How to Remove Conficker.C Worm?
Conficker.C Worm Information:
Conficker.C (also known as W32/Conficker.C or Conficker.C) is a predictable successor of notorious Conficker worm. Conficker.C worm does not apparently manifest itself on the infected computer. The main goal of Conficker.C is to infect compromised computers with additional malware or similar parasites and spread itself to other computers. Conficker.C downloads corresponding Trojan virus with timer set to launch the attack on user’s computers. Conficker.C may also disable security software and processes. It blocks the access to security related websites and online anti-spyware scanners by modifying firewall configuration and dropping corrupt files and registry entries on the infected computers. What’s more, Conficker.C can steal the victim’s sensitive data and send it to remote hackers. Regarding to its security threats, security experts have given Conficker.C a high severity scale. And if you have noticed any probable signs of Conficker.C, please remove it as soon as possible.
Manual Removal
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it’s suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing Conficker.C Worm. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can’t work for missing some files.
Step 1: End its process by opening Task Manager.
svchost.exe
explorer.exe
services.exe
Step 2: The registry entries you need to delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\{random}\Parameters\”ServiceDll” = “Path to worm”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\{random}\”ImagePath” = %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
“TcpNumConnections” = dword:0×00FFFFFE
Step 3: Unregister DLL files:
comaddin32.dll [Random].dll
Step 4: Files you need to delete:
[Random].tmp
Please, be aware that manual removal of Conficker.C Worm is a cumbersome task and can not always ensure complete removal of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. That’s why it’s strongly recommended automatic removal of Conficker.C Worm, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic Conficker.C Worm Removal:
1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.
2. Download Spyware Cease (Spyware Cease review), install it and update its database to the latest. After that, restart your computer so as to make Spyware Cease fully functional. Repeat Step 1 into Safe Mode and run an Online Scan of your computer so that Spyware Cease can detect all potential malware in your system.
NOTE: If you have problem installing Spyware Cease, you can download this correction script, unzip it and then double click to run it. It will correct your registry settings that the virus has modified. Then double click the program and finish the installation.
3. After the Online Scan finishes, click “Details” for the malware detected to make sure that your important data are not infected and removed. Ignore or select the scan result and click “Remove” to remove the threats. Reboot your computer and let Spyware Cease delete all detected virus.
4. Click to repair your corrupted registry
Why should you need to repair the registry?
As we all know, virus and Trojans modify and destroy system registry and make the computer malfunction so that the computer will not perform normally. Even if the virus and Trojans are removed, the registry is still destroyed or modified, so the computer still has problems. That’s the very reason why you need to repair the registry. At the meanwhile, some virus and Trojans leave some DLL files in the registry and this will cause strange DLL errors and affect the computer performance.
To make your computer run as perfectly as before or much faster than before:
1. Download and install Multi-Awarded Registry Tool.
2. Run a full scan of your registry.
3. Click “Repair Problems” and repair all errors detected.
After these 3 easy steps, your computer will run much faster than before within minutes!
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