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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: user77 on January 17, 2010, 09:34:58 PM

Title: Pop-ups: Application cannot be executed. The file *** is infected.
Post by: user77 on January 17, 2010, 09:34:58 PM

Hi,

I got a very serious issue with my system. Somehow some malware or virus has affected my system. It keeps flashing me virus alert and whenever i try to run any program it says "Application cannot be executed. The file  **** is infected......." (not even a command prompt or notepad can be opened but with multiple try sometime i get the command prompt but it is ridiculous).

Before looking into this forum i tried Installing MBAM - Malware byte in normal mode, but it blocks it from installing even if I try to rename it before downloading.

Then I google'd and searched this forums and tried the instructions a couple links. The Superantispyware is not getting installed at all. I get the installer screen and quickly it vanishes before i can access anything. i tried renaming it with .SCR instead of .exe but still same issue. 


I did luck out and succeed in installing hijackthis under the name iexplore.exe. Also my avast program found nothing after a full scan.

Please help!

Title: Re: Pop-ups: Application cannot be executed. The file *** is infected.
Post by: jkolak on January 18, 2010, 06:37:47 AM

Click to follow the instructions here:

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7314ab665cc151c420ed5557e162ee5a&/topic,46313.0.html

Title: Re: Pop-ups: Application cannot be executed. The file *** is infected.
Post by: user77 on January 18, 2010, 06:49:13 AM

Thanks so much for the response. I was up late hours and seemingly removed the malware but now have a new problem. I have posted it a couple minutes ago with the name:  ' Removed malware and now Internet will not work in Windows 7 ' since the nature of the problem changed.  I tried to add as much detail as possible in the new thread on my basic computer info. Also is there any way to delete this thread?

Title: Re: Pop-ups: Application cannot be executed. The file *** is infected.
Post by: jkolak on January 18, 2010, 06:56:05 AM

Threads can only be removed by System Administrators. Don't worry about it.