BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data.BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and by some estimates it accounted for approximately 35% of all traffic on the entire Internet in 2004.

Downloading torrents and sharing files
Users browse the web to find a torrent of interest, download it, and open it with a BitTorrent client. The client connects to the tracker(s) specified in the torrent file, from which it receives a list of peers currently transferring pieces of the file(s) specified in the torrent. The client connects to those peers to obtain the various pieces.If the swarm contains only the initial seeder, the client connects directly to it and begins to request pieces.

What is a .torrent file?
This is a small metadata file. Metadata here means that the file contains information about the data you want to download, not the data itself.Your BitTorrent client needs the .torrent file to connect to the tracker (see below) and download the actual data you're interested in.

What are seeds?
A seed is a client that has a complete copy of the data of a certain torrent. Once your BitTorrent client finishes downloading, it will remain open until you click the Finish button (or otherwise close it). This is known as being a seed or seeding.

What are leechers?
A leecher is a client that is currently downloading the data of a torrent. A leecher does not have the complete file, otherwise it would be called a seed.

What is a tracker?
A BitTorrent tracker is a service on the internet that assists in the communication between BitTorrent clients. When you open a torrent file, your machine contacts the tracker and asks for a list of seeds and leechers to connect to.

What is a private tracker?
A private tracker is a tracker which requires registration at the tracker website (click on the tracker link in the red warning message on the general information page of the torrent) before you can use the torrent. This means that registering at Mininova won't help! Such trackers usually have a high amount of seeds, because users get banned if their ratio is too low. See for more information the Wikipedia entry regarding private trackers.

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Remove Killgodzilla (Manual)

MANUAL REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS

Terminating the Malware Process.This procedure terminates a legitimate process that is used by the malware to load itself.

1. Open Windows Task Manager.
• On Windows 98 and ME, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE
• On Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab.

2. In the list of running programs*, locate the process:
WSCRIPT.EXE

3. Select the process, then press either the End Task or the End Process button,
depending on the version of Windows on your computer.

4. To check if the process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again.

5. Close Task Manager.

*NOTE: On computers running Windows 98 and ME, Windows Task Manager may not showcertain processes. You can use a third party process viewer such as Process Explorer toterminate the malware process.

If the process you are looking for is not in the list displayed by Task Manager or ProcessExplorer, continue with the next solution procedure. If the malware process is in the listdisplayed by either Task Manager or Process Explorer, but you are unable to terminate it,restart your computer in safe mode.

Removing Autostart Entry from the Registry

This solution deletes/modifies a registry entry added/modified by this malware. Beforeperforming the steps below, make sure you know how to back up the registry and how torestore it if a problem occurs. Refer to this Microsoft article for more information aboutmodifying your computer's registry.

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.

2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run

3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
KILLMS32DLL = "%Windows%\killgodzilla.vbs"

Removing Other Malware Entry from the Registry

This solution deletes/modifies registry keys/entries added/modified by this malware. Beforeperforming the steps below, make sure you know how to back up the registry and how torestore it if a problem occurs. Refer to this Microsoft article for more information aboutmodifying your computer's registry.

1. Still in Registry Editor, in the left panel, double-click the following:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main

2. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
Window Title = " "

3. Close Registry Editor.

Deleting Malware-created AUTORUN.INF

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.

2. In the Named input box, type:
AUTORUN.INF

3. In the Look In drop-down list, select a drive, then press Enter.

4. Select the file, then open using Notepad.

5. Check if the following lines are present in the file:
[autorun]
shellexecute=wscript.exe killgodzilla.vbs

6. If the lines are present, delete the file.

7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for AUTORUN.INF files in the remaining removable drives.

8. Close Search Results.

Windows Secrets

How to disable Windows Scripting Host

These instructions explain how to tell whether Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is installed on your machine and how to disable the running of VBS scripts. This can prevent some worms from infecting your computer. When Windows, Internet Explorer or some other products are installed or upgraded, Windows Scripting Host might be reinstalled. You would then have to repeat the procedures described below.

Important note: Some applications require Windows Scripting Host. They will cease to function if it is disabled or removed.


Windows 2000/Me/XP/2003

WSH is installed by default.
To prevent scripts with a .VBS extension from being run:

1. Log on as an Administrator.

2. On the Desktop, or in Windows Explorer, right-click on 'My Computer'.

3. Select 'Open' from the menu.

4. In the My Computer window, open the Tools menu and select 'Folder Options'.

5. Open the File Types tabbed page.

6. Look for 'VBScript Script File' in the list of file types (if you can't find it, you don't need to do anything else).

7. Click on the Delete button.

8. If you see a dialog asking you to confirm removal, click 'Yes'.