CMD, msconfig, regedit etc wont stay open

Hi Guys, Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but I cant find a topic on it. For some reason, I cant open CMD, msconfig, regedit etc. It will open for a second, and then close. I also cant access certain website such as symantec. Hijack this wont open, and my Norton Antivirus, would not load. I have uninstalled and reinstalled with no luck. I dont want to format this PC, as there is simply to much to back up or lose. Can someone pleassssse help me, I am goin nuts

Cheers
Kymm

 

OS XP? Can you boot into safe mode? If so can you "run" anything?

dins

 

OS - XP and when I try to run anything I get the same problem.

 

I havent tried safe mode, will it let me installed a virus scanner in safe mode?

 

try and do cmd.exe, regedit.exe, etc....

 

Possible infection with the Backdoor.Prorat virus

Note: this is only a suggestion, there are a lot of viruses that block you from using any security programs/websites. There's a very high chance you've got one.
Try running the virus scanner from safe mode. I recommend AVG, norton really sucks.

 

No luck with any of the intructions I have found. Every page I try to load that is a removal tool etc cannot be displayed. I also just got a your virus is infected message from Norton, its infected with w32.ircbot. Does anyone know where i can get a removal tool from or removal instructions, because I cant get any to load.

 

I have installed AVG, and it didnt find anything.

 

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Definately malware. I'd head on over to the malware forum here at MG.

Though, I bet you can run command.com (little slow).

Edit:

Wow, just noticed that Vista RC1 has command.com still. Odd...

 

UPDATE: Thanks for the advice guys, I ended up restoring, not formating. Now Im a little scared go do to much with this laptop, because I still have a feeling it may have something on it. Every now and then IE version 6, crashed back to the desktop. Do you think its related?

 

I would follow theefool's advice and go to the Malware forum, please,please read ALL the instructions prior to posting there, or you will recieve the wrath of the Malware Gods that lurk there. From all you have said you have malware and the gang there will help

 

Sorry, I didnt realise I had posted in the wrong section
Its OK, I think I will work on this problem myself. Please close this thread

 

I had this problem myself and I was jsut searching the boards to see if this was a new or old issue. I got hit by some form of malware and I tried to use run> regedit/cmd/msconfig/ etc. with no luck.
I've seen a few other people posting similar statements, but what it appears to be is that some form of malware is creating hidden files called cmd.com, msconfig.com, regedit.com. Typing in cmd.exe will bring things up properly, though. I hope this is helpful to everone who may be having this problem.

 

oh, that's interesting!

actually, this whole thread is interesting!
thanks!
abri

 

But, once again, this is related to malware infecting a machine, and it needs to be handled with the following threads:

READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support
NO HIJACK THIS LOG FILES BEFORE READING THIS: HJT Tutorial & LOG File Posting
Then post in: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

I should have posted this in my previous post, but, alas, I forgot.