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W32.Blackmal.E@mm

updated: February 01, 2006

 

Description:

W32.Blackmal.E@mm is a worm that disables and ends several antivirus programs, if they are installed on the affected computer. It also attempts to delete files belonging to several antivirus programs, peer-to-peer file sharing programs (P2P) and other Internet applications, which would make them stop working.

 

W32.Blackmal.E@mm may attempt to display an icon in the Windows taskbar with the text:

 

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Technical Name:

W32.Blackmal.E@mm

CME-24 Win32.Blackmal.F Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e  W32/MyWife.d@MM  W32/MyWife.d@MM!M24  W32/Small.KI@mm Tearec.A

W32/Nyxem-D  WORM_GREW.{A, B}

Threat Level:

Medium

Type:

Worm

Systems Affected:

Windows All

Detection Date:

January 17, 2006

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REMOVAL TOOL:
W32.Blackmal.E@mm removal tool is available to clean the infections. Use this removal tool first, as it is the easiest way to remove this threat. Download Here!

Note: The threat targets AV products, so if any of the targeted files have been deleted, then the AV product may need to be reinstalled after using the removal tool.

 

MANUAL REMOVAL:

1. Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected.
4. Delete any values added to the registry.

Navigate to the subkeys and delete values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value: "ScanRegistry" = "scanregw.exe /scan"

Navigate to the subkey and  reset the values to the original values, if applicable:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Values:
"WebView" = "0"
"ShowSuperHidden" = "0"

Navigate to the subkey and  reset the values to the original values, if applicable:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState
Value: "FullPath" = "0"

Navigate to the subkey, and reset any values modified by the threat, if applicable:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Licenses

5. Exit registry and re-start the computer

***If it makes changes to Windows registry that may prevent you from running executable files. A tool to reset registry values to the default value is available for download. Click Here.

 

6. In order to make sure that worm blackmal.e@mm 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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