1) Download the following three items...
McAfee Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
2) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
4) Using McAfee Stinger, perform a Full Scan of your platform and clean/delete any
infectors found
5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both.
6) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
7) Reboot your PC.
8) Create a new Restore point
* * * Please report back your results * * *
Dave
| Dave:
|
| I haven't tried all the on-line scans but the sysclean and adaware process
| didn't help. The process seemed to find an clean up a number of things but a
| couple it seemed unable to correct and in the final analysis it didn't help
| my problem, I still can't get into regedit.
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| > 1) Download the following three items...
| >
| > Trend Sysclean Package
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
| >
| > Latest Trend Pattern File.
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
| >
| > Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
| >
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
| >
| > Create a directory.
| > On drive "C:\"
| > (e.g., "c:\New Folder")
| > or the desktop
| > (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")
| >
| > Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
| > Dowload the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
| > For example; lpt238.zip
| >
| > Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
| > sysclean.com.
| >
| > 2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
| > 3) Disable System Restore
| >
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
| > 4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
| > 5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
| > platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
| > (a few cycles may be needed)
| > 6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
| > Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
| > 7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
| > (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
| > 8) Reboot your PC.
| > 9) Create a new Restore point
| >
| > You can also try some of the below online scanners.
| >
| > BitDefender:
| >
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
| >
| > Computer Associates:
| >
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
| >
| > DialogueScience:
| >
http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/
| >
| > F-Secure:
| >
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
| >
| > Freedom Online scanner:
| >
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html
| >
| > Kaspersky:
| >
http://www.kaspersky.com/de/scanforvirus
| >
| > McAfee:
| >
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
| >
| > Panda:
| >
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
| >
| > RAV
| >
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
| >
| > Symantec:
| >
http://security.symantec.com/
| >
| > Trend:
| >
http://housecall.antivirus.com
| >
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
| >
| >
| > * * * Please report your results ! * * *
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | The System32 folder opens when I log on. I have solved this problem in the
| > | past by deleting some entries in the appropriate registries as recommended by
| > | Knowledge Base Article 170086 using Regedit. Now however, the when I try run
| > | Rededit, it may pop up on my screen for just a fraction of second but then it
| > | immediately disappears. I have a Dell 4550, running Windows XP Home Edition.
| > | Recommendations?
| >
| >
| >
