Mujeeb said:
Hi,
I am not able to open any drive just by double clicking it, I have to
right click it & explore it inorder to open it. After few weeks I was not
able to open any exe files. Now I bought a new Hard disk & it was working
fine & I need to copy some important files from my old hard drive, once I
copied the files, I started getting the same issue with the new Hard drive
also, is it because of virus? Everytime I double click my C drive I see
wscript.exe in task manager. Help please.
-Mujeeb
It sure sounds like it. Did you take the precaution of scanning your
backed up data files with a current version antivirus using updated
virus definitions? If not, then you probably copied the virus over and
need to do some cleanup.
Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to
do all scans in Safe Mode.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/sicherheit/35905/multi_av_scanning_tool.html
- download site
The site is in German but David's tool is in English so don't let that
worry you. Scroll all the way down to almost the bottom of the page and
you'll see a box titled "Infos Zum Download - Multi-AV Scanning Tool".
You'll see "Download von www pctipp.ch" and the live link to download
Multi_AV.
When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the
specialty forums listed at the first link above (not here, please).
Standard caveat: If the procedures look too complex - and there is no
shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may
be so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. Have all
your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.
Malke
