Desktop Icons/Applications are not working

[Guest]

Help,

I have been fighting a problem with a Trojan that seemed to removed any
pointers to the actual application. For example, if you open the Control
Panel then execute the Add Remove program icon you would get the following
error "C:\windows\system32 rundll32.exe Application not found". I have
removed the Trojan but it left all of the applications whether it was system
installed or user installation without pointers to the application. How do I
reestablished the connection/link to the programs system/or application.

I have already executed the regsvr32 mshtml.dll, regsvr32 shdocvw.dll -i,
regsvr32 shell32.dll -i, sfc /purgecache and sfc /scannow. The system has
Windows XP Home Edition with SP2. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Help,

I have been fighting a problem with a Trojan that seemed to removed any
pointers to the actual application. For example, if you open the Control
Panel then execute the Add Remove program icon you would get the following
error "C:\windows\system32 rundll32.exe Application not found". I have
removed the Trojan but it left all of the applications whether it was system
installed or user installation without pointers to the application. How do I
reestablished the connection/link to the programs system/or application.

I have already executed the regsvr32 mshtml.dll, regsvr32 shdocvw.dll -i,
regsvr32 shell32.dll -i, sfc /purgecache and sfc /scannow. The system has
Windows XP Home Edition with SP2. Thanks.

http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

[Gerry Cornell]

What was the trojan called? What anti-virus programme and what firewall
are you using?
The problem with anti-virus and anti-spyware software is that they all
catch a lot but not others so if something is there you have to run more
than one of each.

Start by deleting Temporary Internet Files and remove restore
points -Start, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore.

For an alternative anti-virus scan create a new folder and download
Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp)
Then download the latest Controlled Pattern Release zip
(http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp, e.g., lpt123.zip) and
extract its contents to the same folder. See the Readme text file for
further instructions.

For an anti-spyware scan download Adaware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Then try CWS Shredder
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Run all software in Safe Mode and as you remove viruses / spyware found
keep removing restore points.

Finally run Hijack This and post the report to a specialist Forum.

http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html

http://aumha.net/

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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If you have found one or more viruses you could also be infected with
malware. Use Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and then
run Adaware with updated definitions. Turn System Restore back on.

Next create a new folder named Sysclean (e.g., C:\Program
files\Sysclean, or just a desktop folder).
Download Sysclean.com (http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp) and
place it in this folder.

Download the latest Controlled Pattern Release zip
(http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp, e.g., lpt123.zip) and
extract its contents to the same folder. See the Readme text file for
additional instructions.

Run Sysclean.

Please let us know how you got on.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Guest]

Thank you very much.... That worked.

Bernard

http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm