Friday, October 16, 2009

Finally....

Finally got rid of a virus called sysdate.exe . This virus was a complete nuisance. It used to copy everywhere, and didn't used to come notice in avira's virus list. And many other anti-malware programs weren't able to delete it. So i decided to use my head. Just as it used to enter the computer, the virus used to execute itself, and make a folder called Recycled in the root directory, wth two subfolders, one containing the instructions and the other containing the virus itself.

So how do we get rid of it was my question. Fortunately Windows has a very powerful feature, which saves you from spending on antiviruses if you have technical knowhow. This 'virus killer ' feature is the "Task manager" !

Yes, you read it right - the task manager.

How ignorant we are that Microsoft has given us the biggest antivirus in itself,and we simply dont recognise it.
Here's how i got rid of this sinister virus

I started the task manager,terminated explorer tree, and then clicked file->run->open. Then i deleted this RECYCLED folder. Then i ran registry editor(Warning: Reckless use of the registry editor can destroy your Windows installation) by typing regedit. In the registry editor, i searched for the keyword sysdate, and deleted the entry which contained it. Bingo. There goes the virus.

So do you need an antivirus all the time to tackle viruses !! What do you think about it? Feel free to comment !

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