"notepad.exe" corrupted

[Guest]

Running win xp home. While searching internet, malware was unwillingly loaded onto my system - "pup.exe" and "over.exe" which hijacked my homepage to ramgo.com and installed unwanted links to my IE favorites and desktop

I noticed that Notepad was modified at the same time the malware appeared. I ran Ad-aware and Spybot, deleted what I could of the malware and unwanted links to recycle bin, emptied it, and rebooted the computer. Then when I tried to open Notepad in the accessories, it reinstalled the malware and links again. Everytime I try to run Notepad this happens, and it appears to be corrupted

**Again, I've already updated AdAware and Spybot and ran both. I also ran a live Panda scan. They did not catch this problem, nor did they fix Notepad. Also, my system restore was off, so I can't go back to earlier setting.*

Any suggestions on how to fix Notepad (or download a clean version of it) and completely delete these hidden malware binders? They also seem to be taking up some space on my C: drive and compromising the browser speed

Thank you-

 

[Don MI]

Running win xp home. While searching internet, malware was unwillingly

loaded onto my system - "pup.exe" and "over.exe" which hijacked my homepage
to ramgo.com and installed unwanted links to my IE favorites and desktop.

I noticed that Notepad was modified at the same time the malware appeared.

I ran Ad-aware and Spybot, deleted what I could of the malware and unwanted
links to recycle bin, emptied it, and rebooted the computer. Then when I
tried to open Notepad in the accessories, it reinstalled the malware and
links again. Everytime I try to run Notepad this happens, and it appears
to be corrupted.

**Again, I've already updated AdAware and Spybot and ran both. I also ran

a live Panda scan. They did not catch this problem, nor did they fix
Notepad. Also, my system restore was off, so I can't go back to earlier
setting.**

Any suggestions on how to fix Notepad (or download a clean version of it)

and completely delete these hidden malware binders? They also seem to be
taking up some space on my C: drive and compromising the browser speed.

Thank you-

Do a search for notepad.ex_. You will likely find one in your Windows
installation files in C:\Windows\I386.

Do a search for notepad.exe. I have copies in C:\Windows and
C:\Windows\system32.

I would try to delete your current notepad.exe files.

Use Expand.exe {you should have a copy in C:\Windows\I386 and
C:\windows\system32} and use expand.exe to expand the compress installation
file notepad.ex_ to replace all copies of notepad.exe you have in your
system.

Don