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Monday 26 January 2009, 9:18 PM
A Tailored Fix For The Downadup Worm
A useful tool for fixing downadup can be taken from here. This is an auto command line scan designed to hunt down and root out downadup. It should really be run in safe mode and comes in the form of a .zip file. Once the file has been downloaded, right click on it and click 'extract all'.
A wizard will open and ask you where to extract the files. Ideally you will have created a folder to extract the files into. Once done open the folder and run the program. This will then tell you of any detections specifically realating to the downadup worm.
Run the scan a few times to be sure, And then scan with your regular antivirus and if desired bring windows defender into the mix.
It's also worth manually running the malicious software removal tool from microsoft.com.
After applying any fixes I would strongly advise opening a command line and typing: sfc /scannow
This will reorder and replace any critical system files that the fix may have knocked out. Not doing this runs you the risk of rendering your machine unbootable, adding the time it takes to do a repair install into what's already been a painful mix.
Business users, from what I have seen, I really think it would be wise to train your regular non-IT staff to visit windows update once everyday. Automatic updates don't always behave....automatically.
A wizard will open and ask you where to extract the files. Ideally you will have created a folder to extract the files into. Once done open the folder and run the program. This will then tell you of any detections specifically realating to the downadup worm.
Run the scan a few times to be sure, And then scan with your regular antivirus and if desired bring windows defender into the mix.
It's also worth manually running the malicious software removal tool from microsoft.com.
After applying any fixes I would strongly advise opening a command line and typing: sfc /scannow
This will reorder and replace any critical system files that the fix may have knocked out. Not doing this runs you the risk of rendering your machine unbootable, adding the time it takes to do a repair install into what's already been a painful mix.
Business users, from what I have seen, I really think it would be wise to train your regular non-IT staff to visit windows update once everyday. Automatic updates don't always behave....automatically.
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