Comments on: Virus.Win32.Brontok.ao

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:01:07 +0000

I think I too have had success with Lance’s directions! going to c\documents/setting/my name/application data\google I was able to see the icons referred to and removed them in safe mode; when i ran the regedit and searched for the win32.brontok.ao it didn’t find it. however, the windows security pop-ups for the brontok have finally disappeared! thanks so much – you have been a great help!

By: Taz

Taz — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:35:50 +0000

I followed the step given in comment section and it work very well… Thanks so much.. Save my time in re-formatting.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:35:06 +0000

I read in some other archives and was finally able to put all the pieces together from lances post.
Heres what i had to do:

control panel>Folder Options>View>”Show hidden files and folders” apply,ok

Once you do that lances directions are good to go
c\documents and settings\your name\application data\google

I removed 2 files, searched regedit for virus file and zinaps files and deleted.

No problems yet, hopefully done with that pest.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:12:18 +0000

lance I am having trouble trying your suggestion. I get to c\documentsand settings\Drew and then there is no application data any ideas

By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:44:24 +0000

After a few hours I was able to rid my computer of the win32.brontok.ao virus with the help of the comment section! Thanks for the save!

By: Alex Caro

Alex Caro — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:16:05 +0000

ok somthing is completely messed up with this computer the computer. It wont allow me to go to the internet, when i do SonicWall blocks me from going to anysite at all. Ive searched and searched for “brontok”, “win32″, “virus.win32.brontok.ao”. But no results at all, no processes with the name, no sysguard.exe. Nothing.
This is very important to get rid of because it wont let me get into the “Count Me In” application. We can’t print out payroll for our employee’s. Please help!!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:41:51 +0000

OK. It took 3.5 hours since I happened upon this site (not to mention the time I spent this afternoon while I was still clueless as to how to fix, but I think (knock wood) I am brontok-free!

I did what Lancee suggested. The search found a folder with the brontok. I think it was in the Windows Assistant. The folder ABOVE it had zinap files. I deleted those. I also manually deleted the firewall icon and .dll fron C:\Documents & Settings\Owner\Application Data\Google.

AND I downloaded “SuperAntiSpyware”. When I clicked the icon it would not work, but there is an ‘alternate start’ that did work.

One of those actions or the combination finally worked!

Thanks Lance! Thanks 411-spyware!

By: Lloydy

Lloydy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:05:55 +0000

Thanks man! Did the job!

By: lance

lance — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:31:49 +0000

ok folks here is a solution.
check your google folder. ie

C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Application Data\Google
if you find and .exe program and it looks like a firewall icon and a shell32.dll . Theres your problem. you will have to delete these 2 files in safe mode.1st. disconnect from the internet. 2nd reboot your computer in safe mode.
3rd. then while in safe mode you go to start >run>regedit. Then in that program under the edit>find or ctrl+f and type in the find box win32.brontok.ao and let it scan. once that is found you delete that.. then restart your computer. that should take care of it.

By: T

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:35:37 +0000

I’m having the same issue where the Windows Security Center Alert is prompting to block Win32.Brontok. I’ve tried searching for *brontok* and *zinaps* and can’t locate the files.

I was able to cleanup the registry but can’t delete the files / DLLs.

thoughts?