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MatrixmaN · 03-22-2003, 03:22 PM

I've got a virus.

Actually, I've had this virus for who knows how long. I installed Norton AntiVirus 2003 and when I rebooted it said I had a trojan horse Virus.......great right?

Well anyway, I tried to sanitize my computer but it said it couldnt delete the virus, then it also found the virus in winamp and tried to delete it. No avail. It did manage to delete 1 part of the virus somewhere but then the next time I rebooted my computer I couldn't open any programs......why you ask?

Well gradually after getting severely pissed I found out that I could click and open anything except .EXE Program files, but I could open audio, movies, text and whatnot. So in essence I can't re-run the anti-virus software to clean my computer.

It hasn't just affected 1 of my drives it has affected all of my drives...I can't open any EXE on any partition on any drive (I only have 2 drives but 1 drive has 3 partitions and the other drive has 1).

AHA, BUT I FOUND A SLIGHT WORK AROUND. Though I still can't open any EXE's. I duel boot WINDOWS 98 and WINDOWS XP PRO. This virus is affecting Windows XP. When I boot up in 98 my files are fine, I can run exe's BUT there's somethin weird. My XP boot drive letter has been renamed from E:/ to G:/ and the "New" E:/ wont open..........could this somehow be something the virus did? Could it be affecting XP?

The only way I got online was that my folders still opened tho I couldnt open Explorer I used my folders to get online. Any help = Appreciated. Even remarks like format. I just need some suggestions. It seemed trying to fix the virus activated something within it or some bullsheeet like that.

Thanks again.

03-22-2003, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
MatrixmaN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 353	See today's most popular deals at » Help! .EXE Blocking Virus-of-Doom I've got a virus. Actually, I've had this virus for who knows how long. I installed Norton AntiVirus 2003 and when I rebooted it said I had a trojan horse Virus.......great right? Well anyway, I tried to sanitize my computer but it said it couldnt delete the virus, then it also found the virus in winamp and tried to delete it. No avail. It did manage to delete 1 part of the virus somewhere but then the next time I rebooted my computer I couldn't open any programs......why you ask? Well gradually after getting severely pissed I found out that I could click and open anything except .EXE Program files, but I could open audio, movies, text and whatnot. So in essence I can't re-run the anti-virus software to clean my computer. It hasn't just affected 1 of my drives it has affected all of my drives...I can't open any EXE on any partition on any drive (I only have 2 drives but 1 drive has 3 partitions and the other drive has 1). AHA, BUT I FOUND A SLIGHT WORK AROUND. Though I still can't open any EXE's. I duel boot WINDOWS 98 and WINDOWS XP PRO. This virus is affecting Windows XP. When I boot up in 98 my files are fine, I can run exe's BUT there's somethin weird. My XP boot drive letter has been renamed from E:/ to G:/ and the "New" E:/ wont open..........could this somehow be something the virus did? Could it be affecting XP? The only way I got online was that my folders still opened tho I couldnt open Explorer I used my folders to get online. Any help = Appreciated. Even remarks like format. I just need some suggestions. It seemed trying to fix the virus activated something within it or some bullsheeet like that. Thanks again.