Remove Yawmo. Description and removal instructions

Title: Yawmo
Type: Trojans	Severity scale: (67 / 100)

Yawmo is a trojan that collects system details and user sensitive information, and shares all this data via Winny and Share file sharing networks using installed peer-to-peer applications. The parasite also drops a backdoor, which provides the attacker with unauthorized remote access to the compromised computer. The intruder can steal user confidential data and control the system. Yawmo may suddenly launch Windows Media Player. The trojan runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: explorer.exe, ya_wmp.exe, winsocks.dll

Yawmo properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Yawmo removal:

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Yawmo manual removal:

Kill processes:
explorer.exe, ya_wmp.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\YA_WMP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\explorer.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E6FB5E20-DE35-11CF-9C87-00AA005127ED}

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
winsocks.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
explorer.exe, ya_wmp.exe, winsocks.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
explorer.exe - C:\Recycled or C:\Recycler
ya_wmp.exe, winsocks.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove Yawmo:

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

Information added: 09/07/06
Information updated: 09/07/06

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