Help! virus invading computer can't open any .exe, which means I can't open any antiviruses.?

Question

i know one of the viruses is antivirus pro 2010. But I can't open any .exe programs. And I have too much on the computer to back up, so reinstalling windows is out of the question. And please make it simple for me. I don't understand a lot of computer stuff.

Answer 1

Antivirus Pro removal Instructions



1.Go in your control panel and choose Folder Options ->View tab -> tick "Show hidden files and folders" then scroll down and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and hit apply,ok



2.Hit Ctrl Shift and Esc at the same time and bring up your task manager and choose the processes tab and look for iv.exe, InternetAntivirus.exe, IAUpdater.exe, IAvir.exe and unins000.exe ? Rt click on them and choose end process.



3.Search for and delete files: InternetAntivirus.exe, activate.ico, cookies.log, Explorer.ico, IAUpdater.exe, IAvir.exe,canner.log, unins000.dat, uninstall.ico,working.log,config.cfg, DBInfo.ver, ia080614.db Internet, Antivirus.lnk, Internet Antivirus Home Page.lnk, Internet Antivirus.lnk, Purchase License.lnk, settings.ini, uill.ini, unins000.exe, Uninstall Internet Antivirus.lnk and iv.exe



(Optional)

Delete directories:

c:\Program Files\IA

c:\Program Files\Internet Antivirus

c:\Program Files\Internet Antivirus\db

c:\Program Files\Internet Antivirus\Languages

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Antivirus

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Internet Antivirus



Delete registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run "iv"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Internet Antivirus"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "3P_UDEC_IA"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Internet Antivirus_is1



4.When your done go to Start -> Run ->type msconfig and hit Ok. Go in BOOT.INI tab and tick both "Safe boot" and to the right of that "Networking" and hit Apply and Close.(It will boot in "Safe with networking mode" Choose Administrator)



5.While in "Safe with networking mode" download Malwarebytes.

(Free) http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-An…



6.Right click on the mbam setup app you downloaded and rename it xxxx then Dbl click on it and install and update it (If you can) and run a full scan and delete/quarantine all entities it finds (Restart if it asks?)

(Note)If you couldn't update before 1st scan update Malwarebytes and do another scan with a updated Malwarebytes!



7.Go to Start,Run,type msconfig and hit ok.Go in BOOT.INI tab and untick Safe Boot and then go in the Startup tab and (uncheck) all programs (not) needed at startup "Lesser is better in this case" and hit apply,close,restart.Your computer will boot normally and on your desktop a window will popup,check "Don't show this message" box and hit ok.

(Note)Check here for info's on startup programs http://www.techspot.com/startup/

(How to video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSwtNiBx…



8.Go in your control panel and choose Folder Options ->View tab -> untick "Show hidden files and folders" then scroll down and check "Hide protected operating system files" and hit apply,ok and your done (~8



Stay Safe Out There (^.^)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

the only thing i can think of is to reformat your windows partition and start over, re install everything, but keep ur itunes files on dvds or external hard drives and such

Answer 5

Rename the .EXE file you want to launch to .COM, that will usually do the trick.