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If this guide does not (or no longer) apply to you (due to malware updates etc.), please let me know.Īlso, removed video attachment since it may not be relevant with the malware's latest precisely what I have inked. Be careful.Įdit: I'm not sure if I will still be able to upload screenshots, as I don't have any virtual environment to test the malware (in my possession) for now. Side note: Backing up just the shortcuts won't back up any of your files. Repeat the same procedure for any storage device you want to disinfect. Move all newly-unhidden contents to the root of the drive, then remove the now-empty Files folder. (With CMD, after cd'ing to the Files folder, you can use the for /f "delims=" %a in ('dir /b /a') do attrib -s -h "%a" command to do the same.) Delete any random 3-digit folder (whose content is a randomly-named. Then, go to the (hidden) Files folder ( Drive in earlier versions), then unhide all files and folders there (usually, only the folders are hidden). (This will not delete your data on your drive, as long as just the shortcuts are selected to remove.) Then, delete all shortcuts on your USB drive (you can use del *.lnk /f /q with Command Prompt, after changing drive to point to the affected drive). Go to your storage device, then remove Files.bat (or Drive.bat in earlier versions of the worm). To remove the malware from your removable storage devices (USB flash drives or external hard drives), do the following: Afterwards, go to the Startup folder (usually %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) then remove the shortcut named Start. Delete that folder to remove the malware. You should see a (single) hidden folder with a random name, whose contents include Main and Child EXE's and other randomly-named files. Then, allow Windows Explorer to show hidden files and protected operating system files (via Folder Options), and navigate to %appdata%.
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Warning: Terminating just the Child EXE will cause themselves to be respawned, and terminating just the Main EXE (or leaving any Child EXE behind) will force your PC to shut down (by the malware) without letting you save any unsaved changes!
exe's (with a name different from Main EXE hereafter Child EXE) - they are simply copies of wscript.exe) simultaneously (or "Terminate Tree"/"End Process Tree" Main EXE).
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Manual removal of this malware involve disinfecting your PC first (by terminating its processes and removing their associated files, if already infected), then all of your infected storage devices (by removing shortcuts and other associated files).
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