tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083988063171450873.post8974383299956349242..comments2024-03-23T17:10:54.096+00:00Comments on Baba's blog: Virtumonde - Getting rid of a persistent trojanBabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09133084815159002479noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083988063171450873.post-90615393296547402242009-01-05T02:22:00.000+00:002009-01-05T02:22:00.000+00:00I was infected with a nasty virus early in the new...I was infected with a nasty virus early in the new year named expmodule.exe which is a new year bug originating from Russia. I first noticed that there may have been a problem when my PC shutdown without my consent! The virus modifies the registry leaving the PC hanging on your desktop displaying no icons on restart.<BR/><BR/>I tried salvaging the PC with Kaspersky Anti-Virus software which I downloaded off the net and burned to a CD using my laptop. After 14 hours of scanning, the virus remained. I then tried the Windows repair method, which finally worked. <BR/><BR/>On the advice of a friend and being in the cleaning mood, I downloaded Spybot Search & Destroy and scanned my system again. Lo and behold, I had a few nasty viruses lingering around playing with my registry, which Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 missed - WinFixer was the culprit's name.<BR/><BR/>Having spring-cleaned using Spybot, my system is now running unusually faster, despite my computer being a few years old.Habibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679735904872134062noreply@blogger.com