cradle of filth remover. Patch for the virus cradle_of_filth.vbe

A rather awkward virus, prohibits certain programs, prohibits the access to certain menus and functionalities of Windows such as the stop button, the access to the registry, thes task manager, the desktop, the files’ options etc…

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The virus cradle of filth is propagated through removable drive, the virus copies periodically there two files autorun.inf and cradle_of_filth.vbe, if you remove them, these two files will go back to their places few seconds after their suppression.

The virus puts two files in all removable drive

• autorun.inf
• cradle_of_filth.vbe

The virus puts also a file in the System repertory:

• <system>\cradle_of_filth.vbe

Creates the registry entry

• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoChangeStartMenu
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoClose
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoComputersNearMe
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDesktop
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDrive
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDriveAutoRun
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFileMenu
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoHardwareTab
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRecentDocsHistory
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRecentDocsMenu
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoResolveSearch
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoShellSearchButton
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\HideFileExt\UncheckedValue

Creates the registry entry

• HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore\DisableSR

Replaces the userinit's value

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
C:\Windows\system32\RunDLL32.EXE Shell32.DLL,ShellExec_RunDLL wscript.exe cradle_of_filth.vbe
Must be
C:\Windows\userinit.exe,