Remove Lerma. Description and removal instructions

Title: Lerma
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (68 / 100)

Lerma is a destructive Internet worm that spreads by e-mail and through unprotected network shares. The parasite is designed to overwrite all archives, images, screensavers, web pages, documents, multimedia and system files it finds on a compromised computer with executable copies of itself. As a result the user can lose valuable personal information. Lerma automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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

Automatic Lerma removal:

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Lerma manual removal:

Kill processes:
csrss.exe, ermasys32.exe, kernel32.exe, lasiaf.exe, mode.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LasErma
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\LasErma

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
csrss.exe, ermasys32.exe, kernel32.exe, lasiaf.exe, mode.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
csrss.exe, lasiaf.exe - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt
kernel32.exe, mode.exe - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
ermasys32.exe - C:\Windows, C:\Winnt, C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32, C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove Lerma:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 27/10/05
Information updated: 27/10/05

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