Win32 Trojan worm removal

March 23, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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I'm in no way computer savvy. I know how to use them, certainly, but I don’t know a lot about how they tick or how to take care of them. Unfortunately I got a hard lesson on what happens when you don't take care of the machine when I was attacked by a piece of malicious software that was known as a "Worm Win32.”

I was very nieve before getting infected and thought only people who visit naughty sites got infected. Of course, a Worm Win32 isn’t a worm like that, it’s a malicious computer program that burrows into a computer and starts making trouble. The worm that attacked me most likely arrived through an e-mail attachment. I did not know this at the time but it is possible to make a virus open up as soon as hit hits the users mail box. This isn't normal, of course, but it meant that as soon as I got the e-mail worm it took over my computer.  A Great site to check that has some removal guides on it is this win32 virus site.

I immediately noticed a slowdown in my computer’s speed, and I noticed that a lot of the time the computer would do things I didn’t tell it to do, or would ignore my commands. My computer seemed to be sending out e-mails and information I knew nothing about and had nothing to do with. It was like my computer was posessed! I called my works IT department from my home and the guy said I was for sure infected. He knew right away I was infected and said I needed to take action ASAP.  He suggested just having this computer repair company remove the virus for me.He gave them very high marks and said not only did he use them for more complicated IT issues but they also charge far less.This company actually cna remote into your computer with you just making a few clicks and they get right to work, it's like having a tech right there in your home.  They did remove my worm win32 but little did I know there were about 102 other traces of things.  One was Called Virtumonde and another was Zlob.bq or something wired like that.

This botnet is run by mysterious persons who apparently have ill intentions, and they use it to take control of large numbers of computers and then conduct electronic warfare on their enemies by clogging servers. Luckily, the above mentioned remote PC repair company was able to find the Storm Worm, one of the Worm Win32 variety, and they eliminated the threat.

Now I know better than to open attachments I’ve got complete protection and the best help available!  It’s not always easy to understand computer related issues and if you’re a bit of a tech challenged person like me then it’s great to have help when it’s needed.