
Once it boots up, go through the setup dialog and you should be done. Reboot the tablet via recovery then it will take several minutes for it to boot up. Perform this step by using the power button to confirm selections and this will wipe all data and settings on the tablet. Once you do get there use the volume buttons to navigate the menu and highlight 'Wipe Data / Factory Reset'. Until you get to the recovery menu with blue text usually. You do this by force turning off like i said before but this time hold the power button + volume up and home button. Other wise you should be able to perform a wipe data / factory reset via recovery. Once it is done uninstalling reboot the tablet and it should be out of safe mode. After that you should be able to unlock the tablet then you will need to go into settings > applications > downloaded > Look for the app called 'System update' this is usually what the virus application hides under and uninstall that program.


You do this by force turning off the tablet by holding the Volume down + Home + Power until the screen goes off.Īfter you've done that immediately turn the tablet back on again but keep tapping your finger on the menu and back button until it shows up Safe mode on the bottom left or right of the tablet. Pretty sure you can remove most of these system based viruses by booting the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 in safe mode.
