Remove Reatle. Removal instructions

Also known as: Lebreat

Severity scale:

(71 / 100)

Reatle, also known as Lebreat, is a dangerous multifunctional Internet worm that distributes itself by e-mail in messages with infected attachments. It scans the system for e-mail addresses and uses own mail engine to spread. The parasite also can spread by exploiting other computers running Windows with unpatched security flaws. Reatle runs on every system startup and secretly works in background. It turns off Windows Firewall, disables essential Windows security features and system utilities, runs hidden FTP server. Reatle downloads and installs another dangerous Internet worm called Rants, attempts to attack the official web site of well-known security company.

Reatle properties:
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Reatle manual removal:

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Kill processes:
ccapp.exe, windows.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Symantec=C:\WINNT\System32\ccapp.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\win=C:\WINNT\System32\windows.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Symantec=C:\WINNT\System32\ccapp.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\win=C:\WINNT\System32\windows.exe

HELP:
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Delete files:
ccapp.exe, windows.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The worm keeps its files in the default system directory C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32. Names of infected e-mail attachments may vary.

Reatle modifies these registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\EnableFirewall=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\EnableFirewall=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\DisableSR=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\DisableSR=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsWindowsUpdate\AU\NoAutoUpdate=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsWindowsUpdate\AU\AUOptions=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsWindowsUpdate\AU\NoAutoUpdate=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsWindowsUpdate\AU\AUOptions=1
To enable essential Windows functions change the value of above keys to "0".

To enable essential Windows functions change the value of following keys to "1":
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify=0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify=0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify=0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify=0

Information added: 2005-07-18 07:11:25
Information updated: 2005-07-18 07:11:25

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