VirTool:WinNT/Protmin.gen!A

1. Print the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article. Use the article as a guide to this procedure.
   307654 How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP 
2. Insert the Windows XP installation CD, and then restart the computer from the CD. 
3. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R (repair) to start the Windows Recovery Console. 
4. Select the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair. This number is typically 1. 
5. If prompted, type the administrator password. If an administrator password does not exist, press ENTER. 
6. At the command prompt, type cd "%windir%\Downloaded Program Files"  and press ENTER.
   (or type cd "%windir%\downlo~1" and press ENTER).
7. Type del cns*.* and press ENTER.
8. Type cd "%windir%\System32" and press ENTER.
9. Type del cns*.* and press ENTER.
10. Type cd "%windir%\System32\Drivers" and press ENTER.
11. Type del cns*.* and press ENTER.
12. Remove the Windows XP installation CD, and then type Exit to restart the computer. 

Delete the Trojan registry entries

1. One sthe Start menu, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 
2. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
3. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: {B83FC273-3522-4CC6-92EC-75CC86678DA4}
4. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
5. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: {D157330A-9EF3-49F8-9A67-4141AC41ADD4}
6. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
7. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
8. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: CnsHelper.CH
9. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
10. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: CnsMinHK.CnsHook
11. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
12. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
13. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: 3721
14. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
15. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
16. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: 3721
17. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
18. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions
19. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: !CNS
20. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
21. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
22. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: {5D73EE86-05F1-49ed-B850-E423120EC338}
23. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
24. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: {ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71}
25. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
26. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: {FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5}
27. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
28. In the left pane, navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
29. In the right pane, right-click the following value, if it exists: CnsMin
30. Click Delete and click Yes to delete the value.
31. Quit Registry Editor. 

Restart the computer

1. On the Start menu, click Shut Down.
2. Select Restart from the drop-down list and click OK.

Take steps to prevent re-infection