What
is the Beagle.gen worm?
Beagle.gen is a generic detection for the
W32.Beagle family of mass-mailing worms.
Common characteristics of the Beagle family
include:
- Collecting email addresses from the files on
your hard drive.
- Sending email messages to the collected
addresses, either containing the worm as an
attachment or containing an exploit to
automatically download and execute the worm on
the recipient's machine.
- Attaching the worm as an executable, or an
archive, or a password-protected archive.
- Opening a backdoor on infected computers.
- Terminating processes of antivirus and
security software.
- Attempting to spread through peer-to-peer
file sharing networks.
How to Remove the Beagle.gen Worm?
Kaspersky Internet Security Can Prevent You From Virus and Intrusion.
If Kaspersky detects Beagle.gen during the
scan, it will AUTOMATICALLY offer you the option
of deleting it. Do this by following the
program's instructions.
Follow these steps
in removing the Beagle.gen worm.
1. Disabling System Restore (Windows Me/XP)
For instructions on how to turn off System
Restore, read your Windows documentation, or one
of the following articles: "How
to disable or enable Windows Me/XP System Restore".
2. Updating the virus definitions
If you do not know which anti-virus software
can provide strong protection for you, Kaspersky Internet Security is recommended.
3. Run a full system scan and delete all the
files detected as Beagle.gen.
- Start your Kaspersky Internet Security and make sure that it is
configured to scan all the files.
- Run a full system scan.
- If any files are detected as infected with Beagle.gen, click Delete.
How to Disinfect My Computer from Worms?
In order to keep your computer protected, bear
the following tips in mind:
- If you have filtering tools installed,
configure them to reject messages with the
characteristics described above. If, in spite
of doing this, you receive the message that
contains the virus: do not open it, do not run
the attached file and delete it, making sure
that you also delete it from the Deleted
Items folder.
- Install a good antivirus in your computer.
Select Kaspersky Internet Security to get the Kaspersky antivirus solution that best suits your needs.
- Keep your antivirus updated. If automatic
updates are available, configure your
antivirus to use them.
- Keep your permanent antivirus protection
enabled at all times.
Detect and Removal Instruction for Other
Variants:
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