What is the Brontok virus?

Answer 1

A computer worm that infects Windows and emails itself to addresses harvested from the infected computer. Brontok Virus came from Indonesia. It arrives as an attachment of e-mail named kangen.exe ("kangen" word itself means "I miss you so much"). When Brontok is first run, it copies itself to the user's application data directory. It then sets itself to start up with Windows, by creating a registry entry in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registrykey. It disables the Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe)and modifies Windows Explorer settings. It removes the option of "Folder Options" in the Tools menu so that the hidden files, where it is concealed, are not easily accessible to the user. It also turns off Windows firewall. In some variants, when a window is found containing certain strings (such as "application data") in the window title, the computer reboots. User frustration also occurs when an address typed into Windows Explorer is blanked out before completion. Using its own mailing engine, it sends itself to email addresses it finds on the computer, even faking the own user's email address as the sender. The computer also restarts when trying to open DOSwindow (Command Prompt) in Windows and prevents user from downloading files. It also pop ups the default Web browser and loads a web page (HTML) which is located in the "My Pictures" (or on Windows Vista, "Pictures") folder. It create .exe files in folders usually named as folder itself (..\documents\documents.exe)includes all mapped network drives.

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1. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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3. Run the anti spyware removal programs spybot or Superantispyware

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Use Mozilla firefox or the Google chrome browser for browsing unsafe websites

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update your software by running

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Install a good antivirus in your computer.

Keep your antivirus updated. If automatic updates are available, configure your antivirus to use them.

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