Disappearing TaskManager, Regedit, MsConfig

I have followed the 'Hijack This' prerequisites but cannot remove a VX2 when in safe mode. 'Kill2me' identified the VX2 but could not remove it, as it was loaded in memory (in safe mode). Any thoughts? I can post my HijackThis log file if requested.

 

If you can open up MS Configuration Panel ( START > RUN > msconfig > OK), then check the 'Startup' tab to see if there are any entries in there referring to the malware and uncheck them before rebooting in 'Safe Mode' the next time around.

 

I have this same problem but i cannot download hijack this or run it from a disk, i cannot get into regedit or msconfig. All anti-virus and firewall software has been disabled and when i do a search from my homepage. It shuts down it down and returns to my desktop, So far Nicrosoft has not been any help.
Hopefully someone here can pull a rabbit out of there hat and help me fix this thing.

 

Guys, make sure you read each and every sticky in the 'Spyware Specific' section and follow the instructions in their entirity. If your account really had the Amin privileges you should be able to run msconfig or registry editors, check to make sure your accounts are in the admin group. If you need with that let me know but if all is failing and you are not able to take control of the system any means that you've tried then what can I say...reformat and re-install after all a system that is that far infected and compromised is not worth saving...IMO.
...but to this date I have yet to see a system that was infected with spyware and yet I couldn't recover from....don't give up easily and give us more details on what you have done/tried....repost when you can.

 

Followed the instructions posted on the forum and cleaned the computer. Still need to use the replacement Taskmanager, MSConfig & Regedit. Thanks for the info

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