Most windows related programs microsoft stops beacause they are all infected(not just rundll32.exe anymore) only programs that i can use to view my files is winrar 3.80 I'm trying to transfer some files from my main PC to my laptop but they have two differnt versions of the XP operating system one has pro(Main PC) one has Home(Laptop) it sucks! HELP! I have Avast antivirus home 4.8 registred version. Oh, and taskmanager works(Phew!) IE 8.0 works(Phew!) My Computer stuffed(Darn!)

I don't see the destop or start menu and Avast starts and scans and has just picked up a virus but it has thounds of undetectable infected windows files.

I would suggest to download this ISO file with a non infected machine, burn it on CD and boot the infected machine with this CD. Avira Antivir Rescue System http://dlpro.antivir.com/package/re... It's linux based and gives you the facility, to update the antivirus software first and then scan the whole system for rootkits, MBR scanning and the other viruses and trojans.

All sounds good but my MSI U100 netbook doesn't have a CD drive!!! This is terrible...

I just managed to get mycomputer and the desktop working and along with it all my startup programs like Win Messenger and Malware Bytes' started working too. I'll now scan for malware.

I would suggest in any case, to scan your machine with this Rescue System. In that case, no virus or trojan is running and can hide itself or block some processes, necessary to remove the virus or trojan. You might also get in trouble, if your antivirus software has already been infected and shows, that there were no virus found. The CD cannot be infected, the anvirus updates itself to ram and starts scanning with the most current virus definition files. It does not install anything to your PC. It only works from CD or RAM.

Not forgetting CD drives do not exist on the problematic computer so that won't work either.