Hi Aldert,
Newfolder.exe is a nasty computer virus. It shares many similarities with other common cyber infections, but it does have some unique peculiarities. It tends to slither its way into your system via means of deceit, more often than not, by using USB drives.
Please follow the below steps to resolve the issue.
Step 1. The newfolder.exe virus disabled your taskmanager, that’s why you need to manually write these commands
Simultaneously press the
Windows Logo Button and then “
R” to open the
Run Command WindowType the commands one by one and hit Enter after each one.
- taskkill /f /t /im “New Folder.exe”
- taskkill /f /t /im “SCVVHSOT.exe”
- taskkill /f /t /im “SCVHSOT.exe”
- taskkill /f /t /im “scvhosts.exe”
- taskkill /f /t /im “hinhem.scr”
- taskkill /f /t /im “blastclnnn.exe”
Step 2. Enable Task Manager and Regedit
Simultaneously press the
Windows Logo Button and then “
R” to open the
Run Command WindowType the commands one by one and hit Enter after each one.
- reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
- reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
- reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
- reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Step 3. Enable View Hidden Files
Open
Folder Options by clicking the
Start button Picture of the
Start button, go to
Control Panel, find
Appearance and Personalization, and then click on
Folder Options. Click on the
View tab.
Under Advanced settings, check
Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK.
go to the following directories and delete the malware files
- C:\WINDOWS\SCVVHSOT.exe
- C:\WINDOWS\SCVHSOT.exe
- C:\WINDOWS\hinhem.scr
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\SCVHSOT.exe
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\blastclnnn.exe
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\autorun.ini
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\SCVHSOT.exe
We recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to double check if the infection is removed and to prevent this from happening again.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Lokesh