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

From: Nigel Barraclough (nngbarraclough_at_(remove)hotmail.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:42:42 -0000

Thanks for this idea. I tried it without anything happening and was not
asked for my CD.
"Martin" <zedolf@o2.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Nigel Barraclough" <nngbarraclough@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O$zHnuSFFHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > 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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