holeinone
01-09-2008, 22:13
From the website
VundoFix is a freeware removal tool for many of the known variants of Trojan.Vundo, Trojan.Conhook and other similar infections.
I've been working on this tool for nearly 2 years constantly updating and improving the way it detects and removes the vundo infection.
Generally an updated version is released once a week and in some special cases sometimes 2 or 3 times in a week. The tool has had great success removing the infection from over 1 million computers to date and I hope to continue with that same success into the future.
One of the main install vectors for Vundo that we have found is through Java exploits in older versions of Java. Be sure to keep Java updated and remove older versions after updating. Java updates are available from Sun MicroSystems from here. Old versions of Java can be safely removed through Add or Remove Programs in Windows.
Another good idea is to install all Windows Critical Updates. We have seen many variants of Vundo installed through IRC bots that use flaws in the Windows Operating System.
Signs of infection:
Usually when infected with Vundo the user is bombarded with popups for WinFixer, Amaena, WinAntiVirus, ErrorSafe, SystemDoctor and DriveCleaner. Downloading and running these Fraudware applications will result in a fake scan telling you that you are infected with malware then telling you that you need to buy their program to remove the malware that it found. DO NOT BUY THESE PROGRAMS. They are scams and will not remove anything but could possibly make your infection worse.
A slowdown in PC performance may also be noticed when Vundo is running as well as the possibility of random BSOD's.
VundoFix is a freeware removal tool for many of the known variants of Trojan.Vundo, Trojan.Conhook and other similar infections.
I've been working on this tool for nearly 2 years constantly updating and improving the way it detects and removes the vundo infection.
Generally an updated version is released once a week and in some special cases sometimes 2 or 3 times in a week. The tool has had great success removing the infection from over 1 million computers to date and I hope to continue with that same success into the future.
One of the main install vectors for Vundo that we have found is through Java exploits in older versions of Java. Be sure to keep Java updated and remove older versions after updating. Java updates are available from Sun MicroSystems from here. Old versions of Java can be safely removed through Add or Remove Programs in Windows.
Another good idea is to install all Windows Critical Updates. We have seen many variants of Vundo installed through IRC bots that use flaws in the Windows Operating System.
Signs of infection:
Usually when infected with Vundo the user is bombarded with popups for WinFixer, Amaena, WinAntiVirus, ErrorSafe, SystemDoctor and DriveCleaner. Downloading and running these Fraudware applications will result in a fake scan telling you that you are infected with malware then telling you that you need to buy their program to remove the malware that it found. DO NOT BUY THESE PROGRAMS. They are scams and will not remove anything but could possibly make your infection worse.
A slowdown in PC performance may also be noticed when Vundo is running as well as the possibility of random BSOD's.