hi guys,
you took a cool breath when you searched this on google, right ? well yeah.. lotsa of my friends have been poking me lately cause they think i infected their Laptops/PC when they were not around .. hahahah.. that adds devil smile on my face, cause i did not do it but they are so sure that i did it .. Cant make them understand, so the only way to make them realize is that i took the infected pen drive of my friend to my place and started discovering what happened basically..
So googled about the symptoms i found that this is a worm known as
w32.USB Worm
As the name specifies it spreads from USB drives to and fro 😀
now how do you tackle it.. A quick way for orkut addicted those who want a quick access to orkut is as follows..
1) Press alt+ctrl+del and goto processes tab
2) There you will see a list of processes under the different username, arrange the processes according to your username and search for the process svchost.exe
3) Right click and end process or end process tree.. Make sure you end the imagename or process which are under your username and not that which are under LOCAL SERVICE OR NETWORK SERVICE.
4)This gives you instant access to orkut..
A Similar of this variant gives you error on opening firefox.
“I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE OR ELSE…”, “USE INTERNET EXPLORER U DOPE”,
The above 4 Steps solution works for the same..
Now a fix to permanently get rid of this nuisance, this pulls the interest of my friends who called me up and took help to access their orkut accounts instantly..
Follow as :-
REPEAT THE ABOVE 4 STEPS AND THEN CONTINUE.
5) Click start->run type c:heap41a and press Enter. You cannot find this folder by looking through windows explores i.e. My Computer, as this is a hidden folder.
6) Delete all the files under this folder by pressing ctrl+a followed by shift+del key
7) Now again goto Start->Run and write regedit, this opens registry editor for you.
8) Press ctrl+f , a find dialog box opens, type heap41a and let it show you some results
9) You should see “[winlogon] C:heap41asvchost.exe C:heap(some number)std.txt”
10) Now delete whatever you see there 😀 cause you love orkut .. hahahah
Well your PC/LP is cleaned up and now you can open your orkut account without that nuisance.
Make sure you delete all the .exe files which are present at the root of ur pendrive which got created automatically(which you never created) . Rather scan your pen drive with a good antivirus.. That should allow you stealth your PC from the attack of MUHAHA 😀
SIDE EFFECTs
Well this worm/virus removes hidden folder options or you are unable to see hidden folders. so enable the hidden folder option follow the steps as :-
1. Goto Start->run type regedit again to open registry editor
2.traverse as HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer3.
4)There you will see a DWORD key as “NoFolderOptions” . Set its value to 0 or simply delete it
vola !! there you go charmy.. you are a geek now 😛
Enjoy life 😀
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Comments (20)
ishatpreet singh
September 23, 2007 at 11:06 amgood
azeem
November 1, 2007 at 9:45 amthank you bro for the solution i am great thankful to u since i love orkut ……………
nidhin
November 8, 2007 at 11:57 pmThank u soooooooooo much
MRK
November 9, 2007 at 1:28 amIt’s really good. The solution is successfully working. It’s helped to my friends and me. The step are really clear.
Thanks…
Neha
November 26, 2007 at 12:24 pmThanks a lot dude….its working fine….
suhail khan
December 7, 2007 at 11:04 pmthank u very much for ur help. it was really helpful.
surya
December 29, 2007 at 7:56 pmThank You……………………
Nisarg
January 14, 2008 at 8:08 pmThank u very much….
rahul
January 15, 2008 at 6:16 pmthanx dude, it was of grt help…but i still can’t c the hidden folders how can i restore the registry
The Realin
January 16, 2008 at 11:20 pmthe above registry tweak to show hidden folders work really well.. and should work for you..
let me know if u still got any probs
Thilina
January 23, 2008 at 10:09 pmthank you….. now i can use firefox but i still have a problem, i can’t see my hide files it’s not working. pls help me….
Naani
February 11, 2008 at 8:45 pmReally Good one Bro. . . .
Explanation is very clear.
BHARAT
February 22, 2008 at 8:17 pmThanks ..
that really worked ..
keep up..
manish
March 28, 2008 at 1:54 pmThanks
Abhijit
April 23, 2008 at 5:04 pmThanks buddy!!!! really helpful n steps are very clear and concise.
Paresh
May 14, 2008 at 6:32 pmHey thanx a ton man.
It really working now
Ravi
August 18, 2008 at 9:18 amgood info…it will help many to tackle the problem..
anu
October 8, 2008 at 1:27 amthx a lot 4 such a valueable guidance.. 🙂
The Realin
October 9, 2008 at 8:11 am@anu
My pleasure to help you guys 🙂
vikas
August 28, 2009 at 5:39 pmthanks man….my boss is in love with me.
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