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I have bought the new personal computer for myself and I use this computer system for surfing on the internet. Everything was working fine but now the processing speed is reduced to a high extent. When I scanned my computer system with the AVG scan antivirus software it gave me an alert message that W32.Mapson@mm is detected on my computer system. I just want to get rid of this W32.Mapson@mm from my computer system. I will be waiting for the related replies.
If your AVG scan antivirus software is detecting W32.Mapson@mm on your computer system and not able to delete it then you must update you AVG antivirus software. You just have to download the updates for the antivirus you are using. You can download these updates from the official site of AVG scan. After updating you antivirus software try to delete this W32.Mapson@mm from your computer system. It will better if you delete the W32.Mapson@mm in safe mode. I am sure deleting this W32.Mapson@mm in safe mode will help you out.
For getting rid of this W32.Mapson@mm you can try to restore your system. Restoring you system will help you to remove this W32.Mapson@mm from your computer system or definitely will reduce the damage caused by W32.Mapson@mm. For restoring you system you have to follow these simple steps.
1. Go to Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> System tools
2. Select system restore
3. After that a system restore window will be displayed.
4. You have just select the date for system restore
5. Reboot your personal computer.
W32.Mapson@mm which is detected on your computers system is a kind of internet worm. Worms are normally designed to consume the memory space and the processing speed of the computer system. This consumption results in the slow processing of computer system. If your current antivirus software is not able to delete this W32.Mapson@mm worm from your computer system then you must change your antivirus software.
Your antivirus software is unable to delete this W32.Mapson@mm worm from your computer system because this W32.Mapson@mm worm not only infect your computer system but also make sure that it can launch at the time of restart. This worm change the following registry key value. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
"Lorraine"= C:\%System%\Lorraine.exe
If you have good knowledge of the registry key then you can manually delete this W32.Mapson@mm worm from your computer system
Manually deleting the registry key or using the antivirus software will definitely remove this W32.Mapson@mm worm from your computer system. But it will be better if you follow some of the preventive measure to avoid problems like viruses, worms, and Trojans.
1. Regularly update your antivirus
2. Enable your firewall setting and use strong password for your computer system.
3. Update all the application software you are using on your computer system.
4. Do not use pirated software
5. Scan all the documents before downloading it in to your personal computer system.