here is a simple method to remove funny ust scandal virs without formatting windows
Download and install TaskKiller (326 KB freeware). We’re doing this because we need to remove a few tasks running, and Windows Task Manager (Alt + Ctrl + Del) gets killed by the virus
Run Task Killer, and a red skull icon will appear on the system tray
Left click it, and click Processes
Select to kill these processes -
killer.exe
lsass.exe
smss.exe
Now open up Command Prompt (Start>Run>command). Type each command and press Enter to run it -
cd\
attrib -h -s smss.exe
attrib -h -s autorun.inf [NOTE : Type each command exactly as its given here]
Open My Computer and go to C:\ or whichever partition in which you’ve installed Windows.
Delete the following files -
smss.exe
autorun.inf
Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
Go to Command Prompt again. Run this command -
attrib -h -s smss.exe
Go to C:\Windows or wherever else you’ve installed Windows, and delete the file smss.exe.
Now, go to C:\Documents and Settings\All users\Startmenu\Programs\Startup and delete the file lsass.exe.
Open Registry Editor (Start>Run>regedit)
Delete the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\WindowNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon=shell(killer.exe
Delete the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Run=runonce(c:\windows\smss.exe)
You’re done!