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CNN.com Daily Top 10 email get_flash_update.exe email spam malware

lestat — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:04:22 +0000

If you receive an email entitled “CNN.com Daily Top 10” from Daily Top 10, Top 10 as shown below, then I just want to warn you that this message is a fraudulent email which contains links that will lead users to site hosting malware.

I have received 4 email messages and it is good that that gmail automagically send the CNN.com Daily Top 10 to my spam folder.

Once the user click the Top 10 link, you will be directed to a web page will ask you to install or update flash player or download the correct video codec = get_flash_update.exe which actually the Trojan-Downloader.Agent.EL

Outlook isn’t catching the CNN.COM DAILY TOP 10 phishing trap so please be careful. To get rid of this email with outlook, you can use the outlook rule as suggested here.

If you were already infected by the malware, watch out for my next post and I’m going to provide you ways how to get rid of this pesky malware of CNN.COM Daily Top 10 email..

How to Remove Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe Virus

lestat — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:24:38 +0000

Here is how to remove the Funny UST Virus

Download the task killer and install it in your PC. You are going to use this software to terminate the virus application as you cannot use the task manager – the funny ust scandal virus is automatically closing the task.

Run the taskiller. On the system tray (skull icon), click processes to close the virus, select process and click yes to the pop up box.

Select the following exe file to stop the process. Close only the file that have same icon of Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe

killer.exe
lsass.exe
smss.exe

Click start >> run then type cmd

Type cd\

Type attrib -h -s smss.exe

Type attrib -h -s autorun.inf

Type start c: ( new window will open)

Select smss.exe, autorun.inf, funny UST scandal.avi.exe and delete it

** For PC with any drive or a partition, type d: in the command prompt and repeat the step above. **

Type cd windows in the command prompt

Type attrib -h -s smss.exe

Type start c:\windows

Delete the file smss.exe

Go to c:\documents and settings\all users\startmenu\programs\startup

Delete lsass.exe

Click start >> run

Type the regedit

Browse and delete the registry entries of above application.

That’s the long method of removing the Funny UST Scanal.avi.exe Virus. If you are short of time and don’t want to go through the step above. Just download and rund this funny UST virus remover (download and use the file at your own risk)

Remove Autorun.inf Virus

lestat — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:09:36 +0000

Autorun.inf is a file instruction associated with the Autorun function. It is a simple text-based configuration file that tells the operating system which executable file to start, which icon to use and what are menu commands available commonly used for CD to autoplay its content.

Its auturun capability makes it a favorite target for malware, spyware. Once worm or trojan virus is associated with the autoruninf file the virus will spread like a wild fire.

Once the Autorun.inf is infected it is not easy to delete it. If you do the normal delete command, the autorun.inf keep coming back after you remove it.

Here is a way how to remove the infected Autorun.inf permanently:

Boot your system in safemode
Open your flash drive via command prompt (start>>run>>cmd.exe)
Activate your flash drive (e.g. flash drive is in J:, just type J:on the command prompt – don’t forget to press enter)
Type ATTRIB -H -R -S AUTORUN.INF then press “Enter”
Reboot your PC