Manual Removal of W32/Koobface.AZ Worm
W32/Koobface.AZ is a worm. The worm will infect Windows systems.
This worm first appeared on March 4, 2009.
Other names of W32/Koobface.AZ Worm:
This worm is also known as WORM_KOOBFACE.AZ
W32/Koobface.AZ Worm can create, delete or modify files on the disk.
Damage Level : Medium/High
Distribution Level: Medium
No Removal Tool for W32/Koobface.AZ Worm
W32/Koobface.AZ Worm Manual Removal Instructions
Recommend Removal from Safe Mode:
How to Start in Safe mode:
Restart your Computer, Press F8 Repeatedly, when your Screen turns on, Select Safe mode, press enter.
The Infected Files Can be Seen in these folders and names also Running in Tasks
End the Following Active Process Before Removal
- [ Kill the Process, Use Killbox if your Access Denied ]
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Download W32/Koobface.AZ Worm Known Files Removal Tool
[In Windows Vista Run As Administrator, After Execution System Will Restart]
- %Windows\freddy35.exe [ MAY be Hidden (+H) Attribute ]
- %Windows\f23567.dat [ MAY be Hidden (+H) Attribute ]
- Other Known Files
- %Windows\bolivar22.exe
- %Windows\bolivar24.exe
- %Windows\bolivar25.exe
- %Windows\bolivar26.exe
- %Windows\bolivar27.exe
- %Windows\bolivar28.exe
- %Windows\bolivar29.exe
- %Windows\bolivar30.exe
- %Windows\fbtre8.exe
- %Windows\ugo01.exe
If you have any of these files in running process from task manger, end the process before removal.
Note: if task manager is disabled, Download the following file, Click to Download - Enable Registry.reg [ Right Click - Save Target As/Linked Content As ]
Open it with Regedit.exe [%system32\regedit.exe], then it Confirms Add to registry Yes or No, Confirm Yes, then click Ok.
W32/Koobface.AZ Worm Entries Manual Removal From Registry
Click Start, Run,Type regedit,Click OK.
Note: If the registry editor fails to open the threat may have modified the registry to prevent access to the registry editor.
- Download this UnHookExec.inf, [ Right Click - Save Target As/Linked Content As ]
and then continue with the removal. Save it to your Windows desktop. Do not run it at this time, download it only.
- After booting into the Safe Mode or VGA Mode
- Right-click the UnHookExec.inf file and click Install. [This is a small file. It does not display any notice or boxes when you run it.]
The W32/Koobface.AZ Worm modifies registry at the following locations to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup:
Delete the freddy35.exe Entry by the Worm:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Search Registry W32/Koobface.AZ Worm for keys, check if are related to the Worm, if yes you can delete them. File Names listed above can search to remove completely,
Edit Menu - Find, enter Keyword and remove all value that find in search.
Exit the Registry Editor,
Restart your Computer.
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