How to remove Imgkulot and How to Avoid infecting your Harddrive and Other Storage Devices (Part 2)
October 30, 2007
Preventing imgkulot from Spreading / How to avoid infecting your storage device
Prevention is still the best way to stop this virus. Since there are already variants (variations) of this virus- I encountered so far 'kulitot' and 'bungoton' - the remover I mentioned above will not work on these two variants, however it can remove another variant known as 'Peanuts'.
Also, bear in mind that the 'Autorun.inf' file is a normal Windows instruction file that once you double click on any drive with 'Autorun.inf', it will automatically run or execute whatever commands or script written there. This feature has been used primarily by installer CDs that runs the installation program once you enter or double click on a CD drive. However, since it works as well on a fixed drive and any other storage device such as your flash disk or memory cards, this feature has been exploited by virus makers, such as 'imgkulot' , RavMon and among others. And by simply double clicking your storage device, you have infected the PC that you are using. And once you insert a clean flash disk or other removable storage device, it becomes infected as well. And once that infected storage device is inserted into another PC, it could be infected as well.
How to remove Imgkulot and How to Avoid infecting your Harddrive and Other Storage Devices
Part 1 of 2
Disclaimer: The following article is based on my personal experience and from what I've read from the net. Link(s) are made to the source of file(s) and or information, to give credit to them. The procedure given below worked for me and other computers and storage devices that I has been infected by imgkulot alone. I could not give a 100% guarantee if the process below will work for you especially if you have other viruses in your PCs. However you can contact me anytime if you encounter some problems in following the procedures below. PAY ATTENTION to the WARNING!
Probably some of you already have encountered this annoying virus named imgkulot that prevents you from opening your harddrives and /or other storage devices( This includes Flash drives, memory cards of Cell Phones, Digital Cams, Mp3/Mp4 players) . And when you right click on one of your drives you'll get something like this (see image)
Now before you call your computer technician to deal with this problem, read on and you will be able to solve this problem yourself. And even if you call a technician and if he/she says you need to reformat your drive, (believe me I have encountered some technicians who would readily reformat a harddrive or a flash disk for a simple problem like this — I'll post another entry about these kind of "technicians"), throw them out of your door as soon as they say the word reformat! You DON'T NEED TO REFORMAT ANYTHING!.
Tech Blog for the Non Technical People
October 27, 2007Welcome to Tek Bytes! This blog is all about the technologies that is affects our everyday lives.
Whoa! that line just scared the wits out of me! Let’s make this clear I might not be able to include here the technology behind the Voyager I, which I know it’s powered by four radioisotope thermoelectric generators, (heck I don’t even know what radioisotope exactly mean). No! I’m not writing an encyclopedia or something here. What will be included here are information about technologies that affects and/or being used by the common people, like personal computers, cell phones, palm tops, other stuff, with the non-technical readers in mind.
To make this welcome post short, some of the information that will be posted here in the near future will be about the following.
- Personal Computers (Hardware and Software)
- Tips: from buying a PC, proper handling/using, Software application,
- What’s the latest?(including current pricing
- Viruses- how to prevent/minimize damage
- Gamings (perhaps
) - Cell phones (what’s the latest features and other stuff)
- The Internet
- Tips: Searching, surfing and others
These are some of the items that will be included in this stuff. But these stuff will be specifically for those who are not really technically inclined readers and are just searching for tips or answers for some questions they have about the computers and other hi-tech stuff they are using, like finding the "ANY KEY" on the keyboard. *grin*.
For you IT gurus out there who wants to share their knowledge though, your contributions will be highly appreciated and acknowledgment will be rightfully given for your contribution(s). just send your tips/articles to tekbytes5800@yahoo.com.ph.
