Help!!! (windows won't work)

Swan · Post by **Swan** » 12 Dec 2006, 15:51

Guys I recently installed a prgoram called "clear all history." i deleted earleir this evening, and turned my machine off. When i turned it back a few hours later, I got a black DOS window says:

windows32.exe Internet history could not be found_

on the DOs prompt and I noticed my machine is running really slowly!

i have done something bad to the machine?

Post by **bad_brain** » 13 Dec 2006, 05:12

uh-oh...

windows32.exe is a sign for a worm infection:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startup ... -9930.html

maybe the program you installed was infected, usually it's a well known program but if you got it from an unreliable source it could have been corrupted. do a full system scan with your antivirus app now!

ss1 · Post by **ss1** » 13 Dec 2006, 14:57

get an antispyware program

killzone · Post by **killzone** » 05 Jan 2007, 22:18

get AVG free and Ad Aware a run those off a CD in safe mode delete infections and get hijackthis and run it and post ur log file here i can analzye it for u to delete harmful programs

knightm4r3 · Post by **knightm4r3** » 06 Jan 2007, 15:38

If you can, start in safe mode (pres F8 when you turn your machine on, repeatedly, thill the menue comes up), run your AV and/or AS there. (If you have any, if not, do you have access to another computer?Doenload a PORTABLE version to a CD or something, do a google, I can't post a link here because I dont believe there are any legal ones

)

Restart.

If you still have the problem, go back to safe mode and do a System Restore (im guessing your on XP). Restore your computer to an earlier date.

Next time, Id use CCleaner .. its the best free thing like that IMO

Chaos1986 · Post by **Chaos1986** » 06 Jan 2007, 16:28

Hey Guys Isn't There A Live Cd Version Of Linux Just For This Kind Of Problem?

killzone · Post by **killzone** » 06 Jan 2007, 17:11

umm... slax?

knightm4r3 · Post by **knightm4r3** » 06 Jan 2007, 20:34

Knoppix? BT? Slax? ... we could go on and on ..

Cant say as Ive ever had this issue on any of my linux boxes ....

LINUX FTW

but still, When microsoft fails, try to fix it the microsoft way, HP told me that they would help me send in my computer, even though underwarrenty, because I was running linux ..

Post by **bad_brain** » 07 Jan 2007, 05:07

the "Ultimate bootdisk" is also really nice for such issues...