On Mar 8, 8:57 pm, Gogero <Gog...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Jose,
> Thank You so Much. You made my day...It worked Great!!!
> 2 Quick Qs.
> When running Malwarebytes it asks is you want to scan C and D I just chose C
> drive. Should I also scan D?
> You mention uninstalling MBAm. Why? Why not leave the program on./
> Anyway Many Many Thanks What a Relief!
> --
> Gerard
>
>
>
> "Jose" wrote:
> > On Mar 8, 57 pm, Gogero <Gog...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Microsoft Essentials after an update apparently did remove the XPGuardian
> > > hoax/infection. However there seems to be some damage left behind..I cannot
> > > access many of my programs like I used to. eg clicking on ADD OR REMOVE
> > > PROGRAMs I get this center screen saying...
>
> > > CWindows\System32\rundll\\32.exe
> > > Application Not Found.
>
> > > Other programs like Word and Access. message appears App NoT Found.
>
> > > Other programs ask What program do you want to open this file and give 15
> > > options..have tried a couple dont know which to click on ...to no avail. eg.
> > > my canon zoombrowser wont open . Same with Super anti Spware ...dont know
> > > which option to open with...this never happened before...I would justclick
> > > and it would open.
> > > How serious and what to do...Do I need to do a system restore or Hijack this
> > > or what....Please help...Thanks .
>
> > > --
> > > Gerard
>
> > First run some other scans, then fix what sounds like a common
> > annoying malware leftover:
>
> > Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
> > issues:
>
> > Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
> > detection programs:
>
> > Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
> > SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
>
> > They can be uninstalled later if desired.
>
> > If the scans won't run, fix your file associations, then run the
> > scans:
>
> > Navigate to:
>
> >http://www.dougknox.com/
>
> > Win XP Fixes
>
> > File Association Fixes
>
> > Read, understand and follow the instructions on the top of the page.
> > You need the:
>
> > EXE File Association Fix (download and save to desktop).
>
> > Unzip the .reg file, follow the instructions at the top of the page.
>
> > Reboot, test, then run MBAM and SAS if they did not run before.
> > .
Good job.
This issue seems to come in cycles and is showing up more frequently
in these past couple weeks. As you can see, it is not hard to fix
when you do the right things.
Your scanners may remove the infection, but sometimes you have to undo
some other changes that were made in an effort to trick you into
thinking you need to reinstall Windows - and you don't. If you do
finally give up and reinstall, the malware people have outsmarted
you.
You can leave the free MBAM and SAS installed and update/run them
whenever you feel like it. The free versions do not install any real
time scanning (this is fine for me). I alternate back and forth a
couple times a week even if I don't suspect a problem and usually just
do my C drive. Sometimes I will scan my other drives which are mostly
storage and backups and things. If your D drive is a recovery
partition, it is probably small and won't take too long to scan.
You need more than one good scanner since no single one seems to know
about everything. The MBAM and SAS definitions are updated several
times a day it seems, so I always start with them first. I mention
uninstalling since sometimes people seem worried about it, so what you
see is my standard copy paste instructions so I will never have to
respond to the "should I uninstall it" questions.