Remove Imaut.s. Description and removal instructions

Title: Imaut.s
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (54 / 100)

Imaut.s is an Internet worm that spreads through instant messages using Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger programs. The parasite's messages contain links to malicious web pages. Once the user clicks on such a link, the worm gets secretly downloaded and installed to the system. Then it runs a spreading routine and a payload. Imaut.s changes the Internet Explorer default home page, disables the Task Manager and the Registry Editor and modifies certain Yahoo! Messenger settings. It is able to update itself via the Internet. The parasite runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: vnn.exe

Imaut.s properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Imaut.s manual removal:

Kill processes:
vnn.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Task Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\Homepage=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\View\YMSGR_buzz\Content URL=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\View\YMSGR_Launchcast\Content URL=[site address]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
vnn.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an address of a web site on the csoft32.net domain.

The vnn.exe file resides in main Windows folder, which is C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT.

Other programs to remove Imaut.s:

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Information added: 20/12/06
Information updated: 20/12/06

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