Sunday, May 18, 2008

Remove W32.Imaut

Category:
Worm, Threats
W32.Imaut.CO propagates via USB media drives and instant messaging clients with malisious attachment and links.
Other Alias: -
Threat Level: Low
Systems Affected: Windows - All

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W32.Imaut.CO on SSR
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Reboot computer in SafeMode
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. Navigate to and delete the following

entries:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”MSN Messengger” = “%System%\MsRun32.exe”
Restore the following registry entries to their original values, if

required:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\”Shell” = “Explorer.exe MsRun32.exe”HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\”DisableTaskMgr” = “1″HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\”DisableRegistryTools” = “1″HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\”CheckedValue” = “0 ”HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\”NofolderOptions” = “1″HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WorkgroupCrawler\Shares\”shared” = “%DriveLetter%\True_Love.exe”

6. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.7. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner

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