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How to Remove the MSN Messenger Virus
cute.pif - W32.Kelvir.A

If your are lucky enough the program will just run on your machine, send to your contacts and end without downloading the Worm as it did on the machines we tested cute.pif on.

The first thing you should do therefore is delete the downloaded cute.pif making sure you do not run it again! Then check to see if a Worm has been downloaded as well. If you have any problems then please post a message in the MSN Messenger Virus Forum)

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and look for hotkeysvc. If it's there select it and press "End Task".
2. Use the Windows Find feature to look for a file called "hotkeysvc.exe". Which if their should be in the %System% directroy. If you find the file delete it.
3. Goto 'Start' then 'Run' and type 'msconfig'. A new window should appear.
4. Click on the tab at the top right that says 'Startup'.
5. Look for, and if it exists, unitick the box next to "hotkeysvc.exe" or simlar name.

The http://jose.rivera4.home.att.net/cute.pif has now been fully removed!

As you may have passed the MSN Messenger virus on to some of your contacts we suggests you warn your friends about the MSN Messenger Virus

In future if someone tries to send you a file on MSN Messenger and it ends with '.exe' or '.pif'. Dont download it unless you are really sure you know what it is. Ask the person that is sending you it what it is!

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