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ociffercole

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.exe problem
« on: August 09, 2005, 12:56:24 PM »
i have no idea what is wrong with my computer. i ran a free virus scan on it the other day from stopsign.com. i tried manually deleting the files that were infected. shortly after deleting certian files, my computer froze. i restarted it, but an error message came up when the computer started. the error message was in the file C:\winlogon.exe. i cannot find this actual file. whenever i try to open a program (except internet explorer) it says that it cannon find the C:\programfiles\name of program.exe file. i tried to reinstall windows on my computer, which i have been planning to do for a while, but it will not let me because of the same reason....please help me!

Raptor

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Re: .exe problem
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2005, 01:04:07 PM »
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i tried to reinstall windows on my computer, which i have been planning to do for a while


See the following article:

How to erase my Hard Disk Drive and start over

The website, http://www.stopsign.com looks dodgy. Try the following tested and verified tools.

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems


ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind


HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.