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Welchia Worm Help!!

NOTE: You need administrative rights to run this tool on Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
Download the FixWelch.exe file from link below.
If you don't know whether you have administrative rights, run the program. It will tell you that you need them if you don't have them.

Save the file to a convenient location (save it, don't open it), such as your downloads folder or the Windows Desktop (or removable media that is known to be uninfected, if possible).

Close all the running programs before running the tool. If you are running Windows XP, then disable System Restore.

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Heres how:
Note: These instructions assume that you are using the default Windows XP Start Menu and have not changed to the Classic Start menu. If you use the Classic Start menu, right click My Computer on your desktop and skip to step 3 below. To re-enable the default menu, right-click Start, click Properties, click Start menu (not Classic) and then click OK.

1. Click Start.
2. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
3. Click the System Restore tab.
4. Select "Turn off System Restore" or "Turn off System Restore on all drives" check box as shown in this illustration:
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CAUTION: If you are running Windows XP, we strongly recommend that you do not skip this step. The removal procedure may be unsuccessful if Windows XP System Restore is not disabled, because Windows prevents outside programs from modifying System Restore.

Double-click the FixWelch.exe file to start the removal tool.
Click Start to begin the process, and then allow the tool to run.

NOTE: If, when running the tool, you see a message that the tool was not able to remove one or more files, run the tool in Safe mode. Shut down the computer, turn off the power, and wait 30 seconds. Restart the computer in Safe mode and run the tool again. All the Windows 32-bit operating systems, except Windows NT, can be restarted in Safe mode.

Restart the computer.
Run the removal tool again to ensure that the system is clean.
If you are running Windows XP, then re-enable System Restore.
Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you are using the most current virus definitions.
 
 

READ the Instructions above FIRST - PLEASE!