Remove W32.Mydoom. Description and removal instructions

Title: W32.Mydoom
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (60 / 100)

W32.Mydoom is a mass-mailing worm, sending messages with the following subjects: Status, test, Test, TEST, hello, HELLO, Server Report, hi, HI, Error.

The email contains an attachment named: message.exe, body.zip, ogp.zip, document.zip, text.zip, message.zip, ymplf.zip, readme.zip, file.zip, body.zip, text.pif, document.pif, doc.pif, data.zip, doc.zip, raun.zip, etwblf.zip, etc.

When a computer is infected, the worm sets up a backdoor into the system by opening TCP ports 3127 through 3198, which can potentially allow an attacker to connect to the computer and use it as a proxy to gain access to its network resources.

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W32.Mydoom properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic W32.Mydoom removal:

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W32.Mydoom manual removal:

Delete registry values:
Browse to the key:
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
Delete the value 'TaskMon'
Browse to the key:
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
Delete the value 'TaskMon'

HELP:
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Delete files:
shimgapi.dll, askmon.exe

HELP:
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Other programs to remove W32.Mydoom:

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 09/04/04

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