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Home › Tutorials - HowTo › Virus › Worms › How to remove BlackWorm, W32.Blackmal.E@mm, WORM_GREW.A, W32/Nyxem-D, Email-Worm.Win32.VB.bi

How to remove BlackWorm, W32.Blackmal.E@mm, WORM_GREW.A, W32/Nyxem-D, Email-Worm.Win32.VB.bi

Myantispyware team January 25, 2006     No Comment    

To manually recover from infection , perform the following steps:
1. Disconnect from the Internet.
2. End the worm process.
3. Delete the worm files from your computer.
4. Delete the worm registry entry.
5. Take steps to prevent re-infection.

Disconnect from the Internet
To help ensure that your computer is not actively infecting other computers, disconnect it from the Internet before proceeding. Print this Web page or save a copy on your computer; then unplug your network cable and disable your wireless connection. You can reconnect to the Internet after completing these steps.

End the worm process
Ending the worm process will help stop your computer from infecting other computers as well as resolve the crashing, rebooting, and performance degradation issues caused by the worm.
To end the worm process
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL once and click Task Manager.
2. Click Processes and click Image Name to sort the running processes by name.
3. Select the process scanregw.exe, and click End Process.
4. Select the process rundll16.exe, and click End Process.

Delete the worm files from your computer
After you end the worm process, delete the worm code from your computer.
To delete the worm files from your computer
1. Click Start, and click Run.
2. In the Open field, type %windir%
3. Click OK.
4. Click Name to sort files by name.
5. If the file rundll16.exe is in the list, delete it.
6. On the Desktop, right-click the Recycle Bin and click Empty Recycle Bin.
7. Click Yes.
Repeat the steps above, but in step two enter %system% and in step 5 look for scanregw.exe.
If deleting files fails, use the following steps to verify thatВ rundll16.exe and scanregw.exe are not running:
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL once and click Task Manager.
2. ClickВ Processes and click Image Name to sort the running processes by name.
3. Confirm that rundll16.exe and scanregw.exe are not in the list.

Delete the worm registry entry
To delete the worm registry entry
1. On the Start menu, click Run.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
4. In the right pane, right-click the value ScanRegistry scanregw.exe /scan
Select Delete.
5. Click Yes to delete the value.
6. Repeat steps 3 to step 6 for the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
7. Close the Registry Editor.

Take steps to prevent re-infection
Take the following steps to help prevent infection on your system:
1. Enable a firewall on your computer.
2. Get the latest computer updates.
3. Use up-to-date antivirus software.
4. Use caution with unknown attachments.
5. Use strong passwords.
6. Remove unneeded network shares.

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Author: Myantispyware team

Myantispyware is an information security website created in 2004. Our content is written in collaboration with Cyber Security specialists, IT experts, under the direction of Patrik Holder and Valeri Tchmych, founders of Myantispyware.com.

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