nothing on desktop works - please help

[brian v]

I had the unfortunate mishap of being infected with some
adware this morning (apropose.exe, yercactu.exe,
auto_update.exe). I removed them with Spybot and Adaware
but apparenly my system was corrupted or something.

When I double click on a folder on the desktop or right
click to explore (including my computer...) explorer.exe
shoots up to 100% of my CPU indefintely. The folder can
not be opened or explored. Also, certain file types
like .wmv will not launch and application and other things
like the control panel will not open from the start menu.
So only certain things work on my computer like AOL and
Explorer - luckily so I can type this!

I tried system restoring to several points but every time
it failed.

Any idea what can be corrupt and how I can fix it?

 

[Guest]

TRY A VIRUS SCAN OFF OF A FLOOPY DISK BEFORE XP LOADS UP. NORTON SYSTEM WORKS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY, OR DOWNLOAD A FREE ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM. NORTON IS YOUR BEST BET BECAUSE IT CAN HELP FIX PROBLEMS WITH REGISTRY FILES AND VIRUS PROTECTION AS WELL

 

[brian v]

I was able to run Norton Antivirus Professional, as I can
still access most programs. It didn't find anything. Does
it matter if I do that before I boot? I didn't see an
option in the latest version to create a boot floppy.

More details... My system works fine in safe mode. Also, I
booted with chckdsk and tried turning off all the services
in msconfig and that didn't effect anything. Also tried it
with all services one to no avail.

I'll pick up a copy of SystemWorks in hopes that solves my
problem but if you have any more advice please do post

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
TRY A VIRUS SCAN OFF OF A FLOOPY DISK BEFORE XP LOADS UP.

NORTON SYSTEM WORKS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY, OR DOWNLOAD A
FREE ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM. NORTON IS YOUR BEST BET BECAUSE
IT CAN HELP FIX PROBLEMS WITH REGISTRY FILES AND VIRUS
PROTECTION AS WELL

 

[brian v]

I just tried Norton Win Doctor and Disk Doctor. Still,
clicking on anything on the desktop makes explorer.exe
take up 100% of the CPU. It's looking like I'm going to
have to reinstall the OS. Any other ideas?

-----Original Message-----
TRY A VIRUS SCAN OFF OF A FLOOPY DISK BEFORE XP LOADS UP.

NORTON SYSTEM WORKS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY, OR DOWNLOAD A
FREE ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM. NORTON IS YOUR BEST BET BECAUSE
IT CAN HELP FIX PROBLEMS WITH REGISTRY FILES AND VIRUS
PROTECTION AS WELL