Koobface Virus Removal

Although known as virus, Koobface is actually a worm. A worm is a malware program that gets into your computer and imitates itself throughout the system. The basic difference between a virus and a worm is that, virus attaches itself to the file whereas a worm actually replaces it. A worm is capable to send automated e-mails to other computers trying to infect them. So Koobface is a worm and infects a computer by downloading some .exe files into your computer.

How to avoid Koobface infects a computer?

Well, if you are using Facebook® you must look for incoming e-mails that display either an insulting message or something very attractive about you. For example, “you look funny in this video” or “you look so stupid in this picture” can be used to influence someone to click on that link. Once the user clicks on them it takes you to a video, which doesn't play and prompt you to download certain files which can be a 'flash_player.exe' file.

Once you download that file, Koobface enters your computer. It downloads a file 'tinyproxy.exe', which takes control over your PC. It can even change the search results from Google™, Yahoo!®, etc. and take you to the websites selling malicious software.

Koobface virus removal technique

It is strictly recommended that Koobface or any other malware should be deleted using a security product, such as antimalware or antispyware. However, if you want to remove it manually, first back up the data and then follow the under-mentioned steps.

STEP 1: Open Control Panel-> Add\Remove program.

STEP 2: Locate the Koobface malware in the list and remove it.

We would once again suggest that you must perform it automatically since there is huge risk of damaging the system as important files may be deleted or changed. However, if you are not able to handle this situation, you should contact a tech support organization. With rich experience of dealing with virus and malware, they know exactly where to look for it.

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