Disappearing or Closing Task Manager from AIM Virus/Trojan/Worm

Contributed by davak

September 2, 2004

Tagged: Windows

If your task manager automatically closes itself, you have a worm. Here’s how to regain control of your system. This bug is typically known as the Best Friends / Away Message virus.

One of our new members, Mickey Mouse, has been trying to help some visitors clear their system of the Best Friends / Away Message AIM virus. Some versions of this virus will automatically close the task manager. If you can’t kill the bug with the task manager, then you can’t clean your system.

(If pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL only causes your task manager to show for a brief second, then you have this problem.)

This freeware program will allow you to kill you malware process in question:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

After you download and install this program, use it instead of taskmanager to follow the directions in Mickey’s original recipe:

AIM: Best Friends / Away Message AIM Virus, Trojan, and Backdoor

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GauntletWizard 4 years ago 1 point
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You can also use the built in "TSKILL" command in XP, which is much easier to access when spyware is redirecting internet requests.

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davak 4 years ago 1 point
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<ul id="quote"><h6>GauntletWizard wrote:</h6>You can also use the built in "TSKILL" command in XP, which is much easier to access when spyware is redirecting internet requests.</ul>

<drooooool>

A new toy! Sweet. I'll have to play with it...

Davak

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Anonymous 3 years ago 1 point
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micky mouse how do you have task manager stay up long enough so you can delkete the virus

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davak 3 years ago 1 point
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<ul id="quote"><h6>Anonymous wrote:</h6>micky mouse how do you have task manager stay up long enough so you can delkete the virus</ul>

He doesn't.

He uses this program instead:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

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Anonymous 3 years ago 1 point
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Well apparently my computer can't run the "http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml" program, and other programs avaliable I can use?

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Gibs 3 years ago 1 point
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KASPERAntivirus.exe.... thats what my virus was named... thx to my sister.. skankbag lol.

mine wasnt on the list but this looked suspicious since i have3 mcafee

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Anonymous 3 years ago 1 point
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i have the AIM virus were i try clicking ctrl-alt-del and the task manager does not come up...so i then downloaded the Process Explorer and im stuck! i cant find any of the things to delete off my comuter.

can someone please help!!!!!

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Mal 2 years ago 1 point
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<ul id="quote"><h6>cami3 wrote:</h6>i have the AIM virus were i try clicking ctrl-alt-del and the task manager does not come up...so i then downloaded the Process Explorer and im stuck! i cant find any of the things to delete off my comuter.

can someone please help!!!!!</ul>

I must have new and improved b/c I dl the freeware. Started it and the worm closed this process manager too. It also was able to close the process manager in hijackthis.exe.!!!!!!!!!!

wow anyone?

email me at corpusdelecti2003@yahoo.com thanks

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kangkong 1 day ago 1 point
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if you want to access the task manager without using any of this download able software
which is very complicated. use a "write protect usb flash drive 1gb or any". close every thing, set the usb in a write protect mode, insert the usb. wait for a moment ( if theres a pop up auto run pls select cancel. and then press control+alt+del. you can now view the task manager.

note: when killing task or deleting viruses inside the task manager always end task the explorer before killing the virus exe program. if all the task of the virus are ended you can now go back to the explorer just go to "file, new task, type, explorer, then enter" hope this will work by kangkong.

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