Title: Yautoit

Type: Worms

Remove Yautoit. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(48 / 100)

Yautoit is an Internet worm that spreads through instant messages using the Yahoo! Instant Messenger program. Once executed, the parasite secretly installs itself to the system and starts a spreading routine. It sends bogus messages containing links to malicious web pages to other Yahoo! Instant Messenger users. Then Yautoit runs a payload. The worm changes the Internet Explorer default home page, disables the Task Manager and the Registry Editor, modifies some Yahoo! Instant Messager settings. The parasite also changes titles of Internet Explorer windows and locks the home page. Yautoit runs on every Windows startup.

Related files: taskmng.exe

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

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Yautoit manual removal:

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Kill processes:
taskmng.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Task Manager
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\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\Homepage=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title=[site address and text]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\View\YMSGR_buzz\Content URL=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\View\YMSGR_Launchcast\Content URL=[site address]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
taskmng.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an address of a web site on the sukien.org domain.

The taskmng.exe file resides in the main Windows folder, which is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

Information added: 2006-09-19 09:44:50
Information updated: 2006-09-19 09:44:50

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