Remove the W32 /Pinkslipbot

[Servant]

Hi!! Today, I found that my computer at home can be infected by the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus virus. When I started my computer I noticed that my Anti-Virus has detected the virus which can be named as the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus. So, I would like to know about what kind of the virus W32 /Pinkslipbot virus is it ? I also would like to know about the How can I remove the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus completely from my computer. Reply Me!!

[Big Fish]

I advise you that you have to try to start your computer into the Safe Mode. To boot your computer in Safe Mode, continuously click the function F8 key immediately just after clicking the restart button of your computer. After starting into the Safe Mode try to remove or delete the files that can be infected by the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus. I guess this information can works for you to delete the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus from you system.

[Shen]

I suggest you that you can required to have to replace your current Anti-Virus. I can advise you that to uninstall your existing Anti-Virus whichever it would be, from your computer and load one of the Anti-Virus of the 2010 that can be listed below and these Anti-Virus can provide the maximum protection to you to stay always protected from the Viruses :

1. ESET Nod32 Anti virus
2. Bit Defender Anti virus
3. Kaspersky Anti-Virus
4. Norton Anti Virus
5. Webroot Anti Virus with Spy Sweeper

[Steve123]

The W32 /Pinkslipbot virus detection can be for the dll component of the bot W32/Pinkslipbot. Basically, injected into the iexplorer.exe and can be used to connect to the malicious domains for to deliver and receive the information. Thecopies of the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus can commonly created as follows :

1. %all users profile%\_qbothome\_qbot.dll

[Milton.J]

Some variants of the W32 /Pinkslipbot virus can be drops a copy of itself and components of itself into the following directory :

1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\_qbotinj.exe (W32/Pinkslipbot)
2. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\_qbot.dll (W32/Pinkslipbot!dll)

The following files can also be created :

1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\crontab.cb
2. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\q1.32672
3. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\updates.cb
4. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\_qbot.cb
5. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\_qbothome\_qbot_installed