Friday
2012-05-09, 11:54
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Autorun.gen" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
Win32.Autorun.gen copies malicious files into the program directory and starts itself via autorun (as "Sext","Sliv","Smsn" and "Snet").
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "Sext" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Sext.exe".
Entries named "Sliv" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Sliv.exe".
Entries named "Smsn" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Smsn.exe".
Entries named "Snet" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Snet.exe".
Files:
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
Win32.Autorun.gen copies malicious files into the program directory and starts itself via autorun (as "Sext","Sliv","Smsn" and "Snet").
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "Sext" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Sext.exe".
Entries named "Sliv" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Sliv.exe".
Entries named "Smsn" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Smsn.exe".
Entries named "Snet" and pointing to "c:\programdata\Snet.exe".
Files:
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.