WORM_AUTORUN.HGS

To restart in Safe Mode:

• For Windows 2000 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows XP users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting then pressing F8 several times when the POST screen appears.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows Server 2003 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after Windows starts up. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting again and pressing F8 several times afterward.
3. On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode then press Enter.

To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   SearchScopes
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>SearchScopes
5. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   {853FB6B1-8FFF-448D-83A4-516B8E59BF25}
6. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer
7. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   Search
8. Close Registry Editor.

To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   Ahead Nero = "%System%\System.exe"
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>SearchScopes
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   DefaultScope = "{853FB6B1-8FFF-448D-83A4-516B8E59BF25}"
6. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   Version = "1"
7. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>SearchScopes>{853FB6B1-8FFF-448D-83A4-516B8E59BF25}
8. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   DisplayName = "Google"
9. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   URL = "http://universo.{BLOCKED}x.com/campos?campo
10. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main
11. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Search Bar = "http://universo.{BLOCKED}x.com/campos?campo
12. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Search
13. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    SearchAssistant = "http://universo.{BLOCKED}x.com"
14. Close Registry Editor.

To restore the registry value this malware/grayware/spyware modified:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Search Page = "http://universo.{BLOCKED}x.com"
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Search Page = "http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd
5. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Start Page = "http://universo.{BLOCKED}x.com"
6. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Start Page = "http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd
7. Close Registry Editor.