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W32.Alnuh

Updated: June 01, 2007

 

 

Description:

W32.Alnuh spreads by duplicating itself to removable media drives. It can disable  Command Prompt,  Registry Editor, Task Manager and Folder Options of Windows Explorer running on English and Arabic Windows.
 

Technical Name: W32.Alnuh, W32/VB-DVR, W32/Hooon.worm
 

Threat Level: Low

 

Type: Worm

 

Systems Affected: Windows All

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HOW TO REMOVE W32.Alnuh :

1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Reboot computer in SafeMode [how to]

4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected files
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]

Navigate to and delete the following entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

\"NoooH" = "C:\Windows\Web\Sys.exe"

 

6. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.
7. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.

 

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