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2. Alureon - Wikipedia

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   The "FixMbr" command of the Windows Recovery Console and manual replacement of "atapi.sys" could possibly be required to disable the rootkit functionality before anti-virus tools are able to find and clean an infection. [citation needed] Various companies have created standalone tools which attempt to remove Alureon.

3. Malicious Software Removal Tool - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft's Windows Update downloads and runs on Windows computers each month, independent of the installed antivirus software.

4. SpySheriff - Wikipedia

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   Removal attempts may be unsuccessful and SpySheriff may reinstall itself. [citation needed] The desktop background may be replaced with an image resembling a Blue Screen of Death, or a notice reading, "SPYWARE INFECTION! Your system is infected with spyware. Windows recommends that you use a spyware removal tool to prevent loss of data.

5. Sasser (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   An indication of the worm's infection of a given PC is the existence of the files C:\win.log, C:\win2.log or C:\WINDOWS\avserve2.exe on the PC's hard disk, the ftp.exe running randomly and 100% CPU usage, as well as seemingly random crashes with LSA Shell (Export Version) caused by faulty code used in the worm. The most characteristic symptom ...

6. Bagle (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   [4] [1] Using an HTTP GET request, Bagle.B also informs the virus's programmer that the machine has been successfully infected. [4] [5] Bagle variants, including Bagle.A and Bagle.B, generally have a date at which they stop spreading included in their programming. [6] Computers infected with older versions of Bagle are updated when newer ones ...

7. Conficker - Wikipedia

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   Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. [2] It uses flaws in Windows OS software (MS08-067 / CVE-2008-4250) [3] [4] and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use ...