Guest ralikhan@gmail.com Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or regedit commands. When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not see anything. My computer is running very slow. Please can someone help? Thanks
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit <ralikhan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1184171579.381380.320900@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > regedit commands. > > When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > see anything. My computer is running very slow. > > Please can someone help? > > Thanks This is a symptom of a malware/virus infection, like Klez, Yaha, spybot, gaobot, etc. You need to thoroughly scan your system, but some of these will also disable antivirus apps. Try restarting in Safe Mode and see if you can get into msconfig there. You should be able to see and disable the launchers, but they are likely to be recreated once you boot in regular mode. So, use the information you are given to identify the particular worm and get the removal tool. Also, get ccleaner, http://www.ccleaner.com and use it to clear out the temp folders and browser caches. This may well help you get control of the system. Once you have some control and can connect to the internet, use Trend Micro's Housecall to scan the system. housecall.trendmicro.com HTH -pk
Guest SingaporeWebDesign Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit Hello, Try performing a spyware scan by downloading and running SuperAntispyware from here http://www.superantispyware.com (the free HOME edition is sufficient for your needs) -- Singapore Web Design http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/ Singapore Web Hosting http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html Windows XP FAQ <ralikhan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1184171579.381380.320900@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > regedit commands. > > When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > see anything. My computer is running very slow. > > Please can someone help? > > Thanks >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit ralikhan@gmail.com wrote: > My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > regedit commands. > > When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > see anything. My computer is running very slow. > > Please can someone help? > > Thanks > The type of behavior you describe is typical behavior of more than one virus/worm, the three below being the most common: W32.Klez http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.e@mm.html W32.Yaha http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.c@mm.html W32.Spybot.Worm http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free on-line scanners to double-check your system. Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ McAfee Security - FreeScan http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp Symantec Security Check http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm Computer Associates: http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx DialogueScience: http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/ F-Secure: http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml BitDefender http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php Freedom Online scanner http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Plato Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit ralikhan@gmail.com wrote: > > My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > regedit commands. > > When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > see anything. My computer is running very slow. Thats a sign of either malware or a virus. Run several cleaners. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Immaculate Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit On 12 Jul, 07:17, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > ralik...@gmail.com wrote: > > > My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > > regedit commands. > > > When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > > see anything. My computer is running very slow. > > Thats a sign of either malware or a virus. Run several cleaners. > > --http://www.bootdisk.com/ Guys, Thanks for your help. I've tried almost all suggested programs. Managed to find some Malwares and Graywares but my taskmanager is still disabled and situation with MSCONFIG and REGEDIT is the same. System is running slow as well. I have important data in my system so i can not format the disk, please suggest something. Regards, Ali
Guest John John Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit Immaculate wrote: > On 12 Jul, 07:17, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > >>ralik...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >>>My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or >>>regedit commands. >> >>>When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not >>>see anything. My computer is running very slow. >> >>Thats a sign of either malware or a virus. Run several cleaners. >> >>--http://www.bootdisk.com/ > > > Guys, > > Thanks for your help. > > I've tried almost all suggested programs. Managed to find some > Malwares and Graywares but my taskmanager is still disabled and > situation with MSCONFIG and REGEDIT is the same. System is running > slow as well. > > I have important data in my system so i can not format the disk, > please suggest something. The first thing to do would be to enable the registry editor, then you should be able to work on the other problems. Use a VBS script: http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=enable+registry+tools+.vbs&x=0&y=0 The first hits point to Doug and Kelly's vbs solutions, both very trustworthy sites. This is another good site, they have a VBS script available as well as a modified registry editor that works even when the restrictions are in place: http://www.patheticcockroach.com/mpam4/index.php?p=28 John
Guest Immaculate Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit On 13 Jul, 13:40, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Immaculate wrote: > > On 12 Jul, 07:17, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > > >>ralik...@gmail.com wrote: > > >>>My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or > >>>regedit commands. > > >>>When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not > >>>see anything. My computer is running very slow. > > >>Thats a sign of either malware or a virus. Run several cleaners. > > >>--http://www.bootdisk.com/ > > > Guys, > > > Thanks for your help. > > > I've tried almost all suggested programs. Managed to find some > > Malwares and Graywares but my taskmanager is still disabled and > > situation with MSCONFIG and REGEDIT is the same. System is running > > slow as well. > > > I have important data in my system so i can not format the disk, > > please suggest something. > > The first thing to do would be to enable the registry editor, then you > should be able to work on the other problems. > > Use a VBS script: > > http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=enable... > > The first hits point to Doug and Kelly's vbs solutions, both very > trustworthy sites. > > This is another good site, they have a VBS script available as well as a > modified registry editor that works even when the restrictions are in > place: > > http://www.patheticcockroach.com/mpam4/index.php?p=28 > > John- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Didn't work either :( AK
Guest Elmo Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: windows task manager, msconfig and regedit Immaculate wrote: > On 13 Jul, 13:40, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >> Immaculate wrote: >>> On 12 Jul, 07:17, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: >>>> ralik...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> My computer's task manager is disabled and i can not use msconfig or >>>>> regedit commands. >>>>> When i run msconfig a window flashes for a split second but i can not >>>>> see anything. My computer is running very slow. >>>> Thats a sign of either malware or a virus. Run several cleaners. >>>> --http://www.bootdisk.com/ >>> Guys, >>> Thanks for your help. >>> I've tried almost all suggested programs. Managed to find some >>> Malwares and Graywares but my taskmanager is still disabled and >>> situation with MSCONFIG and REGEDIT is the same. System is running >>> slow as well. >>> I have important data in my system so i can not format the disk, >>> please suggest something. >> The first thing to do would be to enable the registry editor, then you >> should be able to work on the other problems. >> >> Use a VBS script: >> >> http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=enable... >> >> The first hits point to Doug and Kelly's vbs solutions, both very >> trustworthy sites. >> >> This is another good site, they have a VBS script available as well as a >> modified registry editor that works even when the restrictions are in >> place: >> >> http://www.patheticcockroach.com/mpam4/index.php?p=28 >> >> John- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Didn't work either :( The free Avast! a/v has a bootscan option that finds and removes the malware before it can get control. You might try that, then the fixes. http://avast.com -- Joe =o)
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