Remove Busboy. Description and removal instructions

Title: Busboy
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (57 / 100)

Busboy is a worm that spreads through removable media and mapped network drives. Once executed, the parasite secretly installs itself to the system and runs a payload. It logs keystrokes in attempt to steal user sensitive information. Gathered data can be transferred to a remote server. Busboy runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: svchost.exe, boothide.reg, bootrun.reg

Busboy properties:
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Busboy removal:

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Busboy manual removal:

Kill processes:
svchost.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit=userinit.exe,%System%\scvhost\svchost.exe,wuauserv.exe

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
svchost.exe, boothide.reg, bootrun.reg

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\scvhost
C:\WINNT\System32\scvhost
Misc:
Exact file location:
boothide.reg, bootrun.reg - C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\wINNT\System32
svchost.exe - C:\WINDOWS\System32\scvhost or C:\WINNT\System32\scvhost

Other programs to remove Busboy:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 04/01/07
Information updated: 04/01/07

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