taskmgr.bat - Dangerous
%sysdir%\taskmgr.bat
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Manual removal instructions:
Taskmgr.bat spreads via open network shares.
Taskmgr.bat tries to terminate antiviral programs installed on a user computer.
Related files:
C:\windows\system\system32.dll
C:\windows\system\sys32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Taskmgr.bat
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Firewall.bat
Adds the value:
"WINLOGON" = "wscript.exe C:\Windows\System32\WINLOGON.vbs %"
"Tasmgr" = "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Taskmgr.bat"
"Firewall" = "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Firewall.bat"
to the Windows startup registry keys.
Removal:
Kill Taskmgr.bat process and remove Taskmgr.bat from Windows startup.