| Sub-Type | FakeAV |
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| OS Affected | Windows |
| Detected By | MalwareBytes |
What are the Symptoms of Soft Soldier Infection?
This screenshot image of SoftSoldier virus scanner is a duplicate interface from its previous released.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run =”SoftSoldier.exe”
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftSoldier
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\SoftSoldier
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SoftSoldier
The threat will drop the following malicious file/files:
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SoftSoldier.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Soldier\1 SoftSoldier.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Soldier\2 Homepage.lnk
- c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Soft Soldier\3 Uninstall.lnk
- c:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software
- c:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software\SoftSoldier
- c:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software\SoftSoldier\SoftSoldier.exe
- c:\Program Files\SoftSoldier Software\SoftSoldier\uninstall.exe
How to Easily Remove Soft Soldier
1. Print this procedure as we need to close all programs running later.
2. Download AntiMalware Application here and save it to your Desktop.
3. Close all open applications.
4. Double-Click on the downloaded mbam-setup.exe to start the installation. If unable to execute, infections on computer is preventing it from running, rename the file mbam-setup.exe to anything (like myfile.exe)
5. Run the installation on the default settings. No changes are necessary.
6. Just before completing the installation, make sure that the following are marked check.
- Update the program
- Launch the program
7. The tool will run and update itself after installation. Close it after the update.
8. Restart your computer in SafeMode
- After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
- From the selections, Select SafeMode
9. Click on the icon and start to Perform Full Scan to begin scanning your computer for Soft Soldier related files.
10. After scanning, a message will appear stating that the scan is completed successfully. Click OK.
11. Click Show Results and detected threats will be displayed.
12. Make sure that all threats are marked check, then click Remove Selected to begin removal of the malicious files.
13. Exit AntiMalware Apps and restart your computer.
14. Soft Soldier and all its files are now removed from your computer. To guard your computer from this threat and avoid future infections, you may want real-time protection from AntiMalware Apps.