error with wininet.dll while starting Windows XP

[Roland]

Hello,

I have a problem with my Windows XP. Last week I had a
virus (w32/pate.b) on my machine. The whole virus has
been removed. Now when I startup my machine and logon at
Windows XP. I receive the message:

Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

When I ask for details it says that there is a problem
with:

AppName: explorer.exe
AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106

ModName: Wininet.dll
ModVer: 6.0.2800.1106

Offset: 00067bd9

When I logon with another user, I have no problem.
Can anyone tell me how to solve this in my profile?

Thanks.
Regards.

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Hello,

I have a problem with my Windows XP. Last week I had a
virus (w32/pate.b) on my machine. The whole virus has
been removed. Now when I startup my machine and logon at
Windows XP. I receive the message:

Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

When I ask for details it says that there is a problem
with:

AppName: explorer.exe
AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106

ModName: Wininet.dll
ModVer: 6.0.2800.1106

Offset: 00067bd9

When I logon with another user, I have no problem.
Can anyone tell me how to solve this in my profile?

Thanks.
Regards.
.

Hello!
Apparently the reason this might be happening is because of
some bad piece of code in a IE search-hijacker.

Downlaod this and run one or both these to ferret out
spyware as a possible culprit.

spybot here
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

or

AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
with regards,
ssg
pronetworks.org