Remove Wamgin. Description and removal instructions

Title: Wamgin
Type: Viruses	Severity scale: (55 / 100)

Wamgin is a virus that searches available network drives for executable files and infects them. The parasite also downloads from the Internet and executes arbitrary, potentially malicious files. Wamgin runs on every Windows startup and every time the user opens a text file.

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

Automatic Wamgin removal:

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Wamgin manual removal:

Kill processes:
smss.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows9xPacks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell=explorer.exe, %Windir%\smss.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit=%System%\userinit.exe, %Windir%\smss.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\Shell\Open\Command\(Default)=%System%\dbst32nt.log notepad.exe %1

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
smss.exe, dbst32nt.log

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
smss.exe - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt
dbst32nt.log - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove Wamgin:

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

Information added: 06/06/06
Information updated: 06/06/06

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