xp-pro Taskmanager

[Guest]

I am running xp-pro with sp2.

When pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and selecting Task Manager, the system just
goes back to the desktop. Task Manager never comes up.

Any answers??

 

[Ron Martell]

I am running xp-pro with sp2.

When pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and selecting Task Manager, the system just
goes back to the desktop. Task Manager never comes up.

Any answers??

That behavior is typical of an infection by one of several recent
viruses/trojans.

Make certain your antivirus is completely up to date, with the virus
definitions not more than a week old, and then do a complete virus
scan of your hard drive. Also get a "second opinion" by doing a free
online virus scan at one of these sites:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

If that does not resolve the issue then do a spyware check & cleanup.
Go to MVP Jim Eshelam's Spyware Quick Fix page at
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm and follow the procedures
described there.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am running xp-pro with sp2.

When pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and selecting Task Manager, the
system
just goes back to the desktop. Task Manager never comes up.

Any answers??

The type of behavior you describe is typical behavior of more than
one virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the
Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose
definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free
on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

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Bruce Chambers

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