W32.Wowinzi.A
Reported: May 8, 2008
Category: Worm, Threats
W32.Wowinzi.A can download and execute additional threat on the already infected computer. It propagates through removable, network and local drives.
Other Alias: -
Threat Level: Low
Systems Affected: Windows - All
Source: Symantec
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 file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
Navigate to and delete the following registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Shell” = “%System%
\Rundll32.exe %System%\shell32.dll Control_RunDLL %Temp%\dat[RANDOM 4 DIGIT HEX NUMBER].tmp”
Navigate to and restore the following registry entries to their previous values, if required:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Data\Config\”http://winzipices.cn/1.exe” = “http://winzipices.cn/1.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_reg\”Shell” = “%System%\Rundll32.exe %System%\shell32.dll Control_RunDLL %Temp%\dat[RANDOM 4 DIGIT HEX NUMBER].tmp”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\desktop
\”RxMru” = [BINARY DATA]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\desktop
\”mrulist” =” %Temp%\dat[RANDOM 4 DIGIT HEX NUMBER].tmp”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\desktop
\”sysfile” = “%System%\1.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.