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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: turtlesks on April 10, 2006, 06:04:40 AM

Title: abcd.exe infection
Post by: turtlesks on April 10, 2006, 06:04:40 AM

My computer is infected with abcd.exe.  I am running windows XP and as soon as it starts up, it freezes for a few minutes.  Then I have about 3 seconds until abcd.exe pops up in the processes and the computer restarts.  One time, my virus scanner (McAfee) went crazy about finding a trojan but it restarted before I could read it.  My computer will start fine in safe mode but not safe mode with networking.  Therefore, I can't install or download anything.  I have ran pest patrol, ad-aware and spybot with no luck.  My virus scan also did not work.  I also went into msconfig to see what was in the start up and it was not listed.  Help!  I have way too much on this computer to reformat.  What else can I do?

Title: Re: abcd.exe infection
Post by: soybean on April 10, 2006, 07:39:16 AM

I think the solution may be in http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=72574

Title: Re: abcd.exe infection
Post by: turtlesks on April 10, 2006, 08:16:30 AM

eee.. I don't have hijackthis on that computer.  Is there something I can do without it?

Title: Re: abcd.exe infection
Post by: Fed on April 10, 2006, 02:11:20 PM

Can you start in Safe Mode?

Title: Re: abcd.exe infection
Post by: turtlesks on April 10, 2006, 03:14:12 PM

Yes but not safe mode with networking.

Title: Re: abcd.exe infection
Post by: Fed on April 11, 2006, 02:40:13 PM

Start in safe mode & run some scans, AVG and Ewido would be a good start.