TOEUW.EXE is a malware which has the the following actions:
- Writes to another Process Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes in your system.
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process in your system
- Executed as a Process
TOEUW.EXE has the following brother program file:
TOEUW.SCR
43553497.SCR
87263564.EXE
How to remove TOEUW.EXE – How to delete TOEUW.EXE
1. Kill the Toeuw.exe process on the Processes
2. Then download Combofix: http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe
3. Create a folder in C: drive called ‘Combo’ and save the ComboFix.exe to that folder.
4. Close all other browser windows.
Important: Temporarily disable your anti-virus, real-time protection before performing a scan. They can interfere with combofix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause “unpredictable results”.
5. Go to start -> Run -> Type ‘cmd’(Without quotes) and click OK.
6. Type ‘cd’ and Enter
7. Type ‘cd Combo’ and enter.
8. Type ‘ComboFix /snapshot’ then enter. It will run Combofix
Please note, that once you start combofix you should not click anywhere on the combofix window as it can cause the program to stall. In fact, when combofix is running, do not touch your computer at all and just take a break as it may take a while for it to complete.
Don’t forget to restart the system once the process is completed.
When finished, it will produce a logfile located at C:combofix.txt with the files removed.
If you are facing any problem to follow the steps ask me in the comments. I will reply you as soon as I can.
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NB: TOEUW.EXE Malware sometimes create a process which changes your external drive’s folder icons to shortcuts and hide the folders. To bring back the folders to external drive, follow the link – Files on External/Flash Drive Changed to Shortcuts Virus
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In my computer the virus was not TOEUW.EXE but it was koapee.exe but it worked for that also. Thanks :) :)
Good to hear that it worked for Koapee.exe also. ComboFix is effective in all such kind of malwares.
i did this, and my desktop wallpaper became all black after i restarted it, what could be the possible cause? btw, i cant change it.
thanks for the help! :)
hi there combofix worked great on my windows vista 32bit, but im also infected on avista 64 bits, what do i have to do to get a version of combofix that works with vista 64bits
Unfortunately Combofix doesn’t have a 64 bit version.
Thanxxx !!!a tonn sir… combofix worked 4 me…ur Genius!!! i tried a hell lot of things frm last 7-8 days ..i m using the latest quickheal.. many anti-malwares..nd wat not..but combofix is the winner!! u saved my ass.. thnxx again!!! hopefully will look upto u if any problem persists in future.
Hi Jose,u are a real life saver,i have formatted my flash drives and harddrives so many times,but it never got rid of the virus(VAAPOQ and VAAPOQX)i had,i didn’t knw it was on my system……anytime i plug in any flash or HHD,it turns it 2 shortcut,but with ur combofix….(though it took so much time,but it was damn worth it)
Thank u so much,i wish i cld give u a bear hug rit nw!u r such a darling!(can’t contain my gladness)
Thanks to all comments guys! I am motivated. :)
i need help my my external drive files turned into short cuts, help?
Hi,
I am using windows 7. I installed turbo fix and I could get back my hidden files but I couldn’t remove the shortcuts. When I plugged my hard disk they are coming once again what to do?
hi, my files in the flash says 1kb and they become shortcust, i tried to clean the virus but i could not, and a friend told me to go the registry find the .exe file in the 1kb changed files and delete but it says that there is such file like that, and when i check the file property of the shortcuts it says jimizx.exe and then come letter of the flash and name of the file. what should i do
Have you download and run the combofix.exe mentioned in the article?
help!! my external drive files turned into short cuts how do i redo the process…?
thank you alot….it did work, i almost lost my medical books dude, but you help, i want to say thank you once more and again……)
Hi everyone;
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp !!!!!!
I got a lot of errors when I have done the steps ..
1) My account pic can not be changed ( The specific picture in an unknown type or is not valid.Select a different picture ) and it appears with every pic and type I tried ..
2) My paint can’t save anything (Paint cannot save this file.Save has been interrupted, so your file has not been saved )
3) Microsoft word can’t even display Save as screen
4) Other programs like Dell Dock can’t even start .
>.<
I tried to use system restore, but all the previous system points has gone missing ..
Please Help !!!
I was able to restore the root folders but am unable to do so for the sub folders.
hi..
thanks a lot..it worked so far! and as usual from above comments, it was a weird name WBVOIJK.exe and BAUUO.exe
Woooooooow!!! This works PERFECTLY, thaaaaank you sooo much for your generosity and the fact that it is easily downloadable! Thank you sooooo much!
I have a Dell laptop running XP SP3. When I try to run combofix, it gets to where it says it’s scanning for infected files and stops. Everything stops. Even the clock. It never goes any further.
Hola distinguidos amigos!!!
Les tengo buenas noticias… Traten el antivirus Avira, es gratuito y elimina en un 100% este virus y otros muy carpetosos. Les cuento que tenia ese virus y de la forma rapida y sencilla que logre eliminarlo fue con este antivirus… asi que a probarlo y me dejan saber…
Bendiciones!!!
Oh! Sorry I forget that this is english foro…
The easier way to remove this virus is using Aviras antivirus… it’s free and remove 100% this virus.
Recently i was infected by this virus and tryied everything… but when I tried this antivirus… the virus was removed.
Thanks,
Alberto
Thanks it works
Sir can u say me ur email address or phone number i hav so many problems
hi jose..
i try what you said here…i do it step by step….but the shortcut folder is still there..i delete it then i remove my external drive then use it again it came back..all my folder still shortcut…
pleaseeeee help meeee
Have you checked the solution explained here – http://www.techjunoon.com/files-on-externalflash-drive-changed-to-shortcuts-virus/
Thank you very much
i was your kind.
it worked well.
OMG! I LOVE YOU! ^_^ GREAT JOB!
Hi.
Tried your fix and I got an error about incompatible OS..
Am trying to scan Win 2003 Server..
Any ideas guys..
Thanks
PLEASE EMAIL ME!
I have the exact problem except i dont know the name of the virus. Its stuck on all hardrives and both desktop and labtop. I have done the solution above and even removed it once before, but it keeps coming back. The solution is not removing it from my computer! its creating shortcuts on both computer and hardrive. I need these files for school!
I have a external 180GB,250GB, and a 1TB hardrive. I need the files on them!
PLEASE HELP!!
email me asap
rajeejones (at) yahoo (dot) com
It also deletes my Steam gaming platform *facepalm*
However it works on Win7 64 bit :D
Remember to disable UAC before you run ComboFix!
i got a virus in my laptop via Facebook..i think it was the one with the fraud anti virus. the virus was asking me to install and pay for firewall anti virus from them and i couldn’t access my own windows firewall their was nothing that i could do to fix it…i turned my computer off for a week and turned it back on to my surprise it was gone like it didn’t exist at all…
Weird solution evonne! You must be lucky to get away with it without any proper clean up!
Thank u I managed to remove the virus and fix the shortcut problem,but the virus also created Removeble F: drive that does not exist and I cant delete..!!??
I also went into the control panel-disk management section and the drive does not show, only in my computer … pls help ASAPthanx
how t know which prossess to run and kill
what to do if the cmd is also disabled by the virus??
Go to your Windows Folder –>System32 –> and double click on cmd.exe
Hey the shortcut problem that i have is yocohx.exe i downloaded the combo.exe and saved it in the c drive. when i type ‘cd combo’ then press enter it say ‘the system cannot find the path specified’.So what can be the problem? What must i do please help!
I think you have missed the step to create the folder called Combo in the C: drive.
Million thanks, you save me from a crisis, in my computer the virus was not toeuw.exe but it was wuauclt.exe but it work fine… Thanks…
which virus protector do you find to be the best?
If you are a home user and
Looking for free one? I will suggest AVAST!
For paid one I will suggest Node 32.
I would like to know the experience of other peoples too.
thanks my friends it worked with me perfectly,
i had a shortrcuts instead of the folders it self after running combofix i recovered all my files,
thanks again
god bless you
hamprof
bahrain
Hey Jose
Will running combofix from a pendrive instead of from my c: within cmd work?
Thanks for your hard work!
Probably won’t because of the way the combofix scan performs.
This was perfect! Such a relieve … THANKS!
Thanks very much for information shared on your website. I managed to restore all my folders in my flash drive who became shortcuts.
My other problem with another flash drive is that it doesn’t show the files and folders in the flash. When I deleted all the files that are visible, in properties it still show that there stuff in the flash. I don’t want to format it incase there are important dicuments in it but I wish to know how to make those files and folder visible and able to access too.
the step num 7 dont work with me when i tybe cd combo it’s not recognized as a function
hey i did scaned with combo fix and used attrib command and half of the shortcut folders r back to normal but half r still in shortcut mode.. can u tell me what else i should to retreve my data…
hello sir,
i got a problem and that is all the files and folders in the pen drive I insert in my laptop becomes a 1kb shortcut. but the problem is that in the start menu the run icon is not there and I think this has happened due to viruses.
also as u have mentioned in the above replies to goto system32 and then cmd.exe I tried did it but the cmd.exe file is not opening . what to now sir????
plz help me……
Also I have a lot of problems plzzz send me your E- MAIL id……
Hello,
I ran the ComboFix as mentioned and it ran properly untill the scan was done and Deletion step began. As soon as this happened I got the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH :(
Dont know what is the problem. Running on XP.
Couldn’t find TOEUW.EXE and KOAPEE. EXE in process. What should I do?
I have the problem of getting my folders turned into short cuts. But I can not find the process Toeuw.exe running
how t do step 1-Kill the Toeuw.exe process on the Processes
I did it but it didn’t start
so i double clicked on the program and it started
then it installed and worked
but after that, i checked the log and it deleted some stuff like ‘Nvidea stuff’ and some other things
then after 30 min
my computer crashes and that blue screen comes up and it freezes like that on the blue screen……. Whats happening to my computer?
Is there any fix for windows xp????
I was able to restore the folders but am unable to do so for the sub folders and their sub folders. I have been run the file for 5times but no use. Can you plesase helpme.
dear sir,
i have a hard disk of 250 gb.it has around 200gb data which i cannot loose .when i plugin the hard disk ,the pop up sound comes..it starts blinking and autoplayes but shows no item in the autoplay . my computer hangs then and once i saw the properties of that external harddisk ,its showed 1kb. Thus it is for sure a virus problem .combo fix couldnt resolve it .what should i do now.im really tensed .should i use EASEUS to recover the matter ?the computer hangs after inserting it.please advice.
thankyou
The Combofix does not run, complains that the memory is too small to load the programm. What can I do?
u re a life saver !! thanks a ton ;) got my movies back
HOLY COW!!! thanks a lot dude!
Problem SOLVED =)
when i click cmd in run ,,, a window box with black color telling – the command prompt has been disabled by your administrator . s coming ,,
wt should i do?
:( :(
help plz
Hi,
Are you using Windows XP or Windows 7?
You probably sitting in an office premises, I think. In that case your should consider your IT admin to do the job for you.
Thanks a lottt !!!! =) a huge headache over for me. thank u =)
Jose, thank you very much!!! It worked perfectly. I had all my files hidden in my external drive. I run combofix, and it stopped messing with my other usb drives. After that I only had to change the attributes to the files that were hidden, but nothing was lost :)
Thanks again. Cheers!
Hi, It seems my computer is infected with a malware. c:/windows/system32 has a file 3142437004 which panda active scan detected as malware. I am able to see a process 3142437004.1933029956.exe in processes but I am not able to end it. virus is not allowing to run combofix, it starts and then gets blocked. then not able to access the combofix.exe file. Tried many other antivirus, everything get blocked immediately. Pls advise. Thanks.
I pluged my flush disc on my friends desktop to print a doc and after few minutes i was not able to open that folder again and all the other files on that fush turned to short cut and i dont know weather the datas are lost or not please help
Hi good noon pls help me fix my problem with my USB. I inserted it in my officemate’s laptop and what happened next I can’t anymore open my folders. They have became shortcut files and have a baeuwox.exe. How can I fix this. Pls HELP…
Dear Jose Tinto! I am Mongolian. Just by following your direction, i succefully recovered all my 400 gb files in external Hard. Thank you very much for your good job!!!. God bless you always!
whenever i insert any pendrive then I m finding three files i.e. autorun.inf ,thumbs.db and desktop.ini also some of the folder are two of the same name but one is visible and one is hidden.
please help me for the solution
thank you..you save me a lot…:)
thnks a lot it worked broo…
Thanks a lot!! this has solved my very long time problem!!
Thanks heaps. Worked perfectly.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! It worked. Combofix for the Win!
Dear,
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thousand times.
Really I was so sad since 5 days just because of this (Virus) problem.
But today through your method. It solved.
Thanks a lot brother.
May Allah complete your good wish.
Thanks.
It didn’t work for me :l
I am not sure what virus I have. Just when I connect my camera of blackberry to my pc, the folders changed into shortcuts and when I click them nothing happens. So I ran ComboFix and it deleted a few things but this is still happening. Can anyone help me?
Thank you very much. ComboFix did the trick.
I believe the virus that affected me was Tarma InstallerSetup.exe
whenever i copy a folder into my pen drive, remove it and then reinsert it, all those folders get converted to .exe format…is it my laptop problem or pen drive??plz help me out..shud i format my laptop??
formatting the pen drive didnt help..
big thanks :) it worked. thank you so much. god bless :)
I have tried running ComboFix as you described but a message came saying that ‘ComboFix is not recognised as an internal or external command operable program or batch file’
What do I do now? please.
Really simple solution, especially for someone technologically challenged, like me. And works perfectly!!
Thanks!
hii,
my exeternal harddrives are having the same shortcut virus.i followed the cmd steps bt it dint help much.
i listen to my friend and i inserted my HD in a system having linux and deleted the suspicious files.
bt again when i insert my HD on a win7 system it shows me only 1 file .Trash-1000 of 2 kb size.
please help i want all my data back somehow!all my research files and everything is there!! please help and tell me how i can i get everything back.
and can i approach any computer to help me fix this??
please help
Dear Sir,
I have done as U said above, all things successful but after restarting PC I didn’t find .lnk changes back to normally working folders, its means problem is still existing.
I downloaded Combofix ,created a folder in C drive did not closed my browsers i run it from the folder and everything went fine Cheers :D
Thank you for the help,it worked!!!