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network like World Wide Web, is chock-full of viruses and infections. Some of
these infections are fatal for your system, while others are quite easy to
remove. Titled above is one of such type. This naughty little fellow is one of
the most discussed worms, which make people cry. Although an accomplished
antivirus must grab it for extermination, there are users looking for help in
this regard. This text would tutor you with extremely simple way to get rid of
it.
Symptoms
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It
is activated on each startup, influences the programs & applications, which
may create a conflict with it. This is the reason it overrules even an
antivirus program.
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As
it is just a process, it can be viewed and ended temporarily. For this reason,
it disables certain Windows tools and elements like Registry Editor and Task
Manager to protect itself.
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As
it is just a process, it is the most influenced process in the processes log.
This makes it consume a major portion of the system and memory resources.
Resultantly, slows down your PC with lethargic operations.
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It
repetitively creates Autorun.inf at locations you browse in. These folders are
of executable extension and are unsafe to open. Through this, it tries to
influence throughout the drives and directories.
Solution
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Type
MSCONFIG in the Run box and hit Enter to
view System Configuration window
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Go
to the Startup tab and look for regsvr, uncheck the box next to it, and
click OK button
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Open
Scheduled Tasks from Control Panel and Delete the relevant tasks listed there
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Type
REGEDIT in the Run box and hit Enter to
run Windows Registry Editor
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Go
to Edit menu, click Find, and search
for regsvr.exe
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Delete each occurrence of this process
from Windows Registry
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Navigate
through HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE to reach
the following registry key
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SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT
\ Current Version \ Winlogon
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Within
the last key, locate an entry named Shell,
on the right panel of registry editor
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If anything like Shell = “Explorer.exe regsvr.exe” has appeared, delete only regsvr.exe text from it |
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Double
click this entry to Modify
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In
the text field under Value data,
remove regsvr.exe, leaving explorer.exe behind
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Scan and repair your Windows Registry against invalid, corrupted and damaged
registry entries by a reliable software. Here is the link to recommended registry cleaner for fixing registry errors..
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Now
go to the System32 folder with
Windows folder. Locate and delete regsvr.exe
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Show
the hidden items on your computer search for regsvr.exe on all your directories and delete them one by one
After you have successfully
removed this virus, scan your computer with multiple antiviruses. Make sure in
the above procedure, not to confuse this virus with regsvr32.exe, which is a
legitimate file. Moreover, do not remove explorer.exe from the Shell entry, or
it may stop your PC to boot up next time.
