Title: WinLose

Type: Worms

Remove WinLose. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(44 / 100)

WinLose is a worm that spreads through floppy disks and removable flash drives. Once executed, the parasite displays a message explaining its functionality. Then it starts a spreading routine and runs a payload. WinLose changes the Internet Explorer default home page and modifies some system settings. It may also attempt to terminate antivirus software. The worm runs on every Windows startup. It even starts in Safe Mode.

Related files: allmylifetolive.exe, liveforever.exe, stillalive.exe, welcometosystem.exe, newname.bat, welcometosystem.html

WinLose properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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WinLose manual removal:

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Kill processes:
allmylifetolive.exe, liveforever.exe, stillalive.exe, welcometosystem.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\IwillSurvive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ThinkDifferent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ToBeFree
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\crlxss
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\Shell explorer.exe C:\stillalive.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\AlternateShell=C:\stillalive.exe

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
allmylifetolive.exe, liveforever.exe, stillalive.exe, welcometosystem.exe, newname.bat, welcometosystem.html

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
stillalive.exe - C:
newname.bat - C:\Windows\Temp or C:\Winnt\Temp
allmylifetolive.exe, liveforever.exe, welcometosystem.exe, welcometosystem.html - C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\My Documents

Information added: 2006-09-23 07:41:52
Information updated: 2006-09-23 07:41:52

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