Note: W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen is a generic detection that detects numerous variants of W32.HLLW.Gaobot.
The removal tool will remove many but not all variants that are detected as W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen.
The W32.Gaobot Removal Tool does the following:
· Terminates the W32.Gaobot viral processes and services.
· Deletes the W32.Gaobot files.
· Deletes the dropped files.
· Deletes the registry values that the worm added.
· Modifies the hosts file by removing invalid entries which prevent access to various antivirus related websites
If the removal tool cannot remove the variant of W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen that has infected your computer, follow the manual removal instructions in the W32.HLLW.Gaobot.Gen writeup.