Bugbear Removal
Once infected, VirusScan may not be able to run as the virus can terminate the process before any scanning/removal is accomplished.
This can make the removal of the virus more difficult for users. As such, AVERT has released a removal tool to assist infected users with this virus. Please click on the link at the right side of this page.
Alternatively, the following steps will circumvent the virus and allow for proper VirusScan scanning/removal, by using the command-line scanner.- Ensure that you are using the minimum DAT (specified above) or higher
- Close all running applications
- Disconnect the system from the network
- Click START | RUN, type command and hit ENTER
- Change to the VirusScan engine directory:
- Win9x/ME - Type cd \progra~1\common~1\networ~1\viruss~1\40~1.xx and hit ENTER WinNT/2K/XP - Type cd \progra~1\common~1\networ~1\viruss~1\4.0.xx and hit ENTER
- Type scan.exe /adl /clean and hit ENTER
- After scanning and removal is complete, reboot the system and reconnect to the network
Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations
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