How to remove AFA Internet Enhancement or Vcmnet11.exe
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {C370527A-24A7-4583-BE01-72E59000EB17} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\n.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [C:\WINDOWS\VCMnet11.exe] C:\WINDOWS\VCMnet11.exe
Removal Instructions: In order to remove this infection we will need to use HijackThis to manually remove the infection:
- Print out these instructions as we will need to shutdown every window that
is open later in the fix..
- Enter the Windows Control Panel and double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
- When the installed programs list appears, double-click on the entry for
Windows AFA Internet Enhancement if it exists and allow it to uninstall.
Then exit the Add/Remove Programs screen and the Control Panel.
- Download
HijackThis from the above link and extract it to c:\hijackthis.
- Reboot your computer into Safe
Mode
- Navigate to the c:\hijackthis directory and double-click on HijackThis.exe
- Close all open windows.
- When the program starts, click
on the Scan button.
- Put a checkmark next to the following entry (There may be more
than one of each):
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {C370527A-24A7-4583-BE01-72E59000EB17} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\n.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [C:\WINDOWS\VCMnet11.exe] C:\WINDOWS\VCMnet11.exe - Then click the Fix button
- Put a checkmark next to the following entry (There may be more
than one of each):
- Exit HijackThis.
- Delete the following files if they exist:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\n.dll
C:\WINDOWS\VCMnet11.exe
- Reboot your computer back to normal mode.
This is a self-help guide. Use at your own risk.
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