Re: Properties
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:33:02 -0800
"Lanny Bender" <lambserve1(AT)cox(DOT)net> wrote:
> My Grandson (13) has a laptop on which I can't set Display Properties
> for
> the Desktop. He's running Windows XP Pro, SP-2, on a Dell Inspirion
> 6000, with 512MB RAM.
>
> When he brought me the laptop there were all kinds of spyware and
> viruses on
> it. I cleaned it using MS AntiSpyware and AVG Free, along with the MS
> update for KB890830. There was SpySheriff and SpyAxe plus some other
> trojans and worms on his laptop. Finally got it cleaned. But since
> there was a blue screen with a red box telling him he had a Spyware
> Infection on
> his PC, as his desktop display, I went to the Properties for his
> desktop. I
> couldn't change his desktop. The Browse and Position were grayed out.
>
> I then investigated what was the desktop displaying. I found that he
> had a
> "desktop.htm" as the display. So I deleted it. When I went back to
> the desktop display Properties, I found I still couldn't change his
> Desktop.
>
> If anything, what am I doing wrong?
> Lanny
You may not have totally cleaned out the SpySheriff/SpyAxe cr*p. Here is
the procedures, which should enable you to have control over the
desktop again.
First run noahdfear's SmitFraud and SpyAxe removal tool -
http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/click%20counter/click.php?id=8
References - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic36868.html
http://malwareremoval.com/plog/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=48&blogId=3
Next run David Lipman's tool
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/SmitFraud.exe
David's Instructions:
Execute SmitFraud.exe (Note: You must accept the default of C:\McAfee)
Choose Unzip
Choose Close
NOTE: You may have to disable your software firewall or allow WGET.EXE
to go through your firewall to enable WGET.EXE to download the needed
McAfee-related files.
Execute c:\mcafee\clean.bat (or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c
\mcafee)
A final report in HTML format called C:\mcafee\ScanReport.HTML will be
generated. At the end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser
(Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer). It is suggested that you move
the report out of c:\mcafee before performing another scan.
That should take care of the desktop issue. You may want to review these
general malware removal steps to make sure you've covered all of them:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Malke
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