“CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email Virus Removal Instructions

August 1st, 2008 | by Alex |

“CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email Descriptions:

“CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email or “CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” (CNN Alerts My Custom Alert) is a fraudulent email that circulates the web lately. NO! It’s NOT from CNN.com. It just pretends that it’s from CNN.com. “CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email is malicious and dangerous. Do NOT open the attachments. This e-mail attachment contains a virus.

If you open the attachment, your computer will be infected. Simply delete it if you happen to see this email in your mailbox. What if you opened it already? Don’t panic. We have put together a simple removal instruction to take care of this. Be sure to stay away from this or remove it immediately if your computer is infected. Good luck!

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Manual Removal Instructions:

Stop “CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email Processes:
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CbEvtSvc.exe
lphcjkrj0etfg.exe
phcjkrj0etfg.bmp
pphcjkrj0etfg.exe

Find and Delete these “CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email Files:
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c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\database.dat
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\license.txt
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\MFC71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\MFC71ENU.DLL
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\msvcp71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\msvcr71.dll
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\rhcnkrj0etfg.exe
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\rhcnkrj0etfg.exe.local
c:\Program Files\rhcnkrj0etfg\Uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\blphcjkrj0etfg.scr
c:\WINDOWS\system32\CbEvtSvc.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\lphcjkrj0etfg.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\phcjkrj0etfg.bmp
c:\WINDOWS\system32\pphcjkrj0etfg.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\54c70b2e.sys
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008\How to Register Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008\License Agreement.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008\Register Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008\Uninstall.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg
c:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\rhcnkrj0etfg\Quarantine

Remove “CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert” Email Registry Values:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\Bluescreen Screen Saver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\rhcnkrj0etfg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\rhcnkrj0etfg

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