Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
Windows 95/98 systems require rebooting to MS-DOS mode and scanning with the command line scanner SCANPM in order to clean such files as EXPLORER.EXE and TASKMON.EXE.
Use the command line scanner such as "SCANPM.EXE C: /CLEAN /ALL"
The WSOCK32.DLL file can be restored from backup. This can be done by:
Use SFC to recover WSOCK32.DLL using instructions below for Windows 98/ME.
Windows 98/ME
- (Win98 only) Click the START MENU|RUN, type SFC and click OK. Choose Extract one file from the installation disk
- (WinME only) Click the START MENU|RUN, type MSCONFIG and click OK. Click the EXTRACT FILE... button
(Both Win98/ME)
- Type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL in the box and click Start.
- In the Restore from box type C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS or browse to the Win98 (or WinME) directory on your Windows CD-ROM
- Click OK and follow remaining prompts
Wsock32.dll file exists within the Precopy1.cab cabinet file on the Windows CD-ROM.
Windows 95
WSOCK32.DLL can be found in the following CAB files:
Win95_11.cab on the Windows 95 CD-ROM
Win95_18.cab on the Windows 95 OSR2 CD-ROM
Win95_12.cab on the Windows 95 DMF disks
Win95_19.cab on the Windows 95 non-DMF disks
Below is an example for standard Windows 95
- Click the START MENU|SHUT DOWN choose RESTART IN MS-DOS MODE
- Type:
EXTRACT /A C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\WIN95_11.CAB WSOCK32.DLL /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
or
- Insert your Windows 95 CD-ROM and type:
EXTRACT /A D:\WIN95\WIN95_11.CAB WSOCK32.DLL /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Where D: is your CD-ROM drive
Windows NT/2000
Rename the Wsock32.dll file in the Winnt\System32 folder to Wsock32.old.
For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type renaming, and then double-click the ''Renaming files'' topic.
Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
Type cd\, and then press ENTER.
Insert the Windows CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then close the Startup Screen if it appears.
Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
<![CDATA[
expand <drive>:\i386\wsock32.dl_ c:\<windows>\system32\wsock32.dll
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive,
and where <windows> is the name of the folder in which
Windows is installed.]]>
Type exit, and then press ENTER to return to Windows.
Additional Windows ME information:
NOTE: Windows ME utilizes a backup utility that backs up selected files automatically to the C:\_Restore folder. This means that an infected file could be stored there as a backup file, and VirusScan will be unable to delete these files. These instructions explain how to remove the
infected files from the C:\_Restore folder.
Disabling the Restore Utility
1. Right click the My Computer icon on the Desktop.
2. Click on the Performance Tab.
3. Click on the File System button.
4. Click on the Troubleshooting Tab.
5. Put a check mark next to "Disable System Restore".
6. Click the Apply button.
7. Click the Close button.
8. Click the Close button again.
9. You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes.
NOTE: The Restore Utility will now be disabled.
10. Restart the computer in Safe Mode.
11. Run a scan with VirusScan to delete all infected files, or browse the the file's located in the C:\_Restore folder and remove the file's.
12. After removing the desired files, restart the computer normally.
NOTE: To re-enable the Restore Utility, follow steps 1-9 and on step 5 remove the check mark next to "Disable System Restore". The infected file's are removed and the System Restore is once again active.