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Run an Infected Virus File without Getting Infected


This is the article i was copying from my friend Kailash Blog ….

Now you can run Infected Virus File without getting Infected , Yes ! It’s True

Introducing Sanboxie

Sandboxie is an Windows Application which is designed to run a programs in an isolated mode which prevents even the infected program from making permanent changes to windows operating system or other programs and It also keeps the data in your computer safe without getting Infected

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Alert : Jackson virus and spam spreads on Internet


San Francisco, July 3 (DPA) Security researchers warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson’s name to snare unsuspecting users.

One e-mail carries the subject line ‘Remembering Michael Jackson’ was circulating with a worm in tow. The e-mail has a zip file attached that infects victims if downloaded.

‘The e-mail, which claims to come from sarah@michaeljackson.com, says that the attached ZIP file contains secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson,’ Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, wrote on a blog. ‘However, the reality is that opening the attachment exposes you to infection – and if your computer is hit you
will be spreading the worm onto other Internet users.’

Cluley said that the malware also spreads via USB memory sticks. Another e-mail promises an exclusive look at a YouTube video of the ‘last work of Michael Jackson,’ but instead installs a malicious program that steals passwords.
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Remove Virus from USB Drive


One of the ways by which a virus can infect your PC is through USB/Pen drives. Common viruses such as ’Ravmon’ , ‘New Folder.exe’, ‘Orkut is banned’ etc are spreading through USB Driver. Most anti virus programs are unable to detect them and even if they do, in most cases they are unable to delete the file, only quarantine it. Here are the things which you can do if you want to remove such viruses from your USB Drive

Whenever you plug a USB drive in your system, a window will appear similar to the one shown below

USB

Don’t click on Ok , just choose ‘Cancel’. Open the Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd‘ in the run box. In the command prompt type the drive letter: and press enter . Now type dir /w/a and press enter.

This will display a list of the files in the pen drive. Check whether the following files are there or not

  • Autorun.inf
  • Ravmon.exe
  • New Folder.exe
  • svchost.exe
  • Heap41a
  • or any other exe file which may be suspicious.

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Restore Task Manager, Regedit and Folder Options Disabled by Virus


Restore Task Manager, Regedit and Folder Options Disabled by Virus… !!

Let’s face it. All of us have been infected by virus before. Even if you have anti-virus installed, you can still be infected by a new or custom virus that is not recognized by your anti-virus. Sometimes after removing the virus completely from our system, you’ll face new problems such as you can no longer bring up Windows Task Manager from CTRL+ALT+DEL. You get the error message saying “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”….




You think that it’s easy to fix this problem by going to Registry Editor but you can’t! You get the error message “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator”.

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