cmd32.exe file missing after service pack 2 installed

[Guest]

After installing service pack 2, when I boot up the system starts much more
slowly and I get the error message "Windows cannot find
'C:\Windows\system32\cmd32.exe'. Make sure....". I saw on some other
newsgroup a suggestion to try and load the file from the XP CD I purchased.
But when I tried that I found that since I have loaded service pack 2, I
could not make any changes with the CD. Any suggestions on how I can get the
file and/or make the error message go away and speed up the startup?

Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

cmd32.exe has nothing to do with XP SP2.

[[cmd32.exe is added to the system as a result of the P2P.TANKED virus. This
program is a registered security risk and should be removed immediately. If
found on your system make sure that you have downloaded the latest update
for your antivirus application.]]

[[This worm is spread via P2P application Kazaa. ]]

Worm.P2P.Tanked.a
http://www.viruslibrary.com/virusinfo/Worm.P2P.Tanked.htm

Update your anti virus software and run a full system scan.
You might want to dump Kazaa also.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The "cmd32.exe" is a virus file....you don't want to replace it.

Remove remnants of KWBot.Worm from the Registry and File System
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm

This worm causes an error message that "CMD32.EXE" cannot be found on startup.
The error message may also be that "system32.exe" cannot be found.

Note: You'll have to disable your antivirus program before running the repair.

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| After installing service pack 2, when I boot up the system starts much more
| slowly and I get the error message "Windows cannot find
| 'C:\Windows\system32\cmd32.exe'. Make sure....". I saw on some other
| newsgroup a suggestion to try and load the file from the XP CD I purchased.
| But when I tried that I found that since I have loaded service pack 2, I
| could not make any changes with the CD. Any suggestions on how I can get the
| file and/or make the error message go away and speed up the startup?
|
| Thanks
| --
| Sam N

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

After installing service pack 2, when I boot up the system starts
much more slowly and I get the error message "Windows cannot find
'C:\Windows\system32\cmd32.exe'. Make sure....". I saw on some other
newsgroup a suggestion to try and load the file from the XP CD I
purchased. But when I tried that I found that since I have loaded
service pack 2, I could not make any changes with the CD. Any
suggestions on how I can get the file and/or make the error message
go away and speed up the startup?

Thanks

OMG what cave have you spent the last 18 months living in?! I don't know
what newsgroups you've been reading, but may I strongly suggest you don't
read them in future? You're looking on the Windows CD for a *VIRUS* (OK,
strictly a Trojan).

W32.Kwbot.C.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.html

Additionally, MS-MVP Doug Knox has kindly scripted a tool that
should help:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

After installing service pack 2, when I boot up the system starts much more
slowly and I get the error message "Windows cannot find
'C:\Windows\system32\cmd32.exe'.

cmd32 is not a legitimate file but malware. An entry has been left in
the startup to run it when an AV or Adware package has removed the file
itself (SP2 was just a coincidence). Start - Run MSConfig.exe and look
in the Startup page for the line concerned. Uncheck it. Exit - do not
bother to reboot, but next time you do there will be a message about
'System Configuration'. Check the 'Do not show again' box and exit