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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 12:28:13 AM

Title: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 12:28:13 AM

i got a blaster worm somehow, im not shure tho. but i was on another forum and they told me to come here. so how do you remove a blaster worm?

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: DavidR on July 01, 2005, 12:52:41 AM

What OS are you using, is it up to date?
What AV are you using (I doubt it is avast as that should have caught blaster or perhaps you haven't got blaster), is it up to date?

1. If you have the blaster worm you need to visit windows update because this vulnerability was patched ages ago, there are many blaster removal tools available on-line a google search should turn up one of them.

avast! Anti-virus Cleaner (http://www.avast.com/eng/down_cleaner.html) should remove blaster.

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 01:02:57 AM

i was using AVG and do you have a link to that windows update?

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: DavidR on July 01, 2005, 01:14:25 AM

It is in IE, Tools, Windows Update.

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 01:24:35 AM

hmmmmm i have all the update :-\. is there another way to remove the worm cuz it turns the computer off before the scan is done.

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: DavidR on July 01, 2005, 01:35:56 AM

I can't see how it is possible for your OS to be fully up to date and still be infected by blaster.

Use the avast virus cleaner download link I gave you it isn't very big 374KB I think.

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 02:19:37 AM

i can't finish the scan cuz the worm turns off my computer

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: storyoftheyear on July 01, 2005, 03:02:47 AM

HELP!!!!!!! i asked my uncle and he said i might have to reformat my hard drvie. i need a way to remove the pice of shit and fast!

Title: Re: how to get rid of a blaster worm?
Post by: FreewheelinFrank on July 01, 2005, 11:13:39 AM

Download the Blaster worm tool from Symantec:

FixBlast.exe:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

Also download and run:

McAfee Stringer:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Then run a boot time scan with avast! and come back and tell us if you have any problems.