Help needed - Virus/userinit/*.tmp/Virut?

Question

Hi, I'm having a problem right now and I need your help.

When I load Windows, it says it encountered a problem with 'userinit' and shuts it down. I need to press 'ctrl+alt+del' to bring the Task Manager up - and there, I need to activate 'explorer.exe' manually in order to view my desktop. The Task Manager also shows me some *.tmp files (18.tmp for example). Also, I can't surf to any sites that may supply me with an Anti-Virus and not even the Microsoft site.

Is there a way to repair the system without formating it? That's very important. I have the Win XP CD near me.

I will appreciate your help and will stay around to provide more info if you need it.

Answer 1

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic210714.html



Read in this forum,, someone had your issue,, scroll to the answer..





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Answer 2

your pc is infected by win32 Virut virus, Virut is a backdoor trojan. here are manual removal instructions to remove virut cf infections

http://darfuns.com/w32-virut-cf-backdoor-removal/

Answer 3

I recommend you get AVG Free to clear viruses off of your computer. Get it at http://free.avg.com