Remove Icogon. Description and removal instructions

Title: Icogon
Type: Viruses	Severity scale: (52 / 100)

Icogon is a virus that infects all the executable files it finds in the compromised system. The only exception are files residing in the main Windows folder. The parasite does not corrupt the infected files. However, it randomly changes their icons. Icogon runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: aclcontrol.exe

Icogon properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Icogon removal:

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Icogon manual removal:

Kill processes:
aclcontrol.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ACLControl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\ACLControl

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
aclcontrol.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The aclcontrol.exe file can be found in the directory C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Temp.

Other programs to remove Icogon:

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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 28/06/06
Information updated: 28/06/06

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