Explorer.exe fails to start on boot

[Michael]

Windows explorer doesn't start when I boot up. I don't get an error message,
it just hangs. I have to open task manager and start it manually. Is there a
fix for this?

 

[Michael]

I found the problem, I had a major malware infestation and Nod32 didn't
detect it. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware fixed everything. So much for Nod32,
its uninstalled and deleted

 

[Peter Foldes]

Not every AV will find everything. I use 4 different on line AV's . One will find the culprit and one will not. Next time maybe Nod32 will find what the one you used now will not and so on

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Not every AV will find everything.

I'll be stronger than that. *No* anti-virus program will find
everything.

Besides, Michael is comparing an anti-virus program with one that
looks for broader types of malware. His conclusion that NOD32 is no
good is completely wrong. In fact, it's probably the *best* anti-virus
program available. But it's not anti-spyware software.

 

[Michael]

there were a total of 27 trojan and malware dll's that were in the System32
folder and Nod32 missed them all. They just piled up over a period of time.
I am lucky I still have a hard drive and a working XP. I dumped Nod32 and
trying out Symantec Endpoint

 

[Laura MS MVP]

Nod32 is an antivirus program not antimalware. Malware bytes is an
antimalware program not an antivirus. Big difference.


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there were a total of 27 trojan and malware dll's that were in the
System32 folder and Nod32 missed them all. They just piled up over a
period of time. I am lucky I still have a hard drive and a working XP. I
dumped Nod32 and trying out Symantec Endpoint