When i attempt to access Windows Task Manager (by pressing Ctrl, Alt, Delete, or otherwise) the window opens up for a split second before closing itself. I cannot open it long enough to do anthing! I have no idea whats happening and is there a way of fixing this!?!? Also the same thing happens when i use the "Run" program, for example, when i tried to run REGEDIT the window was displayed for about a second before it closed itself. Please help!!!
The fact that NAV will not open cofirms it is a virus. Many of the newer viruses disable the anti-virus programs. You will need to disable system restore to remove all traces of the virus. Instructions disabling/enabling are
here. Once you have disabled system restore, run the online scan and remove all viruses. Then enable system restore again. Update your anti-virus immediately after this. Also are you visiting the windows update site and installing the critical updates? Many of these updates will patch holes that are allowing some of the new viruses in.
You most likely have a virus, Will your anti-virus run? Has it been updated? Run the on-line Housecall Scan from Trend-Micro to see if you can identify and remove it. It is available
here. You will most likely have to disable system restore if a virus is located, scan and remove the virus, then re-enable system restore.
Thank you for your reply, my Norton anti virus hasnt been updated for a long time and i am now getting the same thing when i try to open it, the norton window comes up then dissapears. Can you explain to me what you ment by disabling system restore?? i dont really know what im doing! thanks.
After you have tried the good advise by YellowHammer, If it is still a problem try this :-
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Failing those solving your problems a post of a hijackthis log for the experts to advise.
HijackThis From Here Download, run, scan, save log, then in notepad copy the FULL log by copy and paste to a new message in
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_virus
And an expert with HijackThis Knowldge, will have a go at giving advice. Please note the list of experts names below, very few forum regulars here have had this training.
DO NOT FIX ANYTHING WITH HIJACKTHIS WITHOUT EXPERT ADVICE, most of what it finds you need for normal MS Windows tasks.
Known Spyware HijackThis fighters in DellTalk - If you are, and are not on the list please PM Me.
ChrisRLG
therock247uk
TomCoyote (of
http://tomcoyote.org/forums/index.php fame above)
irelynmisses
YoKenny
baskar1234
I, and the other hijack experts mentioned above, are in all those sites (and more) with the same login names. You might get one of us at those sites also to anwser your log, but other experts will also be available.
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Posted December 24th, 2003 12:00