How To Remove 4 Different Msn Messenger Virus's - cute.pif, PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe, Choke.exe, and W..

GM-University

Apr 14 2005, 10:17 PM

Ok he is a little guide to removing 4 types of the MSN Messenger virus from you PC.

First of all, cute.pif it sends all people on your buddy list this

QUOTE

omg this is funny!
*link to download cute.pif from jose.rivera4.home.att.net*

Here is how to remove it...
1. Hit Ctrl,Alt,Delete on the keypad, look for "hotkeysvc." select it and press "End Task" (if it is on there...).
2. Use the Search feature to look for "hotkeysvc.exe". It will be in the %System% directroy, if it is there at all. Delete that file.
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] msconfig
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner of the program that poped up that says "Startup".
5. Look for "hotkeysvc.exe" or something like that and uncheck the box next to it.

Ok, now to remove the PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe...
1. Close MSN (if not already closed)
2. Goto 'Start> Run' [type] "msconfig"
3. Click the tab at the top right hand corner of the window that pop up that says "Startup"
4. Uncheck the box next to "MSN Messenger".
5. Hit Ok, when it asks if you want to restart your computer say "no".
6. Hit Ctr, Alt, Del find "MsgSpread" and click End Task (if the file is there).
7. On the Desktop, open My Documents.
8. Double click "Messenger Service Received Files" if you dont see a folder called that then go to My Computer> C> Program Files> Messenger Service Received Files
9. You should see a file called PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe, right click it ONCE and select delete.
10. On the desktop click the "Recycle Bin" and click empty.

Now for Choke.exe...
1. Hit Ctrl, Alt, Delete select Choke.exe press "End Task"
2. Close MSN (if not already closed...)
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] "msconfig"
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says "Startup"
5. Uncheck the box next to "Choke.exe", "ShootPresidentBUSH.exe", or "*The user name here*.exe
6. Use windows search, and look for for "Choke.exe", "ShootPresidentBUSH.exe", or "*The user name here*.exe
7. Right click the file once, and select delete.
8. On the desktop open the "Recyle Bin" and empty the recycle bin.

Now to remove W32.Aplore@mm... (only deactivate actually...)
1. Close MSN (if you haven't already)
2. Go to Start> Run> [type] "msconfig"
3. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says "Startup"
4. Uncheck the box next to "Explorer"
5. Restart your PC

If you have any questions, reply or PM me...

choetry

Apr 15 2005, 08:54 AM

do I have to do that if I have never received any files with those file names? or can I get infected with them just out of nowhere?

wassie

Apr 15 2005, 09:36 AM

if you got any experience with msn that your contacts are complaining about something i suggest that you try those 4 steps,
btw
great tut

Shackman

Apr 15 2005, 09:57 AM

Yeah....nice tutorial. Thanks a lot. Helped me quite a bit.

Great tutorial......!!!

-Shackman

beeseven

Apr 15 2005, 03:17 PM

Instead of right clicking and deleting then emptying the recycle bin, you can skip the middleman and completely delete it with Shift+Delete, if you have something in the recycle bin that you may want to restore someday.

Adamrosso

Aug 8 2005, 10:32 AM

Nice tutorial. I did not have one of these viruses though

. Ill check daily

jesscranston

Aug 23 2007, 02:05 PM

QUOTE(GM-University @ Apr 14 2005, 11:17 PM)

Ok he is a little guide to removing 4 types of the MSN Messenger virus from you PC.

First of all, cute.pif it sends all people on your buddy list this
Here is how to remove it...
1. Hit Ctrl,Alt,Delete on the keypad, look for "hotkeysvc." select it and press "End Task" (if it is on there...).
2. Use the Search feature to look for "hotkeysvc.exe". It will be in the %System% directroy, if it is there at all. Delete that file.
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] msconfig
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner of the program that poped up that says "Startup".
5. Look for "hotkeysvc.exe" or something like that and uncheck the box next to it.

Ok, now to remove the PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe...
1. Close MSN (if not already closed)
2. Goto 'Start> Run' [type] "msconfig"
3. Click the tab at the top right hand corner of the window that pop up that says "Startup"
4. Uncheck the box next to "MSN Messenger".
5. Hit Ok, when it asks if you want to restart your computer say "no".
6. Hit Ctr, Alt, Del find "MsgSpread" and click End Task (if the file is there).
7. On the Desktop, open My Documents.
8. Double click "Messenger Service Received Files" if you dont see a folder called that then go to My Computer> C> Program Files> Messenger Service Received Files
9. You should see a file called PIC1234(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1).exe, right click it ONCE and select delete.
10. On the desktop click the "Recycle Bin" and click empty.

Now for Choke.exe...
1. Hit Ctrl, Alt, Delete select Choke.exe press "End Task"
2. Close MSN (if not already closed...)
3. Go to Start> Run> [type] "msconfig"
4. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says "Startup"
5. Uncheck the box next to "Choke.exe", "ShootPresidentBUSH.exe", or "*The user name here*.exe
6. Use windows search, and look for for "Choke.exe", "ShootPresidentBUSH.exe", or "*The user name here*.exe
7. Right click the file once, and select delete.
8. On the desktop open the "Recyle Bin" and empty the recycle bin.

Now to remove W32.Aplore@mm... (only deactivate actually...)
1. Close MSN (if you haven't already)
2. Go to Start> Run> [type] "msconfig"
3. Click the tab at the top right hand corner that says "Startup"
4. Uncheck the box next to "Explorer"
5. Restart your PC

If you have any questions, reply or PM me...

iGuest

Nov 12 2007, 09:19 PM

Hi,

My friends all got a virus in our computers. It keeps sending a zipped folder and tells you different stuff saying its a picture.asking if they should put it on myspace or saying omg this looks like you....

It says loads of things.we tried avast anti virus and microsoft malicious virus remover but they couldn't even detect the virus so we don't even know the name of the virus,could you help please?

-Juwee

iGuest

Dec 8 2007, 07:18 PM

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Hi,

My friends all got a virus in our computers. It keeps sending a zipped folder and tells you different stuff saying its a picture.asking if they should put it on myspace or saying omg this looks like you....

It says loads of things.we tried avast anti virus and microsoft malicious virus remover but they couldn't even detect the virus so we don't even know the name of the virus,could you help please?

THAT'S JUST WHAT I GOT!! Please, please I need help removing it! I don't know what to do anymore!!! Thnks

-Loraine

iGuest

Dec 17 2007, 04:16 AM

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ThePro

Jun 21 2008, 03:22 PM

QUOTE(i_speel_good @ Jun 18 2008, 09:15 AM)

Hm, do you think Kaspersky would get these virii?

Kaspersky is a very good antivirus so it should (dosent mean it will) but i find nod32 better since it finds every virus you can think of alltho i never got the link thing but i would ignore it and never accept sharing folders since they arent scanned

iGuest

Jun 21 2008, 09:07 AM

Hey..Your tutorial does help..But it doesnt realy apply to me as I din even have any of the cute pif. And etc. The msn sents my friend list about sum websites.. Pls HELP me~I need it urgently ..~thanks~

-reply by sharon

minimcmonkey

Jun 19 2008, 10:04 PM

Brilliant guide - I got a "trojan horse backdoor IRCbot" i checked this on the intenet - and it turned out to be quite a high risk virus, I found that My antivirus could get rid of it - even one of the free ones i tried - Althoough I found that wenever i used the free one, it seemed to re apear, and after getting rid of it the second time, it disapeared. Brilliant guide - Those viruses are SOOO annoying

Archangel_Baw

Jun 19 2008, 05:12 PM

thank you for this. My husband was wondering what to do about it:)

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