WORM_SILLY.MBA

To identify and delete of malware/grayware files:

1. Insert your Windows Installation CD in your CD-rom.
2. Press the restart button of your computer.
3. When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD.
4. When prompted on the Main Menu, type r to enter the recovery console.
   (Note: On Windows 2000, after pressing r, type c to choose the Recovery Console in the repair options screen.)
5. When prompted, type your administrator password to log on.
6. Once logged in, type the drive that contains Windows in the command prompt that appears, then press Enter.
7. Type the drive that contains Windows, then press Enter.
8. Type the following, then press Enter:
   del {malware/grayware path and file name}
9. Repeat the above procedure for all files detected earlier.
10. Type exit to restart the system.

To restore the registry value this malware/grayware modified:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT in the text box provided, and then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Winlogon
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Userinit = "%System%\userinit.exe,%Program Files%\Common Files\svchost.exe -s"
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Userinit = "%System%\userinit.exe,"
5. Close Registry Editor.

To restore the modified and/or deleted registry value/s:

1. Open Notepad.
   » For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 users, click Start>Run. In the Open input box, type notepad then press Enter.
   » For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, click Start, type notepad in the Search input field then press Enter.
2. Copy and paste the following script:
   'On Error Resume Next Set shl = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") shl.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\CheckedValue" shl.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\HideFileExt\UncheckedValue" shl.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\CheckedValue", "1", "REG_DWORD" shl.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\HideFileExt\UncheckedValue", "0", "REG_DWORD"
3. Save this file as C:\RESTORE.VBS.
4. Run C:\RESTORE.VBS.
   » For Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 users, click Start>Run. In the Open input box, type C:\RESTORE.VBS then press Enter.
   » For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, click Start, type C:\RESTORE.VBS in the Search input field then press Enter.

To delete malware/grayware folders:

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   %Windows%\log
   %Program Files%\Common Files\log
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the folder then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
5. Repeat the said steps for all folders listed.

To delete malware/grayware component files:

1. Search for the following files:
   
   %Windows%\drive.ini
   %User Temp%\xx12
   %User Temp%\xx13
   %User Temp%\xx14
   %User Temp%\xx15
   %User Temp%\xx16
   %User Temp%\alldetails.txt
   
   Note: To do a search for the following files, right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running. For each file to be deleted, type its file name in the Named input box. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
2. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.
3. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.