The " Cyber Swachhta Kendra " (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) is a part of the Government of India's Digital India initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to create a secure cyber space by detecting botnet infections in India and to notify, enable cleaning and securing systems of end users so as to prevent further infections. The " Cyber Swachhta Kendra " (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) is set up in accordance with the objectives of the "National Cyber Security Policy", which envisages creating a secure cyber eco system in the country. This centre operates in close coordination and collaboration with Internet Service Providers and Product/Antivirus companies. This website provides information and tools to users to secure their systems/devices. This centre is being operated by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under provisions of Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
For More Information visit at https://www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in

Why have I Reached this page?


You have reached this page because your computer / system / device is probably infected with malware called 'Bot' and could become a part of a botnet. If your computer / system / device is part of a botnet, the following could happen:
  • Information on your computer / system / device could be stolen
  • Your computer / system / device may be used to send out spam
  • Your computer / system / device could be used for launching attacks on other computer / system / device



If you would like to remove the malware, kindly read and follow the advice on this page.

What should I do?


To remove the malware, you need to scan your computer / system / device with the tools recommend below and take steps to improve the security of your computer / system / device.
We encourage you to visit the following page from the antivirus company Quick Heal who is providing free bot removal tools for this initiative.

Security Tools

Free Bot Removal Tool

The antivirus company Quick Heal is providing the free bot removal Tool. Click the below mentioned link to download the tool.
https://www.quickheal.co.in/bot-removal-tool Download
Note: To identify, the architecture of your system whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit, kindly follow the below mentioned steps:
Right click on "My computer"/ "This PC" -> Properties-> Check your system architecture


Other Relevant tools:

1. USB Pratirodh
This tool is a desktop security solution, which controls the usage of removable storage media like pen drives, external hard drives, cell phones, and other supported USB mass storage devices. 
Download Link: 
USB Pratirodh - (End point USB mass storage device control solution)

2. AppSamvid
This tool AppSamvid is a desktop based Application Whitelisting solution for Windows operating system. It allows only preapproved set of executable files for execution. 
Download Link: 
AppSamvid - an application whitelisting software 

3. M-Kavach (for Mobile devices)
This tool is a comprehensive mobile device security solution for Android devices addressing threats related to mobile phones. It addresses threats related to malware that steal personal data & credentials, misuse Wi-Fi and Bluetooth resources, lost or stolen mobile device, spam SMSs, premium-rate SMS and unwanted / unsolicited incoming calls. 
Download Link: 
M-Kavach - Mobile Device Security Solution

4. Browser JSGuard
This tool is a browser extension which detects and defends malicious HTML & JavaScript attacks made through the web browser based on Heuristics. It alerts the user on visiting any malicious web pages and provides the detailed analysis threat report of the web page. For more details, click here 
Download Link: 
For Firefox Web Browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browser-jsguard/ 
For Google Chrome Web Browser: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/browserjsguard/ncpkigeklafkopcelcegambndlhkcbhb

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