WORM_AUTORUN.IYK

To terminate the malware/grayware process:

1. Open Windows Task Manager. To do this, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC then click the Processes tab.
2. In the list of running programs*, locate the malware/grayware file/s detected earlier.
3. Select one of the detected files then press the End Process button.
4. Do the same for all detected malware/grayware files in the list of running processes.
5. To check if the malware/grayware process/es has/have been terminated, close Windows Task Manager then open it again.
6. Close Windows Task Manager.

To delete the registry value this malware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this, click Start>Run, type regedit in the text box provided, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Windows
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   run = "%System%\{malware file name}.exe"
4. Close Registry Editor.

To delete malware/grayware/spyware folders:

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %Application Data%\WinRAR
   • %System%\Debug
   • {Drive letter}:\System Volume Information
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the folder then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the remaining folders:
   • %Application Data%\WinRAR
   • %System%\Debug
   • {Drive letter}:\System Volume Information

To manually delete a malware/grayware file from an affected system:

• For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:

1. Right-click Start then click Search....
2. In the left panel, click All Files.
3. In the Named input box, type the following:
   
   • %System%\rar.exe
   • %System Root%\D_20866.nsl
   • {malware path}\ralog.dll
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20866.nsl
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20876.nsl
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20877.nsl
4. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
5. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:

1. Click Start>Computer.
2. In the Search input box, type the following:
   
   • %System%\rar.exe
   • %System Root%\D_20866.nsl
   • {malware path}\ralog.dll
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20866.nsl
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20876.nsl
   • {Drive letter}:\D_20877.nsl
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7.

To identify and delete AUTORUN.INF files created:

1. Right-click the Start button then choose Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   AUTORUN.INF
3. In the Look in: drop-down list, select a drive, then press Enter.
4. Select the file, then open using Notepad.
5. Check if the following lines are present in the file:
   
   
   

   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log
   [Autorun]
   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log
   open=
   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log
   shell\open\Command=system~1\com1.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\weasvc.pif
   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log
   shell\open\Default=1
   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log
   shell\explore\Command=system~1\com1.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\weasvc.pif
   \Device\HarddiskVolume3\System Volume Information\_restore{29EDEB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5C846817BE9D}\RP{incrementing digit}\_restore{29JHGB88-DF1A-4606-99B7-5CGSU17BE9D}\change.log

6. If the lines are present, delete the file.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the remaining AUTORUN.INF files in other remaining removable drives.
8. Close Search Results.