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What is Worm?

• Worm able to replicate itself and spread over the computer and network independently without any human interaction.

• Worm are more harmful than virus, due to the ability to travel over the network.

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How Worm will attacks?

• It spread over the computer and network through exploiting the vulnerabilities of operating system.

• It shall replicates itself and cause for damage over data and files on the computer.

• It manipulate the resources by consuming bandwidth and overloading web servers.

• The goals of cyber criminals created worms is to control victim’s computer and allow them to gain the access of sensitive information, or they simply want to create havoc.

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How to Remove Worm in Windows?

• Step 1 : Download Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool.

• Step 2 : Open Search in your PC and type Create a Restore Point in the search results.

• Step 3 : Off the System Restore in your PC.

Step 4 : Disable all anti-virus in your PC.

Step 5 : Restart your computer.

Step 6 : If you are using Windows 8 and above, click “Troubleshoot,” then “Advanced Options.”

• Step 7 : click “Startup settings,” then “Restart”.

• Step 8 : Enter Safe Mode with Networking.

• Step 9 : Run the Removal Tool such as Avast or Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool, start scan and quarantine all worms and other malware.

• Step 10 : Restart your PC.

• Step 11 : Enable back the system restore in your computer.

• Step 12 : Turn on back all your anti-virus and anti-malware that you disabled previously.