How do remove brontok virus from vista?

Answer 1

Most malware can be effectively detected and removed using Sophos Anti-Virus. The command-line version is available for you to use for free and is useful if, for example, your computer is badly infected and you do not have an antivirus installed or your antivirus installation is damaged.

To download and run Sophos Anti-Virus, follow the instructions Sophos provides on this page:

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13251.html

Once you've disinfected the computer, if you don't already have one installed and running, you should download and install an antivirus program. The best free antivirus is Avira AntiVir, which you can download here:

http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php

Brontok spreads through email. You shouldn't forward suspicious emails to friends and family and you shouldn't open attachments they contain, to avoid becoming infected. Messages with no text in them, as well as messages with empty subject lines and messages with attachments whose names end in .scr, .pif, and .exe should always be treated as suspicious. Also note that Brontok modifies some registry settings, which you may need to restore using another utility.