What is the Trojan HTML/Phish!pz? Some users encounter a warning message that tells you some operations are stopped because of the Trojan HTML/Phish!pz infection. So, how to remove this Trojan virus, and how to protect your PC data? Here is a guide on the MiniTool Website.
Trojan: HTML/Phish!pz
What is the Trojan HTML/Phish!pz? HTML/Phish!pz Trojan virus is reported by many antivirus software, such as Windows Defender and Malwarebytes. Some users find this warning message when they run the Windows backup and restore but the process fails due to the detection of a Trojan.
It is so pity to hear that you are struggling with this trouble. Most importantly, this Trojan HTML/Phish!pz can threaten your data security and undermine your system configuration to cause system crashes. So, it is highly recommended that you back up data once you are threatened by malware.
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A Virus Removal Guide – HTML/Phish!pz
Method 1: End Suspicious Processes and Delete Related Files
When you receive the virus warning, you can check if you have suspicious running processes in Task Manager. Right-click on the system tray to choose Task Manager and scroll down to check any tasks consuming abnormal resources in the background.
If you find one, right-click on it to choose Search online and you will be prompted to the default search engine where all the related information can be found. You can check if the process has ever been identified as malicious.
If you have confirmed the result, right-click on the process in Task Manager and choose Open file location. You can choose to delete all the related files and folders and clear your registry related to the virus.
Method 2: Uninstall Malicious Programs and Run a Virus Scan
You should recall if you have installed some programs from unknown websites or by clicking strange links. If you have done that, please uninstall the programs immediately and run a virus scan to deep clean your PC.
Uninstall Malicious Programs
Step 1: Open Settings by pressing Win + I and click Apps.
Step 2: In Apps & features, scroll down to locate it and click Uninstall > Uninstall.
Run Windows Security
Step 1: Open Settings and click Update & Security.
Step 2: Go to Windows Security > Virus & threat protection and click Scan options > Microsoft Defender Offline scan > Scan now.
Method 3: Reset Your Browsers
The Trojan HTML/Phish!pz may infiltrate your system via the installed browser extensions. Browser rest can remove all the extensions and clear any possibilities hiding the HTML/Phish!pz Trojan virus. We will take Chrome as an example.
Step 1: Open the browser and click the three-dot icon to choose Settings.
Step 2: Click Reset settings and then Restore settings to their original defaults > Reset settings.
If you want to separately remove your extensions and clear the browser caches, you can refer to these articles:
- How to Remove Extensions from Chrome and Other Popular Browsers
- How to Clear Cache on Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Firefox?
Method 4: Delete Temp Files
Some users doubt that the Trojan virus would be a fake positive in Cyber Security. So, another way to remove Trojan HTML/Phish!pz is to delete the temporary files and check if the warning persists.
Step 1: Open Run by pressing Win + R and type %temp% to enter.
Step 2: Delete all the contents in this folder.
Method 5: Perform a System Reset
If all of the above can’t resolve your issue, you can remove Trojan HTML/Phish!pz by running a system reset.
Step 1: Open Settings > Update & Security > Recovery.
Step 2: Click Get started under Reset this PC.
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Bottom Line:
To protect your data from the Trojan HTML/Phish!pz, you need to back up your important data immediately so that any lost data can be recovered. Then, you can follow the guide to check where the virus hides and remove it.