Did you get a Trojan virus that identified as Worm/Generic2.CLCO by the resident shield of AVG 2012 on your computer? And you are not computer savvy and don’t know how to fix the problem exactly. Once be attacked  the victims were no longer able to access Microsoft Word files unless they were recent files they worked on. Once of the victims said:”I am not able to access pictures or other files through the Explore function of the Start button. My screen is a different color… What to do???”  Luckily, you can resolve the problem with the tips here.

Have you heard of Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus?

Like what the victim above described, Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus will be reported as a Worm by AVG anti-virus program. It is the same harmful as Trojan:DOS/Alureon.A or Trojan:DOS/Alureon.E. As worm designed by hackers recently, it hides deep in your machine, it effects all your files, registry entries.  So you kept received the warning from the resident shield of the AVG 2012 Security tool on Startup, many victims did a reformat as they expected this way will fully clean out the virus from their computers, however, after installed the operating system followed by the necessary software including AVG internet security, it detected the same bootworm virus. That is crazy!!! This Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus is more stubborn than you can image, it is bundled with root-kit. Many users feel painful to get rid of such small but annoying virus. So you need to find out an efficient way to safeguard your computer.

Currently, many computer users found there is a Bootworm Virus on their computer and it was picked up by their anti-virus programs AVG, but the security tool is unable to remove it, and the computer that is infected keeps automatically restarting, so how do you get rid of this Trojan? Don’t like the US Department of Justice Virus or FBI Moneypak virus, it won’t lock your computer, check the difference here. In fact, Worm/Generic2.CLCO is quite hard to be removed completely on your computer even you format your hard drive disk. Once your computer is infected by Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus, please remove it right away.

To fix your computer and avoid damaging your system,  please contact Experts online for assistance:

How did i get Bootworm Virus on my computer? Is that for Porn?

Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus is a malicious Trojan virus which uses malignant tricks to download malicious malware from the Internet. This virus usually gets into computer via multiple security vulnerabilities such as bundled downloads, spam email attachment, malicious websites. You know that Trojans are often used to gain backdoor access – that is to say remote, surreptitious access, to a user’s system. Trojans do not replicate as viruses do, nor make copies of themselves as worms do. Worm/Generic2.CLCO will steal your important information, bank account and other personal data. Furthermore, the Trojan horse affects many functions of executable programs seriously, which cause the affected computer to get stuck or even frozen easily.

Generic2.CLCO Virus Manual Removal Step by Step Guide

Since anti-virus program didn’t help you erase this virus, in order to safely remove Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus, please take some time on making a backup beforehand. Then follow these steps given as below:

1. Restart the infected computer and keep pressing F8 key before Windows launches; then use arrow keys to select and log in with Safe Mode with Networking;


2. Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options;
3. Under View tab to tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK;

4. Press Windows+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to open Registry Editor.

5. Delete all the following or those related to the following files.
%AppData%\Random.exe
%Windows%\system32\[random].exe
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\[random]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe(random)
c:\Program Files (x86)\Renesas Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application

6. Delete all the following or those related to the following registry entries.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Random”

7. Restart the computer to get in regular mode  to see if you have successfully removed Worm/Generic2.CLCO Virus.

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Please note: You can remove Worm/Generic2.CLCO absolutely to save your computer by following the removal instructions above. But Worm/Generic2.CLCO would hide in your computer and the registry entries so you need to clean up them totally, otherwise, it can come back soon. What would happen if you leave the Worm/Generic2.CLCO on your PC? 1.The Trojan allows cyber criminals to visit your computer remotely without your consent. 2.The Trojan redirects your specified websites to other harmful websites and changes your computer settings at random. 3.It records your browser history and computer data to violate your privacy and compromise security. Don’t be hesitating to remove the Worm/Generic2.CLCO once found it.

To save your computer from further compromises, please consult with YooCare/YooSecurity PC professionals online for a complete fix at a quick time.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on May 20, 2013 8:37 am

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