Flashy virus, also known as Troj/Glupzy-A [Sophos], W32/Glupzy-D [Sophos], is a worm type of virus that affects Windows 95 to XP systems. When the worm executes while a Flash drive is inserted, it hides all folder files on your flash drive and creates a virus type of folder with the same name as your folders. It is very irritating to remove, since it always create a new one if deleted, what's more is, it reduces your computer's performance to almost 90% and it removes the Folder Options in your Windows Explorer to prohibit access to show your hidden folders again. So here are the steps to successfully delete this virus to your computer and flash drive manually.
Step 1. Open your Task Manager window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete on your keyboard.
Step 2. Go to Processes tab and look for "Flashy.exe and Systemid.pif" then end both processes by pressing the End Process button on your Task Manager window.
Step 3. Go to "Start" button -> Click "Run", and Type "regedit".
Step 4. Locate and delete the registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\"Flashy Bot" = "%System%\Flashy.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SharedAccess\Start=4
Step 5. Locate and edit the registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer\"NoFolderOptions"="1"
edit "NoFolderOptions"="1" to "NoFolderOption"="0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer\Advanced\"HideFileExt" ="1"
edit "HideFileExt"="1" to "HideFileExt"="0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer\Advanced\"Hidden"="2"
Should be "Hidden"="2"
Step 6. Manually delete "Flashy.exe" and "Systemid.pif".
flashy.exe is in C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
systemid.pif is in C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Step 7. Delete the folder "Flashy" and all of your folders on your Flash Drive, dont worry, its not your actual folders, your real folders are just hidden by this virus.
Step 8. Restart your computer and open the Folder Options on your windows explorer and click "Show hidden files and folders". You can now see your folders that once made hidden by the virus. Congratulations! Your computer and Flash Drive is now free form the Flashy virus.
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