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Name: calhoun
Date: July 5, 2004 at 01:05:19 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: P4 2.8Ghz 1 GB ram
Comment:

Had lots of problems (proggies not working and explorer trying to connect to sus websites) Found lots of viruses when scaning in safe mode and cleaned them out.
When boot normally now proggies such as Nortons, spybot etc wont work and cant even check the task manager for suspicious processes.

HELP!!



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Name: Tufenuf
Date: July 5, 2004 at 04:45:06 Pacific
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calhoun, You may want to go to the link below and download the "Fixswen.inf" file and run it.
"Save the fixswen.inf file to your local hard disk, right-click on the file and choose install".

"A Setup INF file to undo registry changes made by W32/Swen@MM and other threats that prevent REGEDIT, BAT, COM, EXE, PIF, REG and SCR files from running".

Fixswen Tool

It's worth a try,
Tufenuf


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Response Number 2
Name: Tufenuf
Date: July 5, 2004 at 05:01:57 Pacific
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calhoun, I should have also added the link below which has a temporary fix so that you could use your Task Manager to trouble shoot. It's at the bottom of the page under:

"Rename these utilities and run them or use MVP Doug Knox's "Emergency Msconfig, Regedit, Task Manager" utility:"

Task Manager Won't Run

Tufenuf


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Response Number 3
Name: calhoun
Date: July 5, 2004 at 05:49:48 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Tufenuf,

I'll give this a try.

So is it possible to have completely removed all viruses but still have the affects from them(like regedit and nortons not working in normal boot)?


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Response Number 4
Name: Tufenuf
Date: July 5, 2004 at 06:03:45 Pacific
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calhoun, "So is it possible to have completely removed all viruses but still have the affects from them(like regedit and nortons not working in normal boot)?"

The simple answer is Yes as some viruses can make changes to the registry which disables regedit, Task Manager, .exe files, etc. from running including disabling your anti-virus programs from running so you can't remove the virus or even go to Anti-virus websites(alters the hosts file).

Tufenuf


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Response Number 5
Name: bballer320xu
Date: July 13, 2004 at 22:19:04 Pacific
Reply:

try mcafee's stinger, it helped me solve this problem.

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


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Response Number 6
Name: pieceofmymind36
Date: July 18, 2004 at 18:21:42 Pacific
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there was this AIM virus that's been spreading it's called something like Bestfriend.src or something like that, it basically over rides your away message and opens this website with some download crap. I ran norton anti virus n' got rid of the away message problem and the pop up but i still cant run my Task Manager.. plz help

and email me if u have the sloution.. thanks


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