Here’s how:
stop the virus from running
- run the Task Manager by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL
- click on the processes tab on the Task Manager
- end the following processes: password_viewer.exe
- close the Task Manager window
edit the Windows Registry
- click Start
- click run
- type “regedit” in the textbox
- click Ok
- go to this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
- On the right side, look for userinit
- right click on userinit and click modify
- you will notice that the value in the text box is userinit.exe, bar311.exe or userinit.exe, password_viewer.exe
- delete password_viewer.exe, BUT leave userinit.exe
delete the registry entry that causes windows to shutdown
- In the Registry Editor, go to this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
- delete the autorun key
delete the autorun.inf file
- Open a notepad window
- Type this in the notepad:
@echo off
c:
attrib autorun.inf -h -r -s
del autorun.inf -h -r -s
d:
attrib autorun.inf -h -r -s
del autorun.inf -h -r -s
del /a /f c:\Windows\password_viewer.exe
del /a /f c:\Windows\pc-off.bat
run the "whateva.bat"
