losing associations on icons

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by shoran, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. shoran

    shoran Private E-2

    Is there a malware or worm that is wiping the associations (and ability to load .exe files) from the desktop? I have read countless stories of this and have it on my computer, but cannot find a solution (and neither have the other forums). One day I had them on my computer and the next, they were gone. I sent my computer back to before this happened and it worked for a few days, but came back. Now the only workable icon is IE7 and Mozilla Firefox.

    Is anyone aware of such a thing?
     
    shoran, Oct 28, 2007
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Yes we have seen malware do all kinds of things including what you are mentioning; however the only way we will know for sure if you have malware is by having you work thru the below procedure.


    Please follow the instructions in the below link and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.

    Read & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support
     
    chaslang, Oct 28, 2007
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