W32/MyDoom-A, W32/MyDoom-AJ, W32/MyDoom-B, W32/MyDoom-F, W32/MyDoom-N, W32/MyDoom-O, W32/MyDoom-S and Troj/Bdoor-CHR disinfection instructions
Resolve is the name for a set of small, downloadable Sophos utilities designed to remove and undo the changes made by certain viruses, Trojans and worms. They terminate any virus processes and reset any registry keys that the virus changed. Existing infections can be cleaned up quickly and easily, both on individual workstations and over networks with large numbers of computers.
Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
W32/MyDoom-A, W32/MyDoom-AJ, W32/MyDoom-B, W32/MyDoom-F, W32/MyDoom-N, W32/MyDoom-O, W32/MyDoom-S and Troj/Bdoor-CHR can be removed from Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 computers automatically with the following Resolve tools.
Windows disinfector
MYDOOGUI is a disinfector for standalone Windows computers
- open MYDOOGUI
- run it
- then click GO.
- reboot your computer
- run it again
Ensure that your computer is updated with the necessary security patches.
If you are disinfecting several computers, download it, save it to floppy disk and run it from there.
For Troj/Bdoor-CHR, you should replace the HOSTS file from backup, or open it in Notepad and remove any of the entries listed in the virus description.
Command line disinfector
MYDOOSFX.EXE is a self-extracting archive containing MYDOOCLI, a Resolve command line disinfector for use on Windows networks. Read the notes enclosed in the self-extractor for details on running this program.
For Troj/Bdoor-CHR, you should replace the HOSTS file from backup, or open it in Notepad and remove any of the entries listed in the virus description.
Other platforms
To remove W32/MyDoom-A, W32/MyDoom-AJ, W32/MyDoom-B, W32/MyDoom-F, W32/MyDoom-N, W32/MyDoom-O, W32/MyDoom-S and Troj/Bdoor-CHR on other platforms please follow the instructions for removing worms.
