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Instructions for disinfecting W32/Braid-A

SWBRAID is a utility for disinfecting the W32/Braid-A worm.

W32/Braid-A is an internet worm which emails itself to every contact in the Microsoft Outlook address book.

Download the SWBRAID utility on an uninfected PC. This file is available for download as a self-extracting archive, brdsfx.exe. It is also available in Zip format, brd.zip.

Read the SWBRAID notes for instructions on how to use SWBRAID to disinfect W32/Braid-A.

If you are using the Zip version of the file, unzip it using a tool such as WinZip or PKZIP.