Hello everyone sorry for late update this blog, I have been really very busy analyze forex market and grown my another business, busy IRL also…
Now my story…….
Last week my cousins tell me in his office he got strange virus. He said there is lot shortcut in desktop an computers running slow. How actually some newbie out there know exactly which one real programs/folders and which one shortcut? Don’t say you’re not noob! almost many people not take to much attention on this simple different, that’s why with simple social technique virus maker can win beating yourself!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK!!!!!!
To know when your computer infected by this virus there is 4 important point:
- In your “My Documents” folder there is file named “database.mdb“.
- There is clone folder with extension .lnk maximum 5 first folder arranged by name, rules until second sub folders.
- There is files Autorun.inf, Thumb.db, Microsoft.lnk in each root drive and folders, rules until second sub folders. (You might not see them because it’s set hidden)
- Your Registry Editor is disabled.
This virus master actually in “My Document” folder named “database.mdb” Wait… you will know why this is called as virus master. Actually virus will created clone for folder using “wscript.exe” execution. wscript.exe is microsoft windows based script host programs.
Virus will change your registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run]
“Explorer”=”Wscript.exe //e:VBScript \”C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\database.mdb\”"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run]
“WinUpdate”=”Wscript.exe /e:VBScript \”C:\WINDOWS\:Microsoft Office Update for Windows XP.sys\”"
I think you all know how this registry changed will affect on your computer each time it reboot no need to explain this right? Really simple social technique.
Now time for how to clean this virus manually:
1. Disabled “System Restore” in cleaning process.
2. Kill wscript.exe process from your computer background programs.
3. In cleaning process you have to rename file wscript.exe to any name ex:blabla (temporary only in cleaning process) and don’t forget to rename it back again to wscript.exe once your computer clean.
4. Deleted file “database.mdb” from “My Documents” folder.
5. Disabled any startup process which has link with “database.mdb” you can use msconfig or hijackthis.
6. Delete file autorun.inf, microsoft.inf and thumb.db use command prompt and type “del Microsoft.inf /s” (should in root drive to deleted in all in drive) for autorun.inf and thumb.db since this file set with attrib RSHA type “del autorun.inf /s /ah /f” (should in root drive to deleted in all in drive, change autorun.inf with thumb.db to deleted all thumb.db)
7. deleted all .lnk files with size 1kb, you can use advanced search function. Carefully when you want to deleted look on this sample:
Deleted only shortcut with size 1kb and using folder icon, this is social virus spreading technique that mostly tricky newbie out there.
7. Repair your registry using repair.inf
[Version]
Signature=”$Chicago$”
Provider=Nobody
[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=UnhookRegKey
DelReg=del
[UnhookRegKey]
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command,,,”"”%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command,,,”"”%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command,,,”"”%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command,,,”"”%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\regfile\shell\open\command,,,”regedit.exe “%1″”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command,,,”"”%1″” %*”
HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, Shell,0, “Explorer.exe”
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot, AlternateShell,0, “cmd.exe”
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\SafeBoot, AlternateShell,0, “cmd.exe”
[del]
HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, Winupdate
HKCU,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, explorer
8. Scan with your best antivirus program to make sure your system clean and restarted your computer. Now see if this virus coming back or not
Good luck
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December 13th, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Hi, this was really helpful… i had done exactly the same steps except the last step for Repair your registry using repair.inf… thanks a lot!!!
December 14th, 2009 at 3:47 AM
download repair.inf, then right click on it, choose install.
March 8th, 2010 at 5:44 AM
mas istanto…aku kayaknya punya problem yang sama, banyak shortcut gitu dan kalo mau copy folder ke flashdisk munculnya juga shortcut. tapi aku gak ketemu file database mbd. kira2 kenapa ya?
thanks
March 8th, 2010 at 3:40 PM
I believe file attribute is hidden.
April 15th, 2010 at 1:52 AM
detected vbs.lnkstarter.c virus & all folders becomes shortcut of 1 kb,but data is ok.how to remove shortcuts of 1 kb
April 16th, 2010 at 1:43 AM
First make sure your system clean then use advanced search function, find any files with size 1 kb remove them all.
July 10th, 2010 at 10:22 AM
If you believe has been infected by this virus but you’re not see any of those files I write on article, you can follow this tutorial to show all hidden and system files http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial130.html
July 19th, 2010 at 1:38 AM
Ass Wr WB, Lam kenal Mas, Saya pengguna baru untuk mendeteksi salah satu Virus, Virus tersebut ada di dalam CoreSwitch, apakah itu benar ya Mas, karena pihak dari team Cisco mengatakan bahwa didalam coreSwitch saya kedapatan Virus Conficker-A atau Mal/Conficker-A. Nah dari situ ada saran dari mereka unutk meReloadnya, Mohon Pencerahan dan Solusinya. Terima kasih, Wss Wr Wb. reg;Dheaa
July 20th, 2010 at 11:36 PM
what if it happens on memory cards like SD. im having the same problem but with my SD memory cards
August 13th, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Batch to Ripoff ☢ Shortcut Virus in your Pendrive / Flashdrive / Portabledrive and bring your file back.
The link here
August 14th, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Ass. Wr.Wb. Salam Kenal Mas, mohon bantuannya sebagai pemula saya diberikan tahap-demi tahap untuk mengatasi virus guaasokx.exe pada external HD, semuanya terlihat jadi shorcut 1kb, sedangkan data tersebut sangat berarti bagi saya, saya sekarang tidak bisa bekerja sebelum data tsb bisa dipulihkan,
Saya berharap atas bantuannya, terima kasih.
verdy2000jkt@gmail.com
September 6th, 2010 at 6:12 AM
when i plugged in my thumbdrive or external hd, it creates some shorcut folders (videos, pictures, images, documents). it even changes my folders in it into shorcut and i can’t open it… please help me… i’m using bit defender 2009 but it doesn’t help me at all…
September 6th, 2010 at 6:16 AM
by the way my problem is almost the same as verdy, but my virus named whkoxz.exe… please help…
October 14th, 2010 at 6:41 AM
hi there,
as for this guide to delete the shortcut virus, it is nice and easy to understand. i removed the virus now. but the virus did change few setting of my folder.
if you realize it (hope you do), this virus changed the attribute of the folder infected. It changed the read only and hidden attribute. the infected folder will remain hidden even if the virus is removed. Plus, user cannot thick the hidden button, it is disabled. as for the read-only attribute, it still be changed also. i cannot disabled the read-only attribute. But i can disable the hidden attribute setting using “attribute changer 6.20″, (but i still cannot thick the hidden attribute button)…..
now, my question : how to remove the disabled hidden setting and the read-only setting? back to its former state, which is thick-able…..
March 11th, 2011 at 5:30 AM
try use WinCnet
July 6th, 2011 at 8:19 AM
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