Removing Autostart Entries from the Registry
Removing autostart entries from the registry prevents the malware from executing during startup.
- Open Registry Editor.
- To do this, click Start>Run, type Regedit, then press Enter.
- In the left panel, double-click the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
- In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
SysMonXP = "C:\Windows\SysMonXP.exe" Jammer2nd="%Windows%\Jammer2nd.exe" Note: %Windows% is the default Windows folder, usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.
- Close Registry Editor.
- Restart your computer.
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