How To Remove Heap41a(win32.USBworm) Worm ?

How To Remove Heap41a(win32.USBworm) Worm ?

This is actually not a new worm.But most of us still got infected by this worm since we do not frequently update the anti-virus definition.

This win32.USBworm is making quite a mess to your computer by blocking you from accessing Firefox,Orkut or Youtube.Usually the computer infected with this worm will get the following message :-


How To Remove ?
Well,before this you have to manually delete its entries by opening "regedit".Now there is a tool for removing this worm.If i'm not mistaken, this tool is developed by Mr. Sarath Lakshman.

Download tool here:-
>> Heap41a a.k.a win32.USBworm Removal Tool <<

How To Manually Remove Knight.Exe Virus ?

How To Manually Remove Knight.Exe Virus ?

My Pendrive has been infected by this Knight.exe virus. Do not know where I got this virus but I think from my computer’s friend. When your pendrive is infected by this worm/virus, you can see that your pendrive icon will be change to something like this:-

When you right click on the pendrive, you’ll see the ‘Auto’ and ‘Disk Knight’ options is added. So, if you’re computer is enabling autorun function, your computer will be easily infected by this virus. Or if you double click on your pendrive, the virus will be automatically run and reside in your computer system. Usually it will reside in C:/Windows/system32 directory.

This is the code of ‘autorun.inf’ file that enable the virus to be automatically run once you double click your pendrive :-

How To Manually Remove Knight.exe virus ?

Basically all I did is right click on your pendrive, click ‘Explore’. Then under Tools > Folder option and select “view” tab.

Then check “Show Hidden Files” and uncheck both “Hide extension for known file types and “Hidden protested OS files”.

Then you’ll see the hidden files like “autorun.inf” and “knight.exe”.Select them and DELETE.

Now, your pendrive is clean BUT not your Operating System(if you already double clicked). To clean the virus from your OS, simply go to c:\Windows\system32 and find “knight.exe” (also hidden file) and DELETE the virus.

Done. Hope this guide will help you to get rid of this virus !!!