MyMP3.vbs is a worm that spreads itself through USB devices. This worm usually infects Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 machines. So I guess Vista machines are safe from this infection. This virus creates a folder icon named MyMP3.vbs. This worm sets itself to your autorun files so that it can spread easily. [...]

One of my regular blog reader ask for some advice on how can he remove huelar virus. He said that the only way he knows to remove that pesky virus is to reformat the PC. He ask  if there is any possible and alternative way on removing this virus without the need to reformat the [...]

A friend of mine brought his computer to my repair shop. His problem was his computer was continuously rebooting after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3. The computer will start to reboot then give a BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death)  Stop Error for a second and reboot again. Booting normally  is impossible unless you do [...]

Disable your autorun. This is very significant in protecting your computer against online threats. A lot of viruses today uses the autorun.inf file to spread themselves and infect your computer. Autorun.inf contains a command that instructs the computer to run a specific file usually on a CD/DVD disc. In genuine cases , it runs a [...]

This is a common question of my clients, friends and blog guest to me so I decided to create a guide on how to start windows in safe mode. Many times in order to remove a piece of spyware or for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes, you’ll have to start Windows in Safe Mode. While in Safe Mode, only specific programs and files needed to run the operating system are loaded. Some functions, such as connecting to the Internet, will not be active in a standard Safe Mode and a standard video driver will be loaded causing a washed out look and a possible change in resolution.

This is another popular article of mine from my previous blog that I brought back. I brought back my some of my previous posts to continuously help computer users recover from a virus attack.

What is FUN.XLS.EXE? This worm gets into your PC through other malwares dropping it. It usually infects removable drives. When this program is executed it drops a copy of itself as ALGSRVS.EXE and MSFUN80.EXE in the Windows system folder. This worm also copies itself as MSIME82.EXE in the Windows folder. This worm drops a copy of itself as FUN.XLS.EXE in all removable drives and It creates a line fo code to the file AUTORUN.INF in the same drives to automatically execute the dropped copies when the drives are accessed.

Follow these steps to remove this virus. Before you perform any cleaning instructions I advised you to first turn off the system restore feature of your operating system for the cleaning to be more effective.

MANUAL REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS Terminating a Process This procedure terminates the normal process WSCRIPT.EXE, which is used by this malware to execute. Terminating this file also terminates the malware. 1. Open Windows Task Manager. On Windows 98 and ME, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE On Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab. [...]