Sality Virus

Sality Virus (Win32 Sality Virus)(W32.Sality.AO, W32.Sality.Z)

Sality Virus is presently giving a headache to cafe owners today. That is why i wanted to post this information about this type of
bothersome Virus. Sality is a family of file infecting viruses that spread by infecting exe and scr files. The virus also includes an autorun worm component that allows it to spread to any removable or discoverable drive. In addition, Sality includes a downloader trojan component that installs additional malware via the Web.

How would i know if i have this kind of Virus in my Computer or Computers?
As with many other malware, Sality disables antivirus software and prevents access to certain antivirus and security websites. Sality can also prevent booting into Safe Mode and may delete security-related files found on infected systems. To spread via the autorun component, Sality generally drops a .cmd, .pif, and .exe to the root of discoverable drives, along with an autorun.inf file which contains instructions to load the dropped file(s) when the drive is accessed. The Sality virus joins infected machines to its own P2P network. Updates to the malware are fed via decentralized lists of HTTP URLs.

 What to do? How to Remove Sality Virus?
Understanding its characteristics is one helpfull way to remove or prevent your computers from this type of computer headache. You may search the web too for more ways on how to remove Sality Virus from your Pc's.


 1. Scan the system with up-to-date antivirus software. If a file is found to be infected with Sality, allow the antivirus software to clean the file. If other malware is found, allow the antivirus to delete or take the action recommended by the scanner. (For assistance, see Clean, Quarantine, or Delete?). If the malware persists, use a bootable antivirus rescue CD to boot the system cleanly and scan the system again. To prevent re-infection via infected USB drives, disable autorun.



2. Download the latest Panda AV software and after downloading, remove any antivirus sofware installed in your  computer   then run the installation setup of Panda AV and connect it for the latest updates. Then run for a Full Scan.Note do not run any programs and applications while having the full scan.After finishing scan.
 Restart your computer and you are almost done. Your computer is now safe in W32.Sality virus!

3. Download and install Kasperzky or NOD32 and update into the latest virus definition. Run a Full Scan immediately. After scanning has completed, restart you PC and you are done. Your PC is safe now.