Files disappear, deleted, Accessories emptied

[Guest]

Windows XP SP2
I am the only user.
I discovered that mspaint.exe had disappeared, then I had no fax dll files
(system32\fxs* gone), then the Start Menu's Accessories folder was empty.
I don't know what else has happened.

I've run McAfee VirusScan, Norton Antivirus, and NOD32. No viruses found.

I could have done something stupid with an anti-spyware program.

Has anyone seen files vanish like this?
Did you notice some anti-spyware program decide it disliked legitimate files?
Any thoughts on what could delete files with such seeming purpose?

 

[Poprivet]

Windows XP SP2
I am the only user.
I discovered that mspaint.exe had disappeared, then I had no fax dll
files (system32\fxs* gone), then the Start Menu's Accessories folder
was empty.
I don't know what else has happened.

I've run McAfee VirusScan, Norton Antivirus, and NOD32. No viruses
found.

I could have done something stupid with an anti-spyware program.

Has anyone seen files vanish like this?
Did you notice some anti-spyware program decide it disliked
legitimate files? Any thoughts on what could delete files with such
seeming purpose?

Sounds like spyware/malware is a good possibility.
Virus software does not check for malware, and even a single anti-spyware
program doesn't get them all; you really need sort of an arsenal. Here's
what I use, and theyre free, plus there are others but be careful: unknowns
are often spyware themselves.

Download, update & run:
Adaware, lavasoft.com
Spybot Search & Destroy, spybot.com,
Windows Defender, miscrosoft.com

Winpatrol is another great application for realtime monitoring.

HTH

Pop`

 

[Guest]

Windows XP SP2
I am the only user.
I discovered that mspaint.exe had disappeared, then I had no fax dll files
(system32\fxs* gone), then the Start Menu's Accessories folder was empty.
I don't know what else has happened.

I've run McAfee VirusScan, Norton Antivirus, and NOD32. No viruses found.

I could have done something stupid with an anti-spyware program.

Has anyone seen files vanish like this?
Did you notice some anti-spyware program decide it disliked legitimate files?
Any thoughts on what could delete files with such seeming purpose?

How do I get my MSPAINT back? I can find it, but the file extensoin is wrong

 

[Guest]

I have had the same thing happen. Would someone please explain how to get
the accessories file back