Remove Rookie. Description and removal instructions

Title: Rookie
Type: Trojans	Severity scale: (35 / 100)

Rookie is a relatively simple trojan written in Visual Basic Script. It disables the Task Manager and drops malicious files to the compromised system. It also renames the main system drive. Rookie secretly runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: joke.vbs, rookie.vbs, msdir32.bat

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

Automatic Rookie removal:

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Rookie manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\msdir32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\rundll32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vscan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\Admin=0

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
joke.vbs, rookie.vbs, msdir32.bat

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Rookie files reside in default system directory that is C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32.

Other programs to remove Rookie:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 21/05/07
Information updated: 21/05/07

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