Remove Lurch. Description and removal instructions

Title: Lurch
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (25 / 100)

Lurch is a worm that spreads through mapped network drives, floppy disks and other removable media. Once executed, the parasite displays a pornographic picture and installs itself to the system. Then it runs a spreading routine. Lurch does not carry any destructive payload. It runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: onapi.vbs

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

Automatic Lurch removal:

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Lurch manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
onapi.vbs

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The onapi.vbs file can be found in default system directory, which can be C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32.

Other programs to remove Lurch:

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

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

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