What is a Computer VIRUS?

Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation.
A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your e-mail program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk.
Viruses are most easily spread by attachments in e-mail messages or instant messaging messages. That is why it is essential that you never open e-mail attachments unless you know who it's from and you are expecting it.
Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files.
Viruses also spread through downloads on the Internet. They can be hidden in illicit software or other files or programs you might download.
To help avoid viruses, it's essential that you keep your computer current with the latest updates and antivirus tools, stay informed about recent threats, and that you follow a few basic rules when you surf the Internet, download files, and open attachments.
Once a virus is on your computer, its type or the method it used to get there is not as important as removing it and preventing further infection.

Wonder What is "Taga Lipa Are!" in your Internet Explorer?

I’ve been bugged by a lot of people asking me to help them remove the TAGA LIPA ARE! ‘virus’ in IE. So, I’m posting the directions here.
First thing is to get familiar with the ‘virus’. The ‘virus’ file is FS6519.dll.vbs. It’s a VB Script that does nothing except make a copy of itself in all your drives and change the title of Internet Explorer to “TAGA LIPA ARE!”.
First, configure your folders to show system, OS and hidden files and file extensions. Remove/Delete
C:\Windows\FS6519.dll.vbs
I would suggest using the Shift + Del here.
Second, open
regedit
in the run command. Remove the registry entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Run/FS6519.dll
Then Remove all copies of the file
FS6519.dll.vbs
and
autorun.ini
from all your drives. Again, I suggest using Shift + Del here.
To restore the name of IE to Internet Explorer, change the value of
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Window Title
from “TAGA LIPA ARE!” to “Internet Explorer” by double clicking the registry entry. And that’s it, the ‘virus’ is gone.
It’s really harmless and if you ask me, it looks something that an attention-seeking-twelve-year-old-with-a-compiler would do. And you, on the other hand, should know better next time.

"Hacked by Godzilla" in your Internet Explorer... It's a Virus

Now a days with the increasing use of portable drives various types of virus infect a large number of system very easily.
One of these common virus is "Hacked by Godzilla Virus" which normally spreads through portable drives etc.
My system got infected with this Hacked by Godzilla Virus and I repaired my system without the help of any antivirus software.
Lets first discuss the common symptoms of the Godzilla Virus.
If your system is infected by this virus you will see the this text "Hacked by Godzilla Virus" in the title at the top of the window of Internet explorer
Some other symptoms:
1. Task manager is disabled.
2. Regedit (Command for registry edit) is disabled.
3. Folder options got disappeared From windows explorer.
4. Double clicking on any of your system drive( c: ,d: etc) initiates a new instance of the virus.
So, you won’t be able to open any of your drive by double click rather you have to open then by right click >> explore.
5. msconfig command is disabled - this virus is not dependent on system startup but it disables the msconfig command used to modify the system startup programs.
Let’s see how you can remove Godzilla virus in 5 minutes.
Follow the Step by step procedure given below to remove hacked by godzilla virus.
1. First download process explorer ,run it and end all the process which are running as wscript.exe
2. Download RRT.exe (Remove restrictions tool)
You may be wondering..what is RRT?
So for your FYI: RRT (Remove Restrictions Tool) v.1.0 is a tiny tool that does the work for AVs, it re-Enables all what the virus had disabled, and brings every thing including task manager ,regedit ,msconfig and hidden folder options back.
3. now, you have regedit command enabled.
Browse to Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows \Current Version \Run and delete MS32DLL (right click on it and select delete)
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Internet Explorer \Main and delete “Window Title” which has it’s value of “Hacked by Godzilla“ or you can also write your name as a recognition for yourself.
4. Open My Computer,File menu go to Tools -> Folder Options, click on View tab
Under Advance settings, check “Show Hidden files and folders“, uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types“, uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” and click “OK” button
5. now right click on each of your drive and click explore now delete the files with names autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs including your USB Drive
6. Restart your PC and your PC should be clean from Hacked by Godzilla.
Leave your comments if you have any issues in following the above procedure.