How to Manually Remove the WORM_NETSKY.Z Virus

Scan your system with AVG-Free Antivirus and NOTE all files detected as WORM_NETSKY.Z. To do this, AVG-Free must download the latest pattern file and scan your system.

Terminating the Malware Program

This procedure terminates the running malware process from memory. You will need the name(s) of the file(s) detected earlier.

1.  Open Windows Task Manager.
On Windows 95/98/ME systems, press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE
On Windows NT/2000/XP systems, press
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab.

2.  In the list of running programs*, locate the malware file or files detected earlier.

3.  Select one of the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows on your system.

4.  Do the same for all detected malware files in the list of running processes.

5. To check if the malware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again.

6.  Close Task Manager.

*NOTE: On systems running Windows 95/98/ME, Task Manager may not show certain processes. You may use a third party process viewer to terminate the malware process. Otherwise, continue with the next procedure, noting additional instructions.

Removing Autostart Entries from the Registry

Removing autostart entries from the registry prevents the malware from executing during startup.

1.  Open Registry Editor. To do this, click Start>Run, type Regedit, then press Enter.

2.  In the left panel, double-click the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Microsoft>
Windows>CurrentVersion>Run

3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
Jammer2nd="%Windows%Jammer2nd.exe"
Note: %Windows% is the default Windows folder, usually C:Windows or C:WINNT.

4.  Close Registry Editor.