Re: W32.spybot.worm

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 01/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:16:41 -0500

Pauly's advice is worth reading carefully first (i.e. the reference
URL's)--but here's a generalized technique that may help.

Try copying the relevant EXE file to the same name .COM.
i.e. cd \windows\system32 <enter>
copy taskmgr.exe taskmgr.com <enter>
taskmgr <enter>

"Josh" <jdylan@mail.com> wrote in message
news:6b5901c3e6a3$16392f50$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>I have scanned and found the W32.spybot.worm virus on my
> computer. it has disabled the task manager, regedit and
> msconfig, so getting rid of it is kind of hard. all of the
> removal tips i've heard of require you to run task manager
> or msconfig but when i open them, they shut down
> immediatly. this virus has been on my computer for a while
> and i havent been able to get rid of it.

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