amvo.exe Virus

Been hit by a virus and it seems it has something to do with an "amvo.exe" process. It slows the machine and terribly affects the USB drives. This is how I managed to remove the virus and the amvo.exe process.

I recommend you do this in safe mode.

1. Run MSConfig (Go to Run, and type msconfig). Find a process with the name amvo.exe under the startup tab. It is located in Windows\System32 folder.
2. Uncheck the process, and then close the msconfig window.
3. Open Registry Editor (go to run, and type regedit). Search for "amvo.exe" and delete the key(s) found.
4. Now delete all amvo.exe, amvo1.dll. Note in most cases the file are hidden and system protect - use the attrib command to unhide the files and then delete them: c:\windows\system32>attrib -h -s -r amvo.exe
c:\windows\system32>del amvo.exe
c:\windows\system32>attrib -h -s -r amvo0.dll
c:\windows\system32>del amvo0.dll
c:\windows\system32>attrib -h -s -r amvo1.dll
c:\windows\system32>del amvo1.dll

Also the virus places Autorun.inf and *.cmd or *.bat (in my case d.com) files all the drives of your machine; do the following to remove them:
c:\>attrib -h -s -r autorun.inf
c:\>del autorun.inf
c:\>attrib -h -s -r d.com
c:\>del u.bat

After this the virus would have been removed, now run the latest anti-virus update and reboot your system and you are home and dry. I advise you run the www.kaspersky.com trial then when it has cleaned remove it and install your "normal" anti-virus pack.

Going LIVE!!

After a year on a project, finally the day of reckoning has come.

Doing my final migration of data from old COBOL system to Oracle database system. I hope everything goes on well. And I don't intended to spend the whole night at work. Just sitting waiting for the mugration procedure finish.

Come 30-01-2008 users should be LIVE.

Programming & Pungwe

Pungwe is Shona term for an overnight vigil (working, church vigil, or even political gathering).

Had to stay at work on 22.01.2008 till 3am trying to complete a task; and this is not my first time to be in that situation. I don't know what it is about programmers working late(early).

But good thing come the follwong day you are not in the office, and everyone has an issue that they want solved yesterday. Of-course your phone will be not reachable, and also it is "unethical" to call someone who is resting after the whole night at work.

Oracle EXP error EXP-00056

When I was trying to run the EXP commnand as follows
EXP userid=username/pwd@sid file=d:\dumps\20080113_1.dmp log=d:\dumps\20080113_1.log tables=(pm1,pm2,pm3,pm4,pm5a,pm5b,pm6)

got this error:

EXP-00056: ORACLE error 12560 encountered
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
EXP-00000: Export terminated unsuccessfully

Found the following to solve my misery; just remove the @sid ! And it worked.

EXP userid=username/pwd file=d:\dumps\20080113_1.dmp log=d:\dumps\20080113_1.log tables=(pm1,pm2,pm3,pm4,pm5a,pm5b,pm6)

Have a bug free day :)

Some Music for You!

I like music, and sing as well. I am a part of our local church men's choir (Warren Park Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) - Vabvuvi)

We recorded our first album, MWEYA WANGU (My Soul), in 2006 and it consists of 8 songs. On the album sleeve I am seated next to the ngoma (drum).



Buy this CD or Cassette when you see one. I promise you, you will enjoy the music.

Merry Christmas & Happy 2008

Hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas, and may 2008 bring you a lot of peace and joy.