Catflap Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Good evening, I recently downloaded a file from a 'dubious' source and managed to install a self-reprocating Trojan on my system - I know, I'm a dunce! The upshot is, I put the hard drive in an enclosure and scanned it,found the offending files and 'healed' them. Problem is, when I put the HDD back in the PC and booted up, the PC gets to the desktop, still showing my chosen wallpaper, but no icons or menu bar. I can use task manager to open .exe files and they appear to run with stability. However, I can not open Explorer or IE7 as Windows - they appear and then almost immediately vanish. Short of a 'format and install' of the HDD, does any body have a fix for this please? Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anlace Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hmm, if I were you I would backup your personal files and do a complete reformat and reinstall the system. In my experience trying to "fix" the aftermath of a mal-ware infestation is like chasing your tail, you may never get to the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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