Virus - can't execute anything

[Earle Wells]

Hello,

I'm running XP Home. Yesterday, I was hit by a couple of
viruses. I used NAV to clean them up, but they caused
this problem: whenever I click on an executable, I get an
error "Windows cannot find 'nameoffile.exe'. Make sure
you typed the name correctly..." I found a suggested fix
(http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/5891.htm
l) pointing me to a problem with file associations, which
suggested a .reg hack from dougknox.com. When I initially
executed this, I got an error stating that it couldn't
find evyz(something).exe. I recognized this as a file
created and run by one of the viruses, which I had
deleted. Now, when I run the .reg file it does nothing.
So, I can't fix the file associations, and I still can't
run any exe, including regedit, which would let me apply
the reg hack manually.

I'd really appreciate any help you can offer.

Earle

 

[Alex Nichol]

I'm running XP Home. Yesterday, I was hit by a couple of
viruses. I used NAV to clean them up, but they caused
this problem: whenever I click on an executable, I get an
error "Windows cannot find 'nameoffile.exe'. Make sure
you typed the name correctly..." I found a suggested fix
(http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/5891.htm
l) pointing me to a problem with file associations, which
suggested a .reg hack from dougknox.com. When I initially
executed this, I got an error stating that it couldn't
find evyz(something).exe. I recognized this as a file
created and run by one of the viruses, which I had
deleted. Now, when I run the .reg file it does nothing.
So, I can't fix the file associations, and I still can't
run any exe, including regedit, which would let me apply
the reg hack manually.

rename regedit.exe to regedit.com and see if that will run. If not, go
back to Doug's site and in the XP Utilities there is an 'Emergency
versions of . . .' regedit and others, which should get you round the
problem

 

[Steve B.]

I'm running XP Home. Yesterday, I was hit by a couple of
viruses. I used NAV to clean them up, but they caused
this problem: whenever I click on an executable, I get an
error "Windows cannot find 'nameoffile.exe'. Make sure
you typed the name correctly..." I found a suggested fix
(http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/5891.htm
l) pointing me to a problem with file associations, which
suggested a .reg hack from dougknox.com. When I initially
executed this, I got an error stating that it couldn't
find evyz(something).exe. I recognized this as a file
created and run by one of the viruses, which I had
deleted. Now, when I run the .reg file it does nothing.
So, I can't fix the file associations, and I still can't
run any exe, including regedit, which would let me apply
the reg hack manually.

rename regedit.exe to regedit.com and see if that will run. If not, go
back to Doug's site and in the XP Utilities there is an 'Emergency
versions of . . .' regedit and others, which should get you round the
problem


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (e-mail address removed)

Had the same problem, Alex. Download swenfix.com from
http://www.norman.com/virus_info/w32_swen_a_mm.shtml to a diskette. Boot to
"safe mode, command prompt" by hitting f8 during boot sequence. Place
diskette in drive. run a:\swenfix.com

Steve

 

[Guest]

Try and go to the original file. right click.Click run
as . Just tick run as current user and protect my
computer and data by ...... and click ok.

 

[Ned Heller]

Earle, I had the exact same problem. You apparently have the Swen virus.
There is a fix program you can download from Symantec for the Swen virus.
It fixes most things - although I had to reinstall System Restore and am
still struggling with problems related to it.

Here is a link to the fix program.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Ned