Ahmed Ammar
December 9th 03, 02:37 PM
Chris,
Yes I did follow all of the 3 mentioned links..
u c, my problem is that I can't open the task manager nor the registry
window... thus, I can't edit the registry as required in all cases to delete
some values in order to remove the worms...
any ideas??
thanx,
Ahmed
"Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
...
> Did you follow any of the links you got in the first reply?
>
> w32.spybot worm disables NAV, Msconfig, Regedit and Task Manager:
> http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=114
>
> Try this to:
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
>
> Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com then:
>
> Download then Merge the edit on line 251 then delete all the files
mentioned
> in the above link.
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> ALSO
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
>
> "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> > I still didn't get any answer to my question..
> > do I have to reformat my hard disk and reinstall window XP?
> >
> > Thx,
> > Ahmed
> >
> >
> > "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi all,
> > > thanks for ur help..
> > > I have tried all of the undermentioned three links, but I'm afraid non
> of
> > > 'em fixed the problem..
> > > Now my question is; do I have to reformat my hard disk and reinstall
> > windows
> > > XP to fix this? or is there any other way out of this??
> > >
> > > Ahmed
> > >
> > > "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Greetings --
> > > >
> > > > This behavior is a common symptom of more than one virus/worm, the
> > > > three below being the most common:
> > > >
> > > > W32.Klez
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> > > > W32.Yaha
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> > > > W32.Spybot.Worm
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bruce Chambers
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Help us help you:
> > > > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > > >
> > > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > > > having both at once. -- RAH
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > This is my first email to a newsgroup.. so I'm sorry if I'm not so
> > > > clear..
> > > > > I have this problem with the Task Manager for some time now...
> > > > > when I try to activate the task manager wither by right click on
the
> > > > start
> > > > > bar and choose the task manager from the menu or by pressing
> > > > CTRL+ALT+DEL
> > > > > the window only appear for less than a second and then disappear
> > > > again..
> > > > > even the indicator in the system tray disappear when hovering my
> > > > mouse over
> > > > > it.
> > > > > only today, I have discovered the same problem with RegEdit..
> > > > > when I try to run it via RUN>regedit
> > > > > or by clicking the icon on C:\WINDOWS\regedit.exe it also appear
> > > > for a
> > > > > fraction of a second before closing itself.
> > > > > please help me ASAP..
> > > > > I have Windows XP Professional
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanx,
> > > > > Ahmed
Yes I did follow all of the 3 mentioned links..
u c, my problem is that I can't open the task manager nor the registry
window... thus, I can't edit the registry as required in all cases to delete
some values in order to remove the worms...
any ideas??
thanx,
Ahmed
"Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
...
> Did you follow any of the links you got in the first reply?
>
> w32.spybot worm disables NAV, Msconfig, Regedit and Task Manager:
> http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=114
>
> Try this to:
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
>
> Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com then:
>
> Download then Merge the edit on line 251 then delete all the files
mentioned
> in the above link.
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> ALSO
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
>
> "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> > I still didn't get any answer to my question..
> > do I have to reformat my hard disk and reinstall window XP?
> >
> > Thx,
> > Ahmed
> >
> >
> > "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi all,
> > > thanks for ur help..
> > > I have tried all of the undermentioned three links, but I'm afraid non
> of
> > > 'em fixed the problem..
> > > Now my question is; do I have to reformat my hard disk and reinstall
> > windows
> > > XP to fix this? or is there any other way out of this??
> > >
> > > Ahmed
> > >
> > > "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Greetings --
> > > >
> > > > This behavior is a common symptom of more than one virus/worm, the
> > > > three below being the most common:
> > > >
> > > > W32.Klez
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> > > > W32.Yaha
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> > > > W32.Spybot.Worm
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bruce Chambers
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Help us help you:
> > > > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > > >
> > > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > > > having both at once. -- RAH
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ahmed Ammar" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > This is my first email to a newsgroup.. so I'm sorry if I'm not so
> > > > clear..
> > > > > I have this problem with the Task Manager for some time now...
> > > > > when I try to activate the task manager wither by right click on
the
> > > > start
> > > > > bar and choose the task manager from the menu or by pressing
> > > > CTRL+ALT+DEL
> > > > > the window only appear for less than a second and then disappear
> > > > again..
> > > > > even the indicator in the system tray disappear when hovering my
> > > > mouse over
> > > > > it.
> > > > > only today, I have discovered the same problem with RegEdit..
> > > > > when I try to run it via RUN>regedit
> > > > > or by clicking the icon on C:\WINDOWS\regedit.exe it also appear
> > > > for a
> > > > > fraction of a second before closing itself.
> > > > > please help me ASAP..
> > > > > I have Windows XP Professional
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanx,
> > > > > Ahmed