hta file

I have Windows XP Home edition. When I initially boot up, I have a message
that says Windows cannot open Windows Update.hta file. What is this? It
comes on every time, since I downloaded all the recent updates 2 days ago.
The updates are in my computer and all downloaded successfully, but I get
this message. How can I get rid of it?

From: "jancookz" <>

| I have Windows XP Home edition. When I initially boot up, I have a message
| that says Windows cannot open Windows Update.hta file. What is this? It
| comes on every time, since I downloaded all the recent updates 2 days ago.
| The updates are in my computer and all downloaded successfully, but I get
| this message. How can I get rid of it?

It could be an Internet worm type of virus. All of the following create Update.hta

VBS/Godzilla@M -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98854.htm
VBS/Bubbleboy@MM -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_10418.htm
VBS/Tam@M -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98855.htm

Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files

Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } two batch files, four Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to remove
viruses and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
On Win9x/ME the choices are; Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC
On NT4, Win2k, WinXP and Win2003 Server the choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the
menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE and/or FTP.EXE to go
through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

Thank you David Lipman! This was rather complicated for me (I am certainly
not a computer expert), but I used Trend to help me get rid of some spyware
and trojans that were in my computer. I really hate these invasions, but
thanks to you and the information you provided, I whipped the problem---this
time. Community newsgroups and their members saved me again!

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "jancookz" <>
>
> | I have Windows XP Home edition. When I initially boot up, I have a message
> | that says Windows cannot open Windows Update.hta file. What is this? It
> | comes on every time, since I downloaded all the recent updates 2 days ago.
> | The updates are in my computer and all downloaded successfully, but I get
> | this message. How can I get rid of it?
>
> It could be an Internet worm type of virus. All of the following create Update.hta
>
> VBS/Godzilla@M -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98854.htm
> VBS/Bubbleboy@MM -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_10418.htm
> VBS/Tam@M -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98855.htm
>
> Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
> Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
>
> Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
> Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
>
> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
>
> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
> http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } two batch files, four Kixtart scripts, one Link
> (.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
> simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to remove
> viruses and various other malware.
>
> C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
> This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
> way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
> On Win9x/ME the choices are; Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC
> On NT4, Win2k, WinXP and Win2003 Server the choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the
> menu and Reboot the PC.
>
> You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
> download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
> needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
> during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
> Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.
>
> When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
> file.
>
> To use this utility, perform the following...
> Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
>
> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE and/or FTP.EXE to go
> through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor related files.
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>