W32/Blaxe-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:10 Sep 2003 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:10 Sep 2003 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Several Reports

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Aliases

  • Worm.P2P.Blaxe
  • Win32/Lablan.A
  • W32.HLLW.Blaxe
  • WORM_BLAXE.A

Affected Operating Systems

Windows

Recovery Instructions:

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

Typically an unaltered registry entry will be set to

HKLM\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command(default) = "%1" %*

the altered registry entry will be

HKLM\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command(default) = <path to worm> "%1" %*

delete only the path to the worm. Do not delete anything else.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
BearShare = C:\windows\BearShare.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:

HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
BearShare = C:\windows\BearShare.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor and reboot your computer.

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