Suspicious Executable Behavior

[Parvardigar]

I can post here to this group using Mozilla.
Internet Explorer 6 will not launch. Most of the *.exe and *.com
files will not launch . Most of the applications do not open, a few
do. For example abode audition.exe will not open ; but ; abode
premiere pro.exe will open.

I cannot do a shift ; right click to 'Open With'.
I am able to click on the application's icon. An hour glass flashes
for a second. That's it.

I found several sights with registry fixes for executable behavior. I
would copy into notepad, save as reg file, and merge. That I could do.
However this failed to fix the problem.

However all the sights with virus scans, malware and trojan removal
tools (SUPERAntiSpyware;Malwarebytes Anti-
Malware;combofix.exe;MGtools, fixvundo.exe,SpyHunter-Scanner-
Install.exe ) and online scans (trend ; panda) run via executibles.
Because they are exe's I cannot run them.
I am able to download; I am unable to launch.

I booted into safe mode. None of the recently downloaded executables
mentioned above were able to open.

I am unable to open/launch system restore.

I hope to hear that there is a working solution other than a format/
install to fix this issue.
Thanks
John M

 

[Jim]

I can post here to this group using Mozilla.
Internet Explorer 6 will not launch. Most of the *.exe and *.com
files will not launch . Most of the applications do not open, a few
do. For example abode audition.exe will not open ; but ; abode
premiere pro.exe will open.

I cannot do a shift ; right click to 'Open With'.
I am able to click on the application's icon. An hour glass flashes
for a second. That's it.

I found several sights with registry fixes for executable behavior. I
would copy into notepad, save as reg file, and merge. That I could do.
However this failed to fix the problem.

However all the sights with virus scans, malware and trojan removal
tools (SUPERAntiSpyware;Malwarebytes Anti-
Malware;combofix.exe;MGtools, fixvundo.exe,SpyHunter-Scanner-
Install.exe ) and online scans (trend ; panda) run via executibles.
Because they are exe's I cannot run them.
I am able to download; I am unable to launch.

I booted into safe mode. None of the recently downloaded executables
mentioned above were able to open.

I am unable to open/launch system restore.

I hope to hear that there is a working solution other than a format/
install to fix this issue.
Thanks
John M

Unless you have access to another computer such that you could run the AV
tools, your computer is hopelessly damaged.
The quickest way would be to perform a clean install of XP and all of your
applications.
Jim

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

There is a very good chance that you are seeing the effects of a hijackware
infection!

NB: If you had no anti-virus application installed or the subscription had
expired *when the machine first got infected* and/or your subscription has
since expired and/or the machine's not been kept fully-patched at Windows
Update, don't waste your time with any of the below: Format & reinstall
Windows. A Repair Install will NOT help!

1. See if you can download/run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

NB: Run the FULL scan, not the QUICK scan! You may need to download the
MSRT on a non-infected machine, then transfer MRT.EXE to the infected
machine and rename it to SCAN.EXE before running it. Similarly, you may
need to transfer other file to the infected machine this way and rename them
before running them.

2. [WinXP ONLY!! =>] Run the Windows Live Safety Center's 'Protection' scan
(only!) in Safe Mode with Networking, if need be:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm

3. Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting the requested
logs in an appropriate forum, not here.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

**Seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0,
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
or other appropriate forums.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
=====================
Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in
the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft
subsidiary. There is no-charge for support calls that are associated with
security updates.

 

[Elmo]

I can post here to this group using Mozilla.
Internet Explorer 6 will not launch. Most of the *.exe and *.com
files will not launch . Most of the applications do not open, a few
do. For example abode audition.exe will not open ; but ; abode
premiere pro.exe will open.

I cannot do a shift ; right click to 'Open With'.
I am able to click on the application's icon. An hour glass flashes
for a second. That's it.

I found several sights with registry fixes for executable behavior. I
would copy into notepad, save as reg file, and merge. That I could do.
However this failed to fix the problem.

However all the sights with virus scans, malware and trojan removal
tools (SUPERAntiSpyware;Malwarebytes Anti-
Malware;combofix.exe;MGtools, fixvundo.exe,SpyHunter-Scanner-
Install.exe ) and online scans (trend ; panda) run via executibles.
Because they are exe's I cannot run them.
I am able to download; I am unable to launch.

I booted into safe mode. None of the recently downloaded executables
mentioned above were able to open.

I am unable to open/launch system restore.

I hope to hear that there is a working solution other than a format/
install to fix this issue.
Thanks
John M

Try this download. You burn the image to a blank CD then boot the
infected machine to it; it clears out the malware without Windows
running so the malware can't get control. This is software from Avira.

http://forums.techarena.in/tips-tweaks/1157825.htm

Just download the .exe rather than the ISO.