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October 18th, 2009

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Manual Removal of W32/AutoIt.QK Worm » regsvr.exe

W32/AutoIt.QK Worm Known Files » regsvr.exe, svchost .exe

W32/AutoIt.QK is a worm. The worm will infect Windows systems.
This Worm Copies its file(s) to Windows folder as hidden files or active non-hidden files.
This worm information updated on September 19, 2009.
Other names of W32/AutoIt.QK Worm:
This worm is also known as Win32/Autoit.AG, Worm.Win32.AutoIt.QK, Worm.Win32.AutoIt.qk, WORM_EMBEDDED.AB.

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W32/AutoIt.QK 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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[In Windows Vista Run As Administrator, After Execution System Will Restart]
  • %Windows\System32\regsvr.exe
  • %Windows\System32\svchost .exe
  • %Windows\regsvr.exe
    [ No Exact Information about Files, search above related files in Program files Folder ]
    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/AutoIt.QK 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 ]
  • 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.]
  • Or Download Regfile to enable Registry editor 
  • Download Registry Enabler [ Right click - Save Target As ] 
  • Open it with Registry editor
W32/AutoIt.QK Worm modifies registry at the following locations to ensure its automatic execution at every system Startup:
Delete The Entries
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX-XXXX\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Delete file entries from right side
Search Registry For W32/AutoIt.QK Worm File Names listed above to remove completely,
Edit Menu - Find, enter Keyword and remove all value that find in search.


Exit the Registry Editor,
Restart your Computer.
Recommended Removal Tools:
Kaspersky Antivirus or Internet Security [Shareware]
Spyware Doctor [Shareware]
AVG Antivirus [Freeware]
Killbox [Freeware]

Written by magakos on October 18th, 2009 with no comments.
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Connecting to a Shared Music Library with Xbox 360

With Xbox 360 game consoles now found in tens of millions of homes worldwide, Microsoft has found a perfect way to share PC-based music libraries with a device that is probably connected to the best TV display and stereo system in the home. Thankfully, the process is simple:

1. After you’ve confi gured Windows Media Player 11 to share its media library, ensure that your Xbox 360 is connected to the home network, and then turn it on. You will see a Found Windows Media Center Extender balloon window, but you can ignore this for now (unless you’re using your Windows Vista–based machine as a Media Center PC).

2. You will also see a balloon window appear for sharing with the Xbox 360. Doubleclick this icon and click Allow in the resulting dialog box. Alternatively, access the Media Sharing dialog box described earlier and make sure the Xbox 360 is configured to allow sharing.

3. Access your Xbox 360 and navigate to the Media blade. This part of the Xbox 360 user interface enables you to interact with PC-based digital media, connected portable devices (e.g., iPods and other MP3 players), and even external hard drives with stored digital media files. Right now, of course, you are just concerned with sharing media content from a Windows Vista–based PC.

4. To play shared music, select the Music option to display the Music page. Then select the name of your Vista-based computer from the source list on the left. (You’ll also see options such as Console, Current Disk, and Portable Device.) If this is the fi rst time you’ve done this, Xbox 360 will need to download Windows Media Connect, which is the same software many devices use to stream media from Windows Vista–based PCs. After this download is completed, Xbox 360 will automatically connect to PCs that are sharing media libraries. Just select the correct PC from the list to continue. Now you can access your PC’s media library using a simple menu that consists of albums, artists, saved playlists, songs, and genres (see Figure 11-43). Xbox 360 also includes a decent media player for playing back this content.

As you might expect, photos and videos are accessed in a similar manner.

If you attempt to access photos or videos from an Xbox 360 or other Windows Media Connect device and receive a “No photos found,” “No videos found,” or similar message, then you’re not sharing any content of this type. To add photo or video content to Windows Media Player, you can either add it via Windows Photo Gallery or use the Find Media steps to manually search folders that include photo and video content.

The Xbox 360 isn’t the only electronics device that can access digital media content on your Vista-based PC over the home network. A variety of hardware makers, such as D-Link, Linksys, and others, sell so-called digital media receivers, which are simple set-top boxes that bridge the gap between your home stereo and TV and your PC. Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) also offers Xbox 360–like media connectivity functionality, also using Microsoft Windows Media Connect technology. Increasingly, it’s getting easier and easier to access your content regardless of where you are.

Source of Information : Wiley Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition

Written by magakos on October 18th, 2009 with no comments.
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Software Management in Ubuntu

The Ubuntu operating system contains lots of software. Trying to keep track of which applications are installed, which ones can be installed, and which ones you can remove can be a full-time job. Fortunately Ubuntu offers some features that help make software management a little easier. This section walks through the basics of how Ubuntu handles software and shows how to access software for Ubuntu once you’ve installed the basic distribution.


Software Packages
The Ubuntu distribution consists of many different open-source software packages. A package is a self-contained application or a set of related applications that installs as a single component.

Examples of self-contained applications are common programs such as the Firefox web browser, the Evolution email client, and the GIMP image editor. Each of these applications loads as a self-contained package in Ubuntu. You can easily install or remove these applications individually without affecting the operation of your Ubuntu system. Examples of an application set are the OpenOffice.org office automation suite of applications and the GNOME games package. These packages contain several individual applications that are installed in one package.

Ubuntu packages aren’t limited to applications. Ubuntu also bundles the different operating system elements into packages. The default Ubuntu installation includes packages for the Linux kernel, the GNU utilities used on the command line, and even the command-line shell itself. As you can see, packages are the core of Ubuntu software management. The ability to add new packages to the system and remove old or unused packages makes Ubuntu an extremely versatile operating system. The key is knowing where to find those packages.


Software Repositories
When you install Ubuntu from either the LiveCD or the alternate CD, you’re installing all of the individual packages that make up the system. The installation process copies each package bundled on the LiveCD or alternate CD to the hard drive and installs it in the proper location.

Unfortunately, there’s a limited amount of space on the LiveCD and alternative CD, so Ubuntu can’t include every software package in the default installation. However, if your workstation is connected to the Internet, you can easily retrieve additional software packages from Ubuntu servers for installation. Ubuntu maintains multiple servers that contain software packages for downloading. These servers are called software repositories. Ubuntu maintains different repositories for different applications. You must configure your Ubuntu system to interact with the software repositories you want to use.

If your Ubuntu system doesn’t have Internet connectivity, you can get Ubuntu software package collections on DVDs. You can install software packages and updates directly from the DVDs instead of from a software repository. Check the Ubuntu web site for details on software repository DVDs you can download or purchase.

Source of Information : Wiley Ubuntu Linux Secrets

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Remove PC Scout - PC Scout Removal Information

PC Scout is a creation of hackers who produced Active Security and Core Guard Antivirus 2009. Though it is brand new, PC Scout does not have a lot of differences in work from its predecessors. The main strategy for all rogue anti-spyware application is tricking you into buying absolutely worthless products. PC Scout is trying to create conditions for it’s save work by getting rid of all other security software on your computer. When being installed, PC Scout will run a fake scan of your OS and each scan will notify you about numerous threats inside your PC. However, PC Scout will give you the possibility to fight those threats only after you have purchase the registered license from the program’s web-site. Do not be disappointed and scared because all of those threats do not even exist and are harmless. Unfortunately, even after you have purchase the license all your troubles will not disappear. Furthermore, they might even double. While you are using your computer, PC Scout will spread tons of annoying notifications about license necessarity all over your work windows. Everything is made to make you trust PC Scout and to influence the user into giving your money to hackers, even though you don’t get any profits from that. After some time, PC Scout is going to download Trojans and that is the time when real problems begin. Everything is leading to loosing of all private documents and will cut down your PC life time. That is why we highly recommend you to remove PC Scout and all of its products out of your computer until it is not too late.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical
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PC Scout Automatical Removal Tool

How to remove PC Scout manually:
It's possible to remove PC Scout manually, but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PC Scout Support.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PC Scout.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\PC Scout Support.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\PC Scout.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PC Scout\Uninstall PC Scout.lnk
c:\Program Files\PC Scout
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\core.cga
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\CoreExt.dll
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\help.ico
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\pcscout.exe
c:\Program Files\PC Scout\Uninstall.exe


Remove registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Scout
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PC Scout
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "PC Scout"


Please be careful because manual removal of PC Scout may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

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