Today morning when I tried to go to youtube, I got this scary message telling me Youtube is banned! I was nervous and I did a quick search in google and found out that it’s actually a virus causing the trouble.

Well, I just wanted to alert you guys too about it. It’s nothing but a virus and you can easily remove it from your computer, even without an anti-virus. Here is quick solution to this problem.

This Orkut or Youtube worm generally places itself in a hidden folder named heap41a in your C drive (or your Windows drive). You can directly access this folder by typing C:\heap41a into your Run command box. You will see a variety of files, including Svchost, Script1, Reproduce, etc.

To remove the worm, select all these files (except one file named Svchost); and delete them (Shift + Del). Now go to your registry editor (Run > regedit) and Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > policies > Explorer > Run. On the right hand side, you should see winlogon key value set. Right click on it and delete it. (Note: In some computers, you may find the same at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Run).

Now, restart your computer. Once you have restarted, go to Run and type C:\heap41a. You will see the svchost file. If you see any other files, select all and delete them. Remove it from the recycle bin as well (Ctrl + Del).

I hope you find this information useful.