msconfig, regedit, ctrl - alt - delete, not working

[jm]

whenever i try to run msconfig, regedit or the task manager
(ctrl alt delete) it pops up for a second and then
disappears. anyone know what i can do to remedy this
problem?

 

[Chris Lanier]

This is a posting from MVP Kelly:

**This worm disables NAV, Msconfig, Regedit and Task Manager:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=114

And this one:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com then:

Download then Merge the edit on line 251 then delete all the files mentioned
in the above link. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Source: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ (Kelly MS MVP)

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Additionally, you can use the following commands to copy Task Manager and
MSCONFIG to new file names, and then run the new files.

Open a Command Prompt window and enter:

COPY C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr1.exe

COPY C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\MSCONFIG.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\MSCONFIG1.EXE

Then run Taskmgr1.exe and/or MSCONFIG1.EXE