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A small program that cleans the worm "Pretty Park" from your computer
Copyright ©2000 O. Patrick Barnes
All rights reserved.

CleanPrettyPark is a free program that detects and cleans the PrettyPark worm from your system. PrettyPark arrives on your computer via email, and once active, tries to send itself to all entries in your address book. It also attempts to connect to an IRC server, allowing the worm's author to retrieve sensitive information from your computer. Just run CleanPrettyPark and click on Start to rid yourself of this unwelcome pest.

This software is freeware and may be used for any purpose, commercial or otherwise. No fees of any manner may be charged for the use, sale, or distribution of CleanPrettyPark software, except for the reasonable reimbursement of distribution costs such as disks and postage.

CLEANPRETTYPARK IS FREE SOFTWARE. LIKE ALL FREE SOFTWARE, CLEANPRETTYPARK AND ITS OUTPUT ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND INCLUDES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Welcome to CleanPrettyPark

About

This program attempts to clean the worm "Pretty Park.exe" from your system.

How to use the program

Simply run the program and click "Start".

Manual Cleaning

This is only required if CleanPrettyPark is unable to clean your system for you.

Here is how you will be able to remove the PrettyPark worm if this program does not work for you:

On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run.
Type REGEDIT, then click OK.
Modify the following Registry value:
     \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command
and change:
     files32.vxd "%1" %*
to:
     "%1" %*

Delete the PrettyPark.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Delete the \Windows\System\Files32.vxd file.