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How to remove W32.Gosys infection

Malware Description:
Spoof security alerts about detection of W32.Gosys worm are another exemplification of Antivir (Antivir 2010) crimeware activity. W32.Gosys is an ambiguous computer parasite being simultaneously a hazardous infection and an auxiliary scare tool used by Internet crooks that launched the Antivir badware propagation project. In the latter case, W32.Gosys is listed on falsified warning messages entitled ‘Antivir Resident Shield: Virus Detected’ (please see the screenshot within this post). These messages state that W32.Gosys application has been blocked by Antivir software and should be take care of. W32.Gosys is described as a PC worm that enables criminals to harvest your personally identifiable information, upload and execute some malicious files on your machine. Of course, alerts like that one must not be taken for granted. Especially due to the fact that there is a tricky recommendation at the bottom of these ads to remove all of the infections found on your machine. W32.Gosys is not the deal; the real bug that settled down on your computer is Antivir rogue anti-spyware tool, and it’s doing its best to compel you into paying some money. To sum it up, the only thing W32.Gosys is currently exploited for is scaring PC users for income receipt purposes. Any ads about W32.Gosys being found on your machine do not even deserve your attention, not to mention that you must refrain from doing anything these alerts push you to. If trojan viruses affiliated with Antivir rogueware are triggering such pop-ups, we advise that you stick to our tips below and remove the source of infection.

Malware Type: Worms

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove W32.Gosys manually:
Manual removal of W32.Gosys is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The associated files to be deleted are listed below:

• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Antivir.lnk
• %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Uninstall.lnk
• %Program Files%\AV
• %Program Files%\AV\antivir.exe
• %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall
• %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall\AV
• %Program Files%\Common Files\Uninstall\AV\Uninstall.lnk
• %WINDOWS%\system32\UpdateCheck.dll
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivir.lnk

The related registry entries to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EVAACD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AV”

Please, be aware that manual removal of W32.Gosys malware is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may automatically reanimate themselves afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of W32.Gosys, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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