Sunday, December 14, 2008

ExploreZip.pack Worm

ExploreZip.pack malware description and removal detail
Categories:Worm
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\explore.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\explore.exe

In order to ensure that the ExploreZip.pack is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the ExploreZip.pack adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\explore.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting ExploreZip.pack:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\explore.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\explore.exe

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Removing ExploreZip.pack:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from ExploreZip.pack.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove ExploreZip.pack manually.

To completely manually remove ExploreZip.pack malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with ExploreZip.pack.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the ExploreZip.pack process.
  2. Delete the original ExploreZip.pack file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes ExploreZip.pack from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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