system32.exe not found - please help! :(

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Guest

hi - I had some or the other W32 type virus on my system, and I used Norton to get rid of it (clever little fellow).... but it seems that one of the files that was infected with the virus, is the following one: c:\WINDOWS\System32\system32.exe is not found.... now everytime i back it up from the Norton backup facility, it just removes it again (so there is not much point to it - as the infection aparently cant be removed) and I cant find the file on my Windows XP CD - where am i gonna get it?
 
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*Vanguard*

"Jakkie" said in
hi - I had some or the other W32 type virus on my system, and I used
Norton to get rid of it (clever little fellow).... but it seems that
one of the files that was infected with the virus, is the following
one: c:\WINDOWS\System32\system32.exe is not found.... now everytime
i back it up from the Norton backup facility, it just removes it
again (so there is not much point to it - as the infection aparently
cant be removed) and I cant find the file on my Windows XP CD - where
am i gonna get it?

So you're trying to get back the infected file? You're actually trying
to restore the trojan, spyware, or whatever scumware was used the
system32.exe file?

I don't have system32.exe on my system. Although we definitely differ
in what applications would be installed, Windows XP is still a base set
of files. I'm running Windows XP Pro. Maybe Windows XP Home has some
additional fluff that isn't present under the Pro version. I doubt it.
It sounds like the system32.exe that you are trying to restore was part
of the problem that you got rid of. And you want it back?
 
N

neil

You don't need the file, it's not part of windows. Have a look on Norton's
site to see if they have a solution.

Neil
Jakkie said:
hi - I had some or the other W32 type virus on my system, and I used
Norton to get rid of it (clever little fellow).... but it seems that one of
the files that was infected with the virus, is the following one:
c:\WINDOWS\System32\system32.exe is not found.... now everytime i back it up
from the Norton backup facility, it just removes it again (so there is not
much point to it - as the infection aparently cant be removed) and I cant
find the file on my Windows XP CD - where am i gonna get it?
 

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