Remove Syney. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Syney

Type: Worms
Severity scale:Syney severity is 71  (71 / 100)
 
Syney is a mass-mailing worm that spreads in messages with infected executable attachments using Microsoft Outlook mail program. The parasite is designed to delete standard Windows tools, executables, libraries, fonts, desktop shortcuts, passwords and other critical system objects located in default OS directories like C:\Windows and C:\Windows\System. It also destroys essential components of installed Symantec Norton AntiVirus program and shares the main hard disk. Syney can set the system clock to a predefined time, change OS startup and shutdown screens and launch DoS attacks against web sites of reputable software and computer security companies such as Symantec, McAfee and Microsoft. The parasite may create numerous executable files with random names in the root of the main hard disk and main Windows folder. Syney runs on every Windows startup.


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

Automatic Syney removal:

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Syney manual removal:

Kill processes:
attach.exe, backup.exe, dosboot.exe, nortonantivirus.exe, norton antivirus 2003.exe, virus.exe, worm.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\sydney
Delete files:
attach.exe, backup.exe, dosboot.exe, nortonantivirus.exe, norton antivirus 2003.exe, virus.exe, worm.exe, winsys.dll, autoexec.bat, batch.bat, navkill.bat, time.bat, virusgen.bat
Misc:
The attach.exe file arrives attached to Syney e-mail messages.

Exact file location:
attach.exe, dosboot.exe, virus.exe, batch.bat, navkill.bat, time.bat, virusgen.bat - C:
backup.exe - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
nortonantivirus.exe - C:\Windows or C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
norton antivirus 2003.exe - C:\Windows\Desktop
worm.exe - C: or C:\Windows
winsys.dll - C:\Windows\System or C:\Windows\System32
autoexec.bat - C:\DosBoot

Other programs to remove Syney:

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

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 01/10/05

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