Aliases
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Worm.P2P.SpyBot.gen
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W32/Spybot.worm.gen
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W32.Spybot.Worm
Affected Operating Systems
Recovery Instructions:
Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Renaming the registry editor and editing the registry
- 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.
You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Winsock2 driver
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\Winsock2 driver
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor and reboot your computer.