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.
