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Important steps when cleaning virus
11 June 2009When you are putting scan for viruses you have to disable system restore. Windows XP backups your system at times, so that you can revert back to the working condition if your system is not working after installing X software. You can select the restore point before that day you installed that X software, so your system can work normally.
If your system has a virus, your windows might unknowingly already backed up the virus with other files. Your Anti Virus software can not remove virus from these backed up files because windows is protecting them. So, after your Anti Virus scans and cleans rest of the system, the virus can start spreading again from those backed up files.
So, first turn off the system restore in all drives before starting the scanning. You can do this by going to system properties(either through control panel, or by right clicking on My Computer icon). Then go to System Restore > Turn Off. You can hit the Win + Pause on the keyboard to bring up the System Properties.
And every time scan your system by booting into safe mode because when started in safe mode, windows loads minimal files to start the system.
Task Manager disabled?
Task manager in your system is disabled by virus? To remove the virus you have to first make the virus not to run. The virus disables registry editor, and MSConfig also along with task manager. So, you can't able to stop the virus from loading with the windows.
You can download Process Explorer and use this utility to view and kill the processes. It offers more features than default task manager bundled with Windows.
If you like your old Task Manger you can enable it by changing options in the Group Policy Editor.
Go to Windows > Run > gpEdit.msc or you can find this in Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
Cleaned amvo.exe virus manually
Today I got one virus in my system. When I try to login to the Yahoo messenger, it is closing without logging in. I have found a virus (don't know name) and cleaned it manually. I have taken the below steps to remove this virus manually.
- First I have checked in task manager, I didn't find any suspicious processes.
- Next I opened MSConfig (Go to run, and type msconfig). I have found one process with the name amvo.exe under the startup tab. It is located in Windows\System32 folder.
- I unchecked the process, and closed the msconfig window.
- Next I open Registry Editor (go to run, and type regedit). I have searched for "amvo.exe" and found one entry. I have deleted the whole key.
- Next I have tried to set the option to "show hidden files" (Go to Tools> View in windows explorer), as virus file is hidden. But it is not allowing me. As soon as I set it to show hidden files and clicked on ok, it is changing back to "Don't show hidden files".
- Then I have used Bullet Proof FTP software to browse the local disk, because it shows all files even hidden files. (I have already installed FTP software in my system. You can get free trial version from the website.)
- Then I have browsed to Windows\System32 folder, and deleted amvo.exe, amvo0.dll, amvo1.dll.
- This virus put an Autorun.inf file, and .cmd file in every drive's root. I have removed all those.
Don't forget to disable system restore before starting the cleaning process, and open windows in safe mode.
Update: I built two files to clean this virus automatically. After downloading the AMVO Cleaner, unzip the file to get a folder. Open that folder, and double click on the file named AMVO_Delete. It should have cleaned the virus. Please let me know whether your problem solved in the comments section below.
Disable Messenger Service
- Open Services window (Win+R and type services.msc or you can go to control panel, Performance and Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Services).
- Select Messenger service, right click and select properties. Change startup type to Disabled.
- Thats it. You won't get any popups from Internet.
Registry Accessing disabled?
Many viruses disable the access to the registry so that we can't remove the virus entries in the registry. In these cases you can download the following file UnHookExec.inf. After downloaded, right click on the file, and select Install.
You can enable it manually by editing the group policy editor. Go to Windows > Run > gpEdit.msc
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools. Disable it. You should be able to open regedit now.
Source: Tool to reset shell\open\command registry keys
Removed Fun.exe, dc.exe, SVIQ.exe virus
I have got a virus, which automatically opening the Yahoo messenger. So, when I have looked the processes in the task manager, I have found the following processes Fun.exe, dc.exe, SVIQ.exe.
I killed those processes, by right clicking the process and select "End Process Tree". After I have killed all those processes, I searched Internet and found the following link W32.Imaut.AS (also called Dung Coi). Then I have deleted all the virus files and cleaned the registry.
I am describing the exact steps below:
- First go to the task manager (right click on the task bar > task manager) and select the processes tab.
- Right click on the Fun.exe, dc.exe, SVIQ.exe and select "End Process Tree". This stops the viruses from interrupting in the cleanup process.
- Go to the MSConfig (Win+R, type MSConfig and press enter). Go to the startup tab. Uncheck the dc.exe, fun.exe, SVIQ.exe, Other.exe, Win.exe. This stop the virus processes from starting with the windows.
- Next go to the Registry Editor (Win+R, type RegEdit and press enter). Remove the following keys
- dc, dc2k5, fun under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- load, run under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
- Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon and Modify Shell's value to "Explorer.exe".
- Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\dc
- Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\dc2k5
- Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Fun
- Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Load
- Remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Run
- Delete the following files.
- %Windir%\Help\Other.exe
- %Windir%\inf\Other.exe
- %Windir%\system\Fun.exe
- %Windir%\System32\config\Win.exe
- %Windir%\System32\WinSit.exe
- %Windir%\dc.exe
- %Windir%\SVIQ.exe
- %Windir%\System32\NWB.dat
- c:\PNga.txt
- %Windir%\wininit.ini
Thats it. I got rid from the virus. I read in the net that this virus will create a copy of virus file in directories with the same name and uses a folder icon, so that users will click on it thinking it was a folder. But, I dint get any files like that, if you got any files like that, don't click on them, delete them immediately. If you have any doubt, right click on that and select properties, then you can know whether it is a file or folder.
How To Backup Ur Windows Xp
06 June 2009How To Backup Ur Windows Xp
Follow the procedure mentioned below to backup needed data:
Step 1: Click Start -> Run -> type in, with out the quotes, "ntbackup.exe" .
Step 2: Click on Backup Wizard and then "Next".
Step 3: Select the radio button "Backup everything on this computer" and click "Next".
Step 4: Choose a location where you will save your backup.
Step 5: Type in a name of your backup that you will recognize and click "Next".
Step 6: Click "Finish" and your backup will begin.
Step 7: It will complete and provide you a report of the backup.
Step 8: Click "Close" and your backup is complete.
Tips
* Make sure the location you are backing up to has enough storage space to backup your entire computer.
* You will have to be certain you won't have to turn off your computer during the backup.
* Full System backups can take extended amounts of time depending on how much data you have to backup so be prepared
Keyboard Font Trick
01 June 2009You can Make different Unicode Fonts and Symbols Using keyboard combinations .
Alt Key + Number ( from Numpad ) = Symbol.
For Eg. : To create the ® symbol Alt + 0174 = ®
Given Below are a few Number Combination .. Try yourself for more..
130 = é [accent over e ]
0176 = ° [degrees for Temperature]
0169 = © [Copyright]
0174 = ® [Registered Trademark]
0153 = ™ [Trade Mark]
155 = ¢ [cent sign]
156 = £ [Pound Sterling]
0165 = ¥ [Japanese Yen sign]
0128 = € [Euro symbol]
0190 = ¾
171 = ½
172 = ¼
21 = §
144 = É [Capitalised accent over E]
241 = ±
246 = ÷
174 = «
175 = »
225 = ß
135 = ç
137 = ë
132 = ä
160 = á
133 = à
136 = ê
15 = ☼
170 = ¬
159 = ƒ
146 = Æ
145 = æ
129 = ü
253 = ² [Square sign]
350 = ^
352 = `
382 = ~
166 = ª
254 = ■
249 = ∙
152 = ÿ
142 = Ä
154 = Ü
230 = µ
0134 = † [dagger sign]
20 = ¶
195 = ├
194 = ┬
168 = ¿
197 = ┼
0179 = ³ [cubic sign]
0161 = ¡
The Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives
Over the years, Microsoft Office has become the most preferred and advanced office suite. However the high price tags attached to legal and licensed copies of Microsoft Office can become a burden in the long run. Fear no more, we recently figured lots of alternative office suites. They not maybe as comprehensive as Microsoft Office, but they still manage to get the work done.
Here are 6 alternative Free office suite picks.
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6 of The Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives
1. Google Docs - Google Docs is probably your best bet against the monopoly of Microsoft office. Assuming you a decent internet connection, Google Docs includes a web-based Word Processor, Spreadsheet application, and a Presentation app. Best of all its free.
2. Zoho - Zoho is another great online office productivity suite. It features a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps, but also includes online project management, CRM solutions, web conferencing, online database with reports, online planner, group chat, wiki, and lots more. Every things online!Only thing you need is a decent connection.
3. OpenOffice - OpenOffice.org is a free and open source office suite, including word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database management. It is available for many different platforms, including Microsoft Windows, Unix-like systems with the X Window System including GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
4. Thinkfree - ThinkFree Office is another application suite comprised of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics software-all usable online and off. Thinkfree also has advanced collaboration features such that users can share, edit, and contribute their ideas remotely.
5. StarOffice - StarOffice 8 is a full-featured office suite that contains a word processor, a spreadsheet tool, applications for presentations, databases, math formulas and drawing. It has support for most Microsoft Office formats (except for the formats introduced in Office 2007), but it can also export documents as PDF out of the box. The software normally costs $70, but it’s available for free in Google Pack.
6. Ajax Write : ajaxWrite is a web-based word processor that can read and write Microsoft Word and other standard document formats. Simply point your fav browser to ajaxwrite.com and in seconds a full-featured program will be available for you to open, edit, print and save. Best part its free.
Open a docx & xlsx File without Office 2007 ?
Microsoft introduced the .docx, .xlsx file format in its new Office and Word applications and wants it to replace the commonly used doc, xls format. The problem with the change from doc, xls to docx is that many users are still working with prior versions of Word or no Microsoft product at all and face the problem that they can’t load the docx file because it is not supported in their application. The main question for those users is of course how they would open a docx file to be able to read and work with it. One way to get around the problem is by converting the .docx, .xlsx spreadsheet to the traditional .docx, .xlsx format using the Microsoft Office compatibility Pack. The File Format Converters will help you to open, edit, and save .docx, .xlsx files in Office 2000, Office XP, or even Office 2003. To install this download: Link : Download Microsoft Office compatibility Pack (27.5 mb)
