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Old March 6th 10, 01:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
brickman
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Default Rogue virus again?

Two weeks, two viruses, now I am infected with something that does not allow
me to open ANYTHING from the Control Panel, I get a message:

C\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exE
Application not found

I tried to do a system restore but I get a blue screen with something like:
If this is the first time you see this message...blah blah blah and I can not
do anything in that screen other that reboot. I also saw in a website about
copying and pasting the rundll32.exe but I do not think it worked or if I did
it correctly. PLEASE, can somebody help?
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Old March 6th 10, 11:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default Rogue virus again?

You mean, help you avoid malware infections? Start he

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http://www.microsoft.com/protect/
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brickman wrote:
Two weeks, two viruses, now I am infected with something that does not allow
me to open ANYTHING from the Control Panel, I get a message:

C\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exE
Application not found

I tried to do a system restore but I get a blue screen with something like:
If this is the first time you see this message...blah blah blah and I can not
do anything in that screen other that reboot. I also saw in a website about
copying and pasting the rundll32.exe but I do not think it worked or if I did
it correctly. PLEASE, can somebody help?

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Old March 9th 10, 09:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Anteaus
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Default Rogue virus again?

System restore is not a reliable way of disinfecting a virus.

If at all possible, format (erase) the disk and do a full reinstall. The
only other option is a lot of manual work ensuring that that infection has
been removed.

Once done rethink your security policies.

"brickman" wrote:

Two weeks, two viruses, now I am infected with something that does not allow
me to open ANYTHING from the Control Panel, I get a message:

C\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exE
Application not found

I tried to do a system restore but I get a blue screen with something like:
If this is the first time you see this message...blah blah blah and I can not
do anything in that screen other that reboot. I also saw in a website about
copying and pasting the rundll32.exe but I do not think it worked or if I did
it correctly. PLEASE, can somebody help?

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Old March 9th 10, 01:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
FromTheRafters[_3_]
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Default Rogue virus again?

Don't confuse "format" with "erase" or "wipe".

Format might not be enough in some cases.

"Anteaus" wrote in message
...
System restore is not a reliable way of disinfecting a virus.

If at all possible, format (erase) the disk and do a full reinstall.
The
only other option is a lot of manual work ensuring that that infection
has
been removed.

Once done rethink your security policies.

"brickman" wrote:

Two weeks, two viruses, now I am infected with something that does
not allow
me to open ANYTHING from the Control Panel, I get a message:

C\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exE
Application not found

I tried to do a system restore but I get a blue screen with something
like:
If this is the first time you see this message...blah blah blah and I
can not
do anything in that screen other that reboot. I also saw in a website
about
copying and pasting the rundll32.exe but I do not think it worked or
if I did
it correctly. PLEASE, can somebody help?



 




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