Windows XP SP2 explorer.exe

[Yoda[Le]]

Hello,
A virus has damaged (Or completely replaced, I'm not sure) explorer.exe on
my Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2) computer, and I don't know what
to do.

I've tried a number of anti-virus packages, all that seem to *know* there's
a virus present but none of them seem to know what to do about it, heh.

I'm currently using LiteStep (A free, Open-Source alternative to the Windows
shell,) but I want my explorer back:(

Besides formating the main drive and re-installing Windows (I don't want to
lose my settings or data,) what options do I have? Is there a tool I can use
to replace my explorer.exe with the one on my XP Home Edition CD?

I used sfc (System File Checker,) but it doesn't do anything. It runs and
then exits without doing a darned thing.

[PA Bear]

Check for Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
**Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

Yoda[Le] wrote:
> Hello,
> A virus has damaged (Or completely replaced, I'm not sure) explorer.exe on
> my Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2) computer, and I don't know
> what
> to do.
>
> I've tried a number of anti-virus packages, all that seem to *know*
> there's
> a virus present but none of them seem to know what to do about it, heh.
>
> I'm currently using LiteStep (A free, Open-Source alternative to the
> Windows
> shell,) but I want my explorer back:(
>
> Besides formating the main drive and re-installing Windows (I don't want
> to
> lose my settings or data,) what options do I have? Is there a tool I can
> use
> to replace my explorer.exe with the one on my XP Home Edition CD?
>
> I used sfc (System File Checker,) but it doesn't do anything. It runs and
> then exits without doing a darned thing.