WORM_PALEVO.SMUS

To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Control>MediaResources
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   msvideo
4. Close Registry Editor.

To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>Winsock
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   InstallModule = "{malware path and file name}"
4. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   ConnectGroup = "Default"
5. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   MyVerSion = "2011"
6. Close Registry Editor.

To restore registry values this malware/grayware modified:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this:
   
   • On Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003:
     Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT in the text box provided, and then press Enter.
   • On Windows Vista and 7:
     Click the Start button, type REGEDIT in the Search input field then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>AppMgmt>Parameters
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   ServiceDll = "%Program Files%\%Program Files%\Wdcp.dll"
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   ServiceDll = "{random values}"
5. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>AppMgmt
6. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Start = "2"
7. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Start = "3"
8. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Type = "12"
9. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Type = "20"
10. Close Registry Editor.

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

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

1. Right-click Start then click Search....
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %System Root%\ntldr.SYS
   • %Windows%\best.bat
   • %Windows%\362.vbs
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\laass.exe
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\363.VBS
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\Cest.bat
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\SCR.SCR
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\~
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\Wdcp.dll
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
5. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:

1. Click Start>Computer.
2. In the Search input box, type:
   
   • %System Root%\ntldr.SYS
   • %Windows%\best.bat
   • %Windows%\362.vbs
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\laass.exe
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\363.VBS
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\Cest.bat
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\SCR.SCR
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\~
   • %Program Files%\%Program Files%\Wdcp.dll
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
4. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7.

To delete the malware/grayware folder:

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:
   
   • %System Root%\%Program Files%
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.