Spotlight on Malware: The Gruel Worm.

It's been around since Windows 2000, but there still is not a way to remove this worm without formatting the hard drive. I speak of the Gruel Worm, one of the most destructive worms there is. It can run on all platforms from Windows 2000 to the latest Windows 8.

Gruel sets every executable and program to run Gruel every time the executable or program is ran. This means that really anything you do on your computer will trigger the nasty payload of the worm. And this payload is that it brings up an error message from the author proclaiming: "Your computer is mine now" among other things. And you cannot get the message box to go away. The worst part? You can't run anything, because everything is set to run the worm. So if you ever restart your computer while you are infected with this, you will not be able to run Windows at all.

Now, on removal: People have spent years trying to come up with a way to remove this worm without formatting the drive. There has not been a single way tried that has ever worked. And I have checked every single source I can find that would have info on this, there is no way I know of that a user can remove this thing without formatting the drive. Some of you may be thinking: "Why not just format the drive?" Because formatting the drive involves deleting everything on the hard drive, and you can't back it up to an external drive because everything is set to run Gruel. So, the only surefire way to be free of this worm is a tried and true scorched earth tactic.

So, in my opinion, Gruel is the worst worm ever and the most destructive worm.

Thank You for reading this post. I invite you to comment with any questions or comments.