W32.Relnek.A

W32.Relnek.A is a nasty new Trojan making the rounds on the internet. I’m not yet sure what W32.Relnek.A uses to get onto your computer but W32.Relnek.A is known for generating the following popups:

Foobar has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Please tell Microsoft about the problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to us. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.

C:\Blah.exe is not a valid W32 application.

There are no manual removal instructions for W32.Relnek.A yet but we can use the error messages it causes to our advantage.

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted.

Now make your way to the C: and find and delete Blah.exe if it is there.

Click Start > Search, in “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.” Do a search for Foobar and delete any folder or file using this name.

This may not work and even if it does, it wont completely remove W32.Relnek.A. This is just a stopgap measure until proper removal instruction for W32.Relnek.A become available. Only a legit security program will completely remove W32.Relnek.A at the moment.

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