how to remove xmss.exe & funny UST Scandel.Avi.exe virus?

Question

i have got Windows XP Service pack 2 in my system,how do i get rid of the above virus?unable to open task manager,hidden files & run.

Answer 1

i would use either Avast of AVG antivirus which are free and very effective

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Funny UST Scandal.exe (Sdbot-DIQ, Imaut-A) is a worm that usually spread through Yahoo Messenger exploits. After installation Funny UST Scandal.exe turns off antvirus programs. It can also download different malware programs from Internet and install it without your knowledge. This worm infects Yahoo Messenger and may block every application running on PC. Funny UST Scandal.exe may infect network computers, through network shares and infected messages.

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try this manual removal instructions:

Answer 4

Try this it works on my pc... on C:\Windows, rename xmss.exe

Then delete xmss.exe on C:\, after you launch task manager, normally it will auto abort the task manager, but when xmss.exe was renamed you have about 4 sec to locate at task manager the xmss.exe and stop it quickly... then remove the renamed xmss.exe.... (funny UST ....exe is with xmss.exe, remove it as well)

Answer 5

SIMPLE STEPS TO

DOWNLOADING

VIRUS & SPYWARE PROTECTION





AVG FOR VIRUS PROTECTION

AVG anti FOR SPYWARE, MALWARE, ROOTKITS

BOTH FOUND AT http://www.grifsoft.com or go to yahoo and enter in search box - AVGfree and the first or 1. Item that is listed is the web site for you to go to.

Once there you will see advertisement for both free & paid plus updates, at the left upper side you’ll see download for free basic protection, click the orange download bar and this will get the free program for AVG virus

Under that picture you will see the words AVG anti-spy ware Free edition the writing is in orange, click it for your download of AVG anti spy ware program

If for any reason someone just needs the updates to the current program and cannot download on their machine, a person a look to bottom right corner of page and find them, put on jump drive and just plug in and AVG will find it when you click update on the program. (this is just for the virus program)



Now for your next layer of protection download the following also but remember you can only run one program at a time, but each of these will fine things the other didn’t.

Spybot search & destroy found at www.safer-networking.org

Superantispyware found at http://superantispyware.com



And finally go to this web site for this program to clean up your internet history, cookies, browser history, recycle bin, IE Explorer, etc all the boxes can be preset and basically in 4 steps you can clean computer. It does so well that disc clean usually only will find 32-100MB after its done

http://www.snapfiles.com go to the freeware section, look for Internet Cleanup, then look for the software called IE Privacy Keeper



Last but not least do Defrag at least 2 times in a row even if program says not needed, as XP Defrag program isn’t the best and needs to be run more often.



And also go to http://www.glaryulitilies.com for free registry repair programs or to http://www.snapfiles.com and to their freeware section to find them also.

(need only one virus program but you may have as many spy ware programs as you wish as long as you run only one at a time, and only one firewall)

Answer 6

Try the software in Safe mode and then install a good anti virus.



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