Windows cannot find taskmgr.exe

Run HijackThis (select Do a system scan only) and select the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.:

Now Copy the bold text below to notepad. Save it as fixME.reg to your desktop. Be sure the "Save as" type is set to "all files" Once you have saved it double click it and allow it to merge with the registry.

Now reboot in normal mode
Now run Ccleaner
Now locate the below folder and delete it if found:
C:\Program Files\True Sword 4

Now attach the below new logs and tell me how the above steps went.

1. GetRunKey
2. HJT

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

You're welcome.

Your log is clean. If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. If we used Pocket Killbox during your cleanup, do the below
   • Run Pocket Killbox and select File, Cleanup, Delete All Backups
2. If we used ComboFix, you can delete the ComboFix.exe file, C:\ComboFix folder, C:\QooBox folder, C:\WINDOWS\nircmd.exe, and the C:\combofix.txt log that was created.
3. If we user SDFix you can delete all the SDFix related files and folders from your Desktop or whereever you installed it.
4. If we used VundoFix, you can delete the VundoFix.exe file and the C:\VundoFix Backups folder and C:\vundofix.txt log that was created.
5. If we had your run FixWareOut, you can delete the Fixwareout.exe file and the C:\fixwareout folder.
6. If we had you run Avenger, you can delete all files related to Avenger now.
7. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
8. You can delete the ShowNew.Zip and GetRunkey.Zip files and the files that you extracted from the ZIP files. You can also delete the C:\newfiles.txt and C:\runkeys.txt logs that were created
9. If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
   • go back to step 8 of the READ & RUN ME to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
   • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
10. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
    • How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Editing AUTORUN.INF on all drives if infected

1. Right-click Start then click Search
2. In the Named input box, type:
   AUTORUN.INF
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer
4. Once located, select the file then open with Notepad. Check if it contains the following strings:
   • shellexecute=Boot.exe
   • shell\Open\command=Boot.exe e
5. If those lines are found, delete the two lines with boot.exe on it.
6. Make sure you check ALL drives (thumb drive too) and do the same on all drives.
7. Save the edited file and then reboot.

 

Yes you can open it with notepad but you just have to set it to all files type or from the instructions I gave you, you may have to choose what application to open it with. However whatever you are opening it with, just delete those lines and save it back as a text file.

 

You're welcome! Make sure you have completed everything I gave you in message # 6.