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Name: steffos
Date: January 11, 2003 at 07:31:40 Pacific
OS: Windows ME
CPU/Ram: Celeron 700
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Can somebody help me get rid of
w32.kwbot.worm



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Response Number 1
Name: Tom41
Date: January 11, 2003 at 07:47:56 Pacific
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Click Start > Run > type regedit and click OK
Click the + next to the following keys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion

Scroll down and click on the Run folder.
In the right hand window look for:
Windows Explorer Update Build 1142 = Explorer32.exe

Right click on this entry and click delete.

Scroll down and click on the RunServices folder.
In the right hand window look for:
Windows Explorer Update Build 1142 = Explorer32.exe

Right click on this entry and click delete.

Collapse the registry tree, close regedit and reboot.

Do a find files for EXPLORER32.exe and delete it.


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Response Number 2
Name: JackG
Date: January 11, 2003 at 07:51:16 Pacific
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Response Number 3
Name: Imp
Date: January 11, 2003 at 09:35:02 Pacific
Reply:

Hello Steffos,
Try the program Trojan Remover 4.96, easy to use with the two separate scan included in the program to destroy the "spread" as well as the "worm".
Trojan Remover, freeware for a month downloadable at:
http://www.simplysup.com/tremover/details.html


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