Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre

Welcome to

Cyber Swachhta Kendra

“Do not use computers to harm others”

“Cyber Swachhta Kendra, CERT-In is celebrating “Special Cyber Swachhta Campaign 2.0” during 02 to 31 October 2022.” 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.

“Install genuine and updated software to strengthen your online safety and security”
Don’t be Quick to Click, think before clicking on links received via email, social media etc.
Awareness is the key to the security
Stop Neglecting security warnings. Protect before you connect.
Passwords are key to your personal information, make habit of using strong passwords and change them regularly.
Sec-UR-rity – You are at the center.
Maintain regular backups of your important file to avoid data loss caused by ransomware.
Disable AutoPlay to prevent the automatic launching of executable files on network and removable drives.

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

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 website of Antivirus Companies who are providing Free Bot Removal Tools for this initiative.

For downloading Free Bot Removal Tools and other necessary tools / software, please visit Security Tools section.

Postal Address:

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India,
Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003

Disclaimer :- The information provided herein is on “as is” basis, without warranty of any kind.

Security Tools

Free Bot Removal Tool – For Microsoft Windows

You may use any of the following Bot Removal Tool for your digital device.

Note: To identify, the architecture of your computer system whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit, right click on “My computer”/ “This PC” -> Properties-> Check your system architecture

Quick Heal
eScan Antivirus

K7 Security

Free Bot Removal Tool – For Android

eScan Antivirus

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. 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