Remove Katomik. Description and removal instructions

Title: Katomik
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (52 / 100)

Katomik is a worm, which spreads through unprotected network shares. Once executed, the parasite secretly installs itself to the system and runs a payload. It changes the desktop wallpaper and disables essential system tools including the Task Manager and the Registry Editor. Katomik does not have any additional functionality. The worm automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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

Automatic Katomik removal:

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Katomik manual removal:

Kill processes:
atomicpartc.exe, atomic-x27.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\atomic-x27
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\atomic-x27c
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
atomicpartc.exe, atomic-x27.exe, mastoer32.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Most Katomik files reside in default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32, C:\Winnt\System32.

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Information added: 18/11/05
Information updated: 18/11/05

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