Re: explorer.exe/iexplore.exe replaced with calc.exe

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From: Martin (zedolf_at_o2.co.uk)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:13:07 -0000

"Nigel Barraclough" <nngbarraclough@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Something very weird happened to my PC yesterday (XP Home SP2). The icons
> and taskbar disappeared and several copies of calc.exe appeared. When I
> re-booted Windows would not load up properly. I have discovered what the
> basic problem is - explorer.exe has been replaced with calc.exe although
> the file is still called explorer.exe - Windows seems to need explorer to
> boot properly. I have also discovered that the same thing has happened to
> iexplore.exe.
>
> If I try to replace the false explorer amd iexplore files they get
> converted back to calc again.
>
> I am not aware that I have an infection. AdAware and Spybot show nothing
> and I use AVG.
>
> Has anyone seen anything like this. If yes, how do I resolve the problem.
>

Run the System File Checker.

Open a Command Prompt and type

sfc /?

for help.

I'd use sfc /scanonce and then re-boot.
Have you'r XP CD-ROM to hand - you probably be prompted for it by sfc.

Martin.

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