Remove Yalove. Description and removal instructions

Title: Yalove
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (56 / 100)

Yalove is an Internet worm that spreads through instant messages using the Yahoo! Messenger program. Once executed, the parasite secretly installs itself to the system. Then it runs a payload. The worm terminates active antiviruses, firewalls, anti-trojan tools, other security-related programs and system utilities. It also changes some Yahoo! Messenger settings and disables the Task Manager and the Registry Editor. Furthermore, Yalove downloads from the Internet and executes malicious files. The parasite automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: svhost.exe

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

Automatic Yalove removal:

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Yalove manual removal:

Kill processes:
svhost.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bkavf
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\View\YMSGR_buzz\Content URL=[site address]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
svhost.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an address of a web site on the clip24h.com domain.

The svhost.exe file can be found in the default system directory C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32.

Other programs to remove Yalove:

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

Information added: 03/12/06
Information updated: 03/12/06

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