blady
September 22nd, 2002, 06:27 PM
Suddenly all your app icons change and anything "exe" gives you a "path not found" error. But your web browser still works for you to read this?
You downloaded and ran a virus called the MIAOUS3 virus. It's supposed to show you a dirty pic, but it does damage also.
Registry keys are changed.
The virus adds
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile "AlwaysShowExt"
and the following keys are modified
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile "(Default)"
From 'Application' to 'EXE file'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon "(Default)"
From '%1' to 'C:\_cd_N5\secret\MIAOUS3\MIAOUS3.exe'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)"
From '"%1" %*' to 'C:\_cd_N5\secret\MIAOUS3\MIAOUS3.exe %1'
The virus is 328,125 bytes big but it is a little smaller when zipped, rar'd or ace'd. So it can fool you into thinking it's a harmless codec, but not even norton can stop it.
To fix your registry, just fix these four keys, reboot, then when your PC's apps run again, do a system restore.
You downloaded and ran a virus called the MIAOUS3 virus. It's supposed to show you a dirty pic, but it does damage also.
Registry keys are changed.
The virus adds
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile "AlwaysShowExt"
and the following keys are modified
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile "(Default)"
From 'Application' to 'EXE file'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon "(Default)"
From '%1' to 'C:\_cd_N5\secret\MIAOUS3\MIAOUS3.exe'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)"
From '"%1" %*' to 'C:\_cd_N5\secret\MIAOUS3\MIAOUS3.exe %1'
The virus is 328,125 bytes big but it is a little smaller when zipped, rar'd or ace'd. So it can fool you into thinking it's a harmless codec, but not even norton can stop it.
To fix your registry, just fix these four keys, reboot, then when your PC's apps run again, do a system restore.