ipwf.exe and netfv.ex

[Guest]

Hi ,
When I restart my machine (windows XP) - it shows me the 2 users that I have
on the machine. When I login to one of the users - it displays an error
mesage - netfv.exe not found and it continues to do this till the windows
explorer comes on.

Any ideas on how to fix it.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

netfv.exe might be a hijacker. Looks as if the startup entry is present but
the file is not.

http://www.informationsarchiv.net/foren/l_beitrag-10223-0-asc-30.html
http://computercops.biz/check64015next.html

Run these malware cleaners:

1. Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

2. SpyBot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org

3. CWShredder
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Update 1 & 2 before running a scan.

Clean-up Windows Startup:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startup.htm

Then, run a full system virus scan with fully updated definitions. Try Trend
Micro's Sysclean package (free), it's capable of eliminating keyloggers,
trojans etc.

Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot Ramesh..It was greatly helpful. The spybot program worked just
fine.
The error messages do not occur anymore.
R

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Anakin.