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Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by Ralvy(m): 2:18pm On Jul 28, 2007 |
Hello Nairalanders, I came across this crazy How does it work? - it first starts its life journey on one internet website. viewers of this site will then receive the well, because The coolpics virus is a virus that does the following: changes your ym stat message spams your ym contact list with a tricky link to where the virus is located disables your task manager disables your regedit disables your msconfig disables the run option from the start menu disables AVG and its updater disables your run command hides the ‘Folder Options’ in windows explorer. So that users will not see hidden files and system files disables the ‘Find’ command so you will have a hard time finding the virus. and many more… Here's a way to get rid of the virus; Place this link in your address bar: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc that's if windows is installed on Drive C on your computer, You will find a file named hosts. Remove the read-only attribute from by right clicking on the file and selecting properties. Open the file with note pad and you will see a list of web pages that you are not allowed to visit meaning your computer has been barred from visiting those pages. Yow get to see links like this; 72.36.143.120 localhost 72.36.143.120 8streetlatinas.com 72.36.143.120 www.8streetlatinas.com 72.36.143.120 bandbrothers.com 72.36.143.120 www.bandbrothers.com and more, Find attached: hosts.jpg to see what it looks like Go to the end and add yours; 127.1.0.0 http://thecoolpics.net/hot.jpg 127.1.0.0 http://thecoolpics.net Find attached host_edited.jpg to see what it should look like Now save the file and apply the read only attribute to protect it. At this point, u have suceeded in blocking your computer from visiting the link to where this file (virus) is downloaded. But you haven't got the virus out. I'm sure you would have noticed that the "run" option is not available. This is caused by the registry. Find attached "no_run.jpg" This is what you should do. Open the command prompt and type "gpedit.msc" (without quotes) The above command should open a box with group policy. Expand as illustrated in fig.1 below Browse through the group policy and re-enable every option that has been disabled. Note that all you do is entered into this location on the registry editor " \Software\Policies" or "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies" so You can export the registry files and send to a frend if he is infected. without him going through the stress above. Note that the virus is spreading rapidly like wild fire. Do not open links from your yahoo messenger that you do not know. iNerve, Ihope this helps, If you experience more problems, don't hesitate to e-mail me: geezlenator@gmail.com
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Re: Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by Ralvy(m): 2:22pm On Jul 28, 2007 |
This is how the messsage that has the infection get to you through yahoo messenger, Find attached: WORM_SOHANAD_AE_img1. I will upload a PDF file containing these remobal methods for your convinience later,
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Re: Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by hayprof(m): 8:43pm On Jul 28, 2007 |
Thanks mehn, i shuld try this when i get to the office on Monday. I av this virus on my office Pc. Thanks Ralvy. |
Re: Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by tizzle(m): 5:27am On Jul 30, 2007 |
nice one. had this same problem but its too late. couldn't get rid of the virus so i had to format my system. wish i knew this b4 then. |
Re: Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by Nobody: 9:45am On Jul 30, 2007 |
this has been discussed before: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-46473.0.html in a reply to a similar post, someone posted link to a standalone cleaner.(i can't find it, though). |
Re: Have You Got The Coolpics Virus? by Ralvy(m): 6:41pm On Jul 30, 2007 |
For you all that read mt blog http://www.nerve-it..com/ This is the latest Topic I have posted, Pls when ur adding the virus sites to disable access to those sites from ur computer; Add the following; http://thecoolpics.net/dontclick.jpg http://thecoolpics.net/error.jpg Remember not to click the links above, |
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