Remove Hazif. Description and removal instructions

Title: Hazif
Type: Trojans	Severity scale: (69 / 100)

Hazif is a trojan designed to steal Yahoo! Messenger passwords and account details. It can act as a backdoor providing the attacker with unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. The intruder is allowed to manage files, run programs and execute specific commands. Hazif may also disable essential system tools and services like the Task Manager, Registry Editor and System Restore. The trojan can automatically run on every Windows startup.

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Hazif properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Hazif removal:

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Hazif manual removal:

Kill processes:
mst32init.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\[random key name]\StubPath=%System%\mst32init.exe

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
mst32init.exe, netiu1.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Filenames may vary.

Typical file location:
mst32init.exe - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
netiu1.dll - C:\Windows, C:\Winnt, C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove Hazif:

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

Information added: 10/11/05
Information updated: 10/11/05

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