MSN Virus Removal

Choke.exe worms origins are traced back to Netherlands. It spreads only via MSN messenger. This pesky MSN virus worm spreads with the following message in your messenger

“President bush shooter is game that allows you to shoot Bush balzz hahaha”

To remove, do the following.

1. Press Ctrl, Alt, Del and select Choke.exe press and kill it by pressing End Task
2. Close MSN Messenger
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] “msconfig”
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says “Startup”
5. Uncheck the box next to “Choke.exe”, “ShootPresidentBUSH.exe”, or “*The user name here*.exe
6. Find all using search “Choke.exe”, “ShootPresidentBUSH.exe”, or “*The user name here*.exe
7. Delete the file an Empty recycle bin

Now you are disinfected. Update your antivirus to stay safe from MSN Virus.

MSN is one of the most popular tools exploited by hackers to gain access to systems using it since MSN Messenger is a popular IM client with teens all over the world. A photo virus currently on the wild, prompts users to download a photo to their computer and many innocent victims tend to download these files thinking that it is a photo sent from one of their friends. This virus then latches to the victims computer and spreads itself virally using the victims friends list on messenger.

photo album.zip is a file that will will prompted to be downloaded. Other filenames include IMG-0012.zip, rachel.exe, newsXX.zip, Jenny.zip and etc which comes with a message making it look like a innocent download.

There are many tools which allow you to remove these kind of viruses include:

Like the previous types of viral spreading MSN viruses, this one also prompts the user to download a file and send a message to every on them contacts list. First step in the removal of W32.Kelvir.A Virus is by deleting the downloaded cute.pif file. Then proceed as follows to completly remove the virus: cute.pif – W32.Kelvir.A MSN Messenger Virus

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and look for hotkeysvc. If it’s there select it and press “End Task”.
2. Use the Windows Find feature to look for a file called “hotkeysvc.exe”. Which if their should be in the %System% directroy. If you find the file delete it.
3. Goto ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’. A new window should appear.
4. Click on the tab at the top right that says ‘Startup’.
5. Look for, and if it exists, unitick the box next to “hotkeysvc.exe” or simlar name.

The virus has now been deactivated. Happy? Tell us in the comments if this does not work of if it did! Also you might want to do a online scan or get an anti-virus to protect yourself in the future.

Another annoying virus hits MSN Messenger. Its more annoying than be a threat to your computer data. To remove this virus called MSN Virus IM-Names:

1. Close Messenger.
2. Goto ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’. A new window should appear.
3. Click on the tab at the top right that says ‘Startup’.
4. Untick the box next to ‘IM-Names’. (If you cannot find it skip this task)
5. Click ‘ok’ and when it asks if you want to restart your computer say no.
6. Press ‘Ctr’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘Del’. Find the processthat says ‘IM-Names’ and click End Task.

To remove it fully follow these instructions:

1. Search your computer for all files called “IM-Names”.
2. Delete all files that it finds.
3. Empty your Recylce Bin.

The virus has now been deactivated. Happy? Tell us in the comments if this does not work. Also you might want to do a online scan or get an anti-virus to protect yourself in the future.

Virus Name : W32.Aplore@mm
Symptoms : This MSN Messenger Virus spreads virally amongst the infected persons contact list and then on to others and so forth by sending a message to everyone on the contact list. If you have been infected by this MSN Virus, it is possibly that you clicked on a message like this:

{YOUR_FRIEND} says:
this is cool, http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP

where http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP is a ip address with a port attached to it.

OR

{YOUR_FRIEND} says:
btw, download this, http://NNN.NNN.NN.NN:PPPP

Click Here to Remove MSN virus W32.Aplore@mm