ahhhhh

[klarrix]

help
i downloaded a "Naughty Kazaa" version of Norten Anti-Virus 2004 pro yesterday, and it obviously found a few problems because i've been unprotected for a couple of months. it managed to fix 95% of my problems except for two, which were quaranteened. it said that in order to get rid of the problem they had quickly i should reboot in safe mode.
so i did this, but then Norten AV didnt wanna play along and said i had to uninstall it because of an "internal error". i do this but half way through it asks me if i want to delete the two previously mentioned files, just to be on the safe side...
"Ok" i think and click on the yes tab
i've obviously made a big mistake because now when i boot up i get two warning popups:
one moans saying
"Cannot find C:\DOCUME~1\ADMIN~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\VcCleanup.exe"
while the other goes on about something gone missing from System 32.
quite obviously, these are my deleted files that were infected. heres the big money question: How Can I Get These Back, And What Will Be The Consequences Of Them Being Gone?


cheers

[Moby-Dick]

No Warez Talk please

go and download a free (more importantly legal) AV scanner from www.grisoft.com

It soudns like NAV hasn't uninstalled gracefully.

google is your friend

definatly seems to be part of NAV

[klarrix]

ok thanx,
i'm still getting those really annoying warning messages though. is there anyway of getting rid?

[Moby-Dick]

go to start, run and enter MSCONFIG , then click ok
go to the startup tab ( should be the last one )and look for references to those files and untick them

[klarrix]

ok, now i'm scared.
"Cannot find "MSCONFIG" or one of its components...."

[Moby-Dick]

what OS are you using ?

[klarrix]

win 2000

[Moby-Dick]

that would explain it - W2k does not use MSCONFIG

Its just a way of editing what is run or looked for at startup.

I'll see if I can find an alternative for you .

[klarrix]

diamond

[Moby-Dick]

download MSCONFIG from here :
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

into your winnt\system32 directory.

you shoudl be able to play with startup files to your hearts content.

[Jiff Lemon]

Start, run, msinfo32
Software enviroment, startup programs.

What you got in there?

/edit - beaten by the moby!

[klarrix]

hmmmm
i have a loada stuff that starts when i boot up (obviously) but the annoying part is that in both MSCONFIG and MSINFO32 there doesnt seem to be any recognisable mention of the warning popups i'm getting...
also, i still have no idea what damage i've done to my system by getting rid of these files and google isnt being the best help in the world

[Jiff Lemon]

Give us the full errors and a list of your startup progs.

[klarrix]

Here we go:

There is now only one error message at start up:
"Cannot find the file 'C:\WINNIT\System32\cmd32.exe"

Full list of startup Progs:
NvMediaCentre
stukg00002
msnmsgr
LDM
Logitech Desktop Manager
FLMBELKINMOUSE
LoadQM
NvCplDaemon
nwiz
nForce Tray Options
bcmwltry
removecpl
zBrowser Launcher
Quicktime Task
AVG_CC

That's it, and i don't think I can see anything about the error message that pops up every time i log in.

[Jiff Lemon]

the entry for stukg00002 looks a little suspicious - not seen that before. When you get the error on boot up, whats the title of the window?

[klarrix]

'C:\WINNIT\System32\cmd32.exe'
Basically the name of what it's moaning at.