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virus?


Question Posted Sunday August 21 2005, 8:35 pm

my computer is SO screwed up. like my computer wont let me go on some programs and then an error pops up saying :: The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\WININET.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette.

i cant even run the virus scan.. what do i do?!


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Additional info, added Sunday August 21 2005, 8:37 pm:
plus the internet (i have internet explorer) doesnt even work.

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HowYouDooin answered Monday August 29 2005, 12:44 am:
ok what you got there is a trojan

go to your registry

START>RUN> (type in) regedit

HKY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>MICROSOFT>WINDOWS>CURRANT VERSION/RUN
delete the file name that resembles the one apearing or something that looks fishy.

THEN

HKY_CURRANT_USER>SOFTWARE>MICROSOFT>WINDOWS>CURRANT VERSION/RUN
delete the file name that resembles the one apearing or something that looks fishy.

KEEP IN MIND THAT BY DELETING THINGS FROM YOUR REGISTRY MAY PERMANANTLY DAMAGE YOUR COMPUTER SO MAKE SURE TO SAVE IT BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES

FILE>SAVE REGISTRY

hope this helps
pm me if you need more help

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sunnyville answered Thursday August 25 2005, 2:59 pm:
What I suggest is to keep trying to fix it and is there a small pop up thing saying search on the right hand corner of your computer? You probably got a virus because someone must of done that to your computer.Do you chat?If so then you should not really chat a lot.You should get spyware protection. Get your computer fixed up first, find someone that could do the job and gives you a good price to fix the damage. A couple of weeks my computer was fixed and was much faster and I use optinum online.What do you use?Also if you're computer is very slow than some files need to be closed or put in one single file.Or you could buy memory for it and it will probably cost like $90 plus tax.

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Draak answered Monday August 22 2005, 10:12 am:
You may have a virus, you may have something else. It sounds like some file is corrupted. What you need to do is either try a system restore or wipe the machine and reinstall windows. Make sure, if you do a clean install, that all important information is saved and that you have all of your drivers before reinstalling Windows.

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GrAcIeBeLlE answered Sunday August 21 2005, 10:49 pm:
Look in the phone book for like RENT A NERD or w/e! Ok I hoep I helped ok bye.

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