| Port No | 23 |
| Service Name | Pest |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | This nondestructive virus infects EXE files in the %windows% and %system% directories. %windows% is usually the C:\Windows directory and %system%is usually the C:\Windows\System directory. |
| Reference Link | PEST |
| Attack | Solution: Click Start>Run, type Regedit then hit the Enter key. In the left panel, double click the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>CLASSES>exefile >shell>open>command In the right panel, right click this registry value and then modify the data, "C:\Windows\System\Win32.Pest.exe””%1”%*” with this: {Default} “”%1”%*” Scan your system with Trend Micro antivirus. Delete all files detected as PE_PEST.A. To do this Trend Micro customers must download the latest pattern file and scan their system. Other email users may use HouseCall |
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