Aliases
Affected Operating Systems
Recovery Instructions:
Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Check your administrator passwords and review network security.
Renaming the registry editor
- Using Windows explorer, browse to the Windows folder (usually C:\Windows or C:\Winnt) right-click Regedit.exe and make a copy of it.
- Rename the copy of Regedit.exe to Regedit.com.
- At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit.com' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Editing the registry
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MP Tcloakss
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.