I downloaded and installed a cracked version of Divx Pro. Problem was that it contained some form of Trojan virus. My software picked it up and cleared it. However, whenever I open a folder with a DivX movie file in it my computer says it is shutting down windows explorer to protect the machine. Windows media player will not play any Divx movies (its says in has encountered a problem and shuts down). It will play any other type of movie though including those labelled xvid any ideas?

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