Msconfig, Regedit, Cmd, Taskmgr...CLOSE INSTANTLY!

[andrew]

tons of people have this problem and i have not found 1
patch or anything at all that fixes this problem..

when ever i try to run msconfig, regedit or commmand prompt
they only open for about 30 seconds and instantly close..
from what i know it also makes anti-virus programs close
instantly and are rendered unusable..

i am on pro and 2 other computers in my house have the
same problem.

any help would be great!

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You have a virus.

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Startup Programs Tracker. This
small utility scans your system for startup programs and running processes.
It also allows you to create a log file that can be copied and pasted into a
newsgroup post. The contents of the program window are also copied to the
Windows Clipboard, automatically. For newsgroup replies, it is generally
not necessary to post the contents of running Services.

Also See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Create Emergency Copies of
Critical XP System Utilities. This small VB Program will create backup,
usable copies of Task Manger, Regedit and MSConfig (named Taskmgr1.exe,
Regedit.com and MSConfig1.exe) in a new folder C:\EmergencyUtil. Many virus
programs will intercept these programs, based on their original file name.
The modified file names, allow them to be run. Open Windows Explorer to
C:\EmergencyUtil and double click the application you need. The next
revision will allow you to browse for the folder you want to place the
backups in.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The behavior you've described is typical behavior of more than one
virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html


Bruce Chambers

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