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[How To]Copy Firefox passwords to new os|Backup firefox password file

All firefox passwords are stored in three files

signons.txt, signons2.txt, key3.db

These files are stored in your firefox profile folder.

In Windows XP firefox profile is at:

c:\Documents and Settings\WindowsUsername\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\profilename

Copy these three files and save them where ever you want and if you want these passwords in your other os also then just replace these three files.

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[How to]Remove Drivemonitor.exe flashguard.exe driveguard.exe

Drivegaurd.exe or flashgaurd.exe

“this worm will remove all files from C:\heap41a that are related to other malicious programs it enables TaskManager if is disabled” – BitDefender

But it’ll also download some other malicious files to your computer so it is recommended to trmove this trojan /virus asap.

You can locate the virus files at c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\FlashGuard.exe

Or you may have to change the attributes of this folder.For that you can refer this guide

c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\FlashGuard.exe

c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\ReadMe.txt

c:\DocumentsandSettings\**UserProfile\LocalSettings\Temp\DriveGuard.tmp.exe

c:\DocumentsandSettings\**UserProfile\LocalSettings\Temp\gHmpg.tmp.exe

It creates folders in your pendrive & copy itself to :

f:\System\Security\DriveGuard.exe *

f:\autorun.inf *

f: is your pen drive so change it according to your pendrive drive.

Will add itself to startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FlashGuard

To see these virus you must set Windows to show hidden files -

Removal Guide :

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open ‘Task Manager’, select FlashGuard.exe & click ‘End Process’

You can browse to the folder mentioned above or you can find it quickly by using ‘Search’ feature(Start Menu>>Search). In the search box type, flashguard.exe or flashguard. Don’t hit the search button ..

Scroll down & expand ‘More Advanced Options’.Check the all the box as you see in the screenshot below & hit ‘Search’ button..

Delete all the files found..

Also serch for .tmp.exe, delete DriveGuard.tmp.exe & gHmpg.tmp.exe files…

The virus files can easily be recognized with pendrive icon and delete those files.

Congrats, the virus is removed from your computer. But still some entries made by the virus files exists in registry.

Go to start->run and type msconfig and hit enter

Select ‘Startup’ tab, select & uncheck FlashGuard. Click ‘Apply’.

Delete Registry Entry : Go to Start Menu>>Run, type regedit & click ‘Ok’

Browse to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FlashGuard

Select FlashGuard, right-click on it & delete..

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[How to]view hidden system files and folders|Unhide hidden virus files

Virus usually hides itself from the user and for that it marks itself as system file. And usually in our pc the system files are kept  hidden for safety.Here is the trick to see those hidden virus files.

To see this hidden system files go to tools>>Folder Options>>

Select ‘View’
Check ‘Show hidden files and folders’
Uncheck ‘Hide protected operating system files’

Unhide virus files

Another method:

Go to Start->run->cmd

Then navigate to desired directory.

Then Type

attrib foldername /s /d -s -h -r

+R :- Use the +R option to make a file read-only. Read-only files may be read but they can`t be changed or deleted.-R : – Use the -R option to change the file protection attribute back to normal (so it can be read, changed, or deleted).

+A :- Use the +A option to set the ARCHIVE attribute of a file. When the +A option is used, this flags the file as available for archiving when using the BACKUP or XCOPY commands.

-A :- Use the -A option to turn off the ARCHIVE attribute.

+H : – With DOS Versions 4 through 6, use the +H option to set the HIDDEN attribute of a file so that it will not appear in a directory listing.

-H :- Use the -H option to turn off the HIDDEN attribute.

+S :- With DOS Versions after Version 4, use the +S option to set the SYSTEM attribute of a file. When the +S option is used, this flags the file as a command file used only by DOS. The file will not appear in a directory listing. This attribute is generally reserved for programmers.

-S :- Use the -S option to turn off the SYSTEM attribute.

unhide-system-files

User must know how to differentiate between virus files and system files or you may end up corrupting your os. So do this at your own risk.

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