Remove Worm:Win32/Gamarue with Manual Method Offered by Experts

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• About Worm:Win32/Gamarue
• What does worm:Win32/Gamarue do?
• Worm:Win32/Gamarue’s features
• Expert shows how to remove Worm:Win32/Gamarue

About Worm:Win32/Gamarue

As its name suggests that Worm:Win32/Gamarue is a worm. Generally speaking there are two kinds of worms:

1. One is Host worm
2. The other is network worm

Worm:Win32/Gamarue belongs to network worm that spreads itself mainly through emails. It attacks the vulnerability within installed browsers (i.e. IE, Firefox and Chrome) to ensure that the emails containing its vicious code will be sent away to all detected contactors and released when accessed without manual work. Most of the time, the vulnerability within Microsoft IIS will also be exploited by Worm:Win32/Gamarue.

What Does Worm:Win32/Gamarue Do?

There are many variants of Worm:Win32/Gamarue alive on the Internet. Worm:Win32/Gamarue is the parent worm. So what it targets at? Before answering the question, one should be informed that worm is usually adopted to be working with hacking technology. Worm:Win32/Gamarue is no exception. Undoubtedly what Worm:Win32/Gamarue aims at is money and the confidential information such as log-in credentials.

When Worm:Win32/Gamarue manages to land on your machine, it would copy itself and release them to affect the items with the extensions including avi, bmp, doc, gif, txt, exe and so on. It would then hide the primary documents of the affected items up to make the system think that the affected ones are normal. When the machine is going to perform certain task that needs some of the files affected, the machine will call the affected file to help Worm:Win32/Gamarue do what it plans:

1. Generate autorun.inf to prepare for affecting any connected removable devices.
2. Connect designated website to download and run vicious programs.
3. Connect to its server to communicate with its remote hacker.

Worm:Win32/Gamarue’s Features

Worm:Win32/Gamarue shares much with Trojan horse. Yet there are some unique features that it possesses:

• Worm:Win32/Gamarue spreads rapidly.
• Worm:Win32/Gamarue would kill itself when all its copies are settled down.
• Affect build-in files to make it its Host.
• Camouflage as some certain component of the commonly used instant tools.

One should hurry up to remove Worm:Win32/Gamarue before more infections are brought in and further damages are made. Since the internal security defense is disabled to some extent, it is recommended to apply manual method in its removal. Below is the instruction to follow up. Should you encounter difficulties in the middle of the procedures, please do not hesitate to start a live chat with security assistance from Global PC Support Center.

Expert Shows How to Remove Worm:Win32/Gamarue

Step1
Access Safe Mode to remove Worm:Win32/Gamarue there.

Windows 7/Vista/XP
Restart the affected computer > keep tapping on “F8 key” when the computer is booting > select ‘Safe Mode’ on  “Windows Advanced Options Menu” screen > press Enter key.

Windows 8
Restart the affected computer > hold the Shift button and keep tapping on the F8 key as the computer is booting >  ‘See advanced repair options’ > ‘Troubleshoot’ > ‘Advanced Options’ > ‘Windows Startup Settings’ > ‘Restart’ button.




Step2
Remove all Temp files.

Win+R key combination > Run box > type “%Temp%”/”Tmp” > hit Enter key > remove all the listed temp files and folders.



Step3
Unveil all hidden files and folders to remove the items generated by Worm:Win32/Gamarue.

Win+R key combination > Run box > type “CMD” > Enter key > put in “attrib -s -h -r *.*” > Enter key > navigate to the following locations and remove the ones generated on and after the days when Worm:Win32/Gamarue was firstly detected:

C:\Windows
C:\Windows\System32
C:\windows\winstart.bat
C:\windows\wininit.ini
C:\windows\Autoexec.bat
C:\Users\[your username]\Documents\
C:\users\user\appdata\local\
C:\Program Files\ 

Step4
Remove the vicious files on removable devices.

Insert the affected removable device > unveil hidden files > remove thumbs.db, shortcuts, .dll files and desktop.ini.




Step5
Access DataBase to modify its startup setting.

Win+R key combination > put in “regedit” > Enter key > DataBase window > remove the key value "59870" of the following two entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\load

There’s a big chance for virus makers to obtain money as programs/OS need to be updated, and the negligence posed by PC users. Therefore one should use extra carefulness when surfing on the Internet and upgrade the installed applications on regular basis. Also some reputable computer-friendly programs are recommended to download such as website monitor. In the event that unexpected issues occur along with Worm:Win32/Gamarue’s affection and you don’t know how to cope with, you are welcome to get exclusive help from VilmaTech Online Support according to your concrete situation.

Reference:

Computer worm – Wikipedia