BOB said:
When booting, the following message comes up, and the boot process
stops..
APIPM.EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close. It then asks
if you wand the problem sent to microsoft....
any ideas ???
A Google search for APIPM.EXE doesn't bring up any hits, which is
suspicious. Scan with a current version antivirus (no earlier than
2003) using updated definitions. Remove other spyware with Spybot
Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs before running
them. These programs are free, so run them both since they complement
each other. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in
Safe Mode. You may also want to run CWShredder and HijackThis from
http://aumha.org/freeware.htm. Although CWShredder is no longer being
updated, it will still clean older variants of the CoolWebSearch
malware. A combination of HijackThis and About:Buster
(
http://www.majorgeeks.com) works well in removing homepage hijackers.
Please read the instructions carefully. Make sure you are able to see
all hidden files and extensions (View tab in Folder Options). Also,
make sure you've visited Windows Update and applied all security
patches. Do not install driver updates from Windows Update. Make sure
you are running a firewall.
Malke
