Why Can't I Run Any exe's?
Ok, so my friend has a computer running Windows Vista, that one day stopped working. It seems that he has the dreaded "exe virus," because he can't seem to run any exe's whatsoever. Every time he clicks on an exe, it immediately says "...Has encountered an error and needs to shut down." or something to that effect. He has already tried opening in safe mode and running "Malware Bytes AntiMalware," but it has turned up nothing. What should we do?
October 9th, 2010 2:38am

If System Restore is enabled, boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore selecting a date before the infection.
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October 9th, 2010 4:08pm

Hello hipsnake166, Tell us if your friend still has the same issue. I would suspect he still does. This type of malware infection has to be dealt with by the use of several tools. And keep in mind as well, system restore will not likely get all of the malwares out of the way. This type of malware usually sets up several re-infection vectors that are not covered by System Restore. In addition, while MBAM is an excellent anti-malware, it alone will not catch everything. I would urge your friend to get expert guided help for free at an anti-malware removal forum ! Malware cleanups are too involved & complicated to deal with here. ** Help at malware removal forums: Read the topmost directions at one of the following forum and Post your logs (as required by the forum) to one (and only one) of the following http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0 http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=87.0 (how to post guide) http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 http://forum.malwareremoval.com/viewforum.php?f=11 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/index.php?showforum=18 http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22 or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.** Make very sure you read and follow the very topmost instructions at the forum you have selected. Please do not post to more than 1 forum. Maurice Naggar ~ MVP (Oct 2002 - Sept 2010)
October 10th, 2010 4:12pm

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