The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Buzus.lhtz" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
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Threat Details:
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Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
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.
Threat Details:
Categories:
- trojan
Win32.Buzus.lhtz is a Trojan horse that pretends to be part of Microsoft to get executed. It looks like Office diagnostics files but installs a service to compromise the computer and connect to its malicious servers in background.
Removal Instructions:Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
- The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE\ODSERV.EXE".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
- Delete the registry key "odservice" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
- Delete the registry key "odservice" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
- Delete the registry key "odservice" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
- Delete the registry key "odservice" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\".
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 before requesting assistance,
- Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.