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How to Remove Autorun.inf virus

This tutorial details removing the autorun virus from pc. If your computer is infected with autorun virus, you will not be able to view the drives. Instead it will ask for open with option when you double click on a drive. It applies for all the drives. You can view the files only through windows explorer. Autorun virus enters a pc when we use cd rom which is autorun cd. Most of the antivirus software removes this virus as soon as a threat is detected. If not scan the entire sytem for viruses. Few antivirus software that i have used are
1. AVG 2. Avira 3. Panda 4. Symantec. you can protect your computer to install antivirus on computer.

Follow the steps
1. Scan your sytem for viruses. Scan for each drive.
2. This is will fix the problem. The antivirus your using will remove this virus.
3. Otherwise continue your task. There are several manual removal tools like autorun eater 2.4. It worked for me.
4. Even this does not work. Try it manually.
goto command prompt type c: atrrib-h-s-r autorun.inf
del c:\autorun.inf
del c:\ntdelect.com

Written by magakos on September 1st, 2009 with no comments.
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How to Recover from Multiple Virus Infestations

Have a desktop collecting dust, because it seems like it has enough viruses to contaminate the entire internet? Think the PC won't turn on anymore?

We're going to go through a few steps to get that once reliable desktop or laptop back on its feet again.

Turn on the computer; continuously press F8 during boot-up.

You will recieve a "Safe Mode" selection screen.

Choose just the "Safe Mode" option and press enter.

Once windows boots up, sign in as Administrator or your own account (administrator is preferred)

Go to start > run.. (search bar if in Vista)

Type "MSCONFIG" and press enter.

This will bring up the Microsoft Configuration Utility.


Go to the Services tab.

Check the box that says "Hide All Microsoft Services"

Click Disable All.

Go to the Startup tab and disable everything (uncheck all items).

Click Apply, Ok, and Restart.

Your computer will now boot straight into a clean run of Windows.

Once booted up, log in and open Internet explorer (or Mozilla Firefox if you have it)

Go to http:\\Malwarebytes.org and download MalwareBytes Free.

Install it, let it update, and run a scan. Remove anything that is found.

Close MalwareBytes.


Download Spybot: Search and Destroy from http://spybot.com

Install it, run a scan, remove all items found.

Click Mode > advanced from the top toolbar.

Click on tools in bottom left, then in the right-pane check ActiveX and BHO's

On the left, under tools, Click ActiveX

Delete all of the items listed to the right.

On the left, under tools, Click BHO's

Delete all of the items listed to the right.

Click Spybot S&D from top left, and click immunize.

Then click Immunize all in the mid-top.

To increase effectiveness follow the tips below and check the linked anti virus supprot expert for how to make your PC like-new.

Written by magakos on August 28th, 2009 with no comments.
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How to Delete the NLSDL.EXE Virus

The NLSDL.exe virus, alternatively knows as the worm.Win32.VB.ck virus, pretends to be a critical Microsoft Windows file. The fake NLSDL.exe will open when your computer boots up. The file then will connect to a remote server and attempt to download malicious files. To remove virus from your system, you will need to delete several files it copies to your computer's

Navigate to the AVG website if you don't already have an antivirus utility installed on your computer. Download and run the installation file for the antivirus utility.

Restart your computer and wait for the logo of your computer's manufacturer to appear on the monitor. Press the F8 key to bring up a new menu.

Scroll down to the "Safe Mode" option and press Enter. Bring up the Start menu once the operating system finishes loading. Click on the "Search" option.

Type the phrase "6d4e036f-cb53-4ebb-9c47-fdc78b67be70.exe" into the Windows Vista search box. Right-click on the file and choose the "Delete" option. Search for and delete the "worm2007.exe" file.

Search for "NLSDL.exe." Look through the files that appear and find the version that is not in the Windows folder. The fake version will be installed into a random folder other than Windows. Right-click on the file and delete it.

Search for "regedit" and double-click the registry editor's icon when it appears in the search results. Click on the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

Navigate through the subfolders Software, Yahoo and Pager to get to View. Right-click and delete the folders YMSGR_Launchcast and YMSGR_buzz.

Close the registry editor's window. Make sure your antivirus definitions are up to date and run a full system scan.

After the virus scan is completed, restart your computer.

Written by magakos on August 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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2009 will break previous Malware record: McAfee

McAfee has catalogued more than 1.2 million unique samples of malware in the first half of 2009, putting this year well on course to smash last year's record in malware creation. In the first half of 2008 McAfee has identified around 500,000 unique pieces of malware while in the second half of 2008 McAfee saw one million pieces, arriving at a total of 1.5 million unique pieces of malware for the full year 2008.

"In the first half of 2009, we have seen about three times the unique malware discovered in the same period in 2008. This tremendous growth is a signal of daunting times for users, as malware infiltrates more and more of the platforms we trust," said Dave Marcus, Director of Security Research and Communications at McAfee.

According to the report, 30-40 percent of all password stealing Trojans focus on gaming and virtual worlds, illustrating the high profit potential of virtual goods. Also, 80 percent of all banking emails are fraudulent. The report also states that average loss per victim from phishing is $866.

Written by magakos on July 31st, 2009 with no comments.
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Why Antivirus Software’s Are Necessary

Antivirus software are very necessary for our computer to secure and protect our very important and costly personal data from virus or other malwares. Due the continuous improvement in the field of the computer and internet technologies on one side these developments helped in making this world as glsonalobal village, where one per can contact to the another person sitting in any part of the world and also in the several other fields of the life from Business to the Education . But in spite of all these developments it also makes us prone to the several sort of threats For example Virus Trojan Spam email and worms.

If you want to protect your computer then you should install antivirus software program, there are many anti-virus software's available in market these days. Viruses are small part of the malicious code that protects you. Anti-virus has expanded to include worms, Trojans, viruses, jokes and hoaxes and even spyware and adware. If you're anti-virus product doesn't detect and block spyware you can try a product like Adware Pro which will protect your system from spyware or adware.

This anti-virus software's scans and detects the malicious programs in the computer. But we must keep one thing in mind that installing the anti-virus programe does not mean that our computer data is safe from any sort of threat as these computer threats are released in the Internet on the daily basis. So to be upgraded against all these new threats we should have a continuous update of our anti-virus . The updation process adds the new virus definition to the Antivirus software which makes the anti-virus to detect the new virus or others threats and delete them from the computer.

For example recently a worm called as the Conflicker was released on the Internet it uses the svchost.exe file of the windows based computers to attack. but this worm is not able to cause much of damage as all the antivirus software's companies has released the updates for this worm and Microsoft also released the patch to protect the computer against this So to be safe and secure against all the Internet threats we should use good antivirus software's and to protect our data from all the latest threats we should update the antivirus software at least once in weak.

After installing antivirus software update the antivirus software and you have to scan your system with Antivirus software, you can schedule the scan as you want to given time you can manually scan your system to detect and remove spyware. There are free software available on net like Malware Byte, Spybot, Super Anti Spyware, Trojan Remover etc. Follow these steps to keep your computer protect from spyware, malware and viruses.

Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?Why-Antivirus-Softwares-Are-Necessary&id=2477655

Written by magakos on July 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Microsoft offers free Anti-virus

A trial version of Microsoft's liberated anti-virus code has been launched in the US, China, Brazil, and Israel.

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) promises to provide grouping with base protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits and spyware.

The code giant has been criticised in the time for imperfectness to include liberated section code with Windows.

Its first section package, Windows Live OneCare, failed to attract some customers and will be discontinued.

Microsoft is hoping that MSE, available as a liberated download from its site, will prove more popular. It has said it will automatically update it for users.

However, rival section vendors have questioned whether Microsoft can compete with more established anti-virus players.

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\"Early reviews of the beta are display that it under-performs when compared to existing freeware products, and substantially below paid solutions,\" said section firm Symantec in a statement.

\"Referring to Microsoft's base anti-virus and anti-spyware creation as an essential section resolution is misleading. Consumers requirement firewall protection, web protection, anti-spam and identity safeguards,\" it said.

J.R Smith, chief executive of section firm AVG, said Microsoft's entry into the section market could \"further confuse consumers most the inexplicit section of their computer\".

\"It's important to discern that Microsoft's persona in the internet section demesne is much like your relationship with your trusty kinsfolk doctor. They can support diagnose the problems. In addition, they treat some general ailments. In the end, though, they are not a replacement for a specialist when you requirement one,\" he said.

Initially 75,000 trial versions of MSE, codenamed Morro, will be available in the US, Brazil, China and Israel.

Written by magakos on July 10th, 2009 with no comments.
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