Luis Martínez
07-10-2005, 03:04 AM
Hello, My problem is that Windows XP SP2 started to ask me with which
application it has to open programs, like when it doesn't have an
application assigned to a document type. I have used the System Restore but
the problem still persists, I thought it could be Zone Alarm or Ad Aware,
because once Ad Aware alerted me that the information in the registry about
the extentions was modified and if i wanted to eliminate it, but I didn't so
everything was fine and Zone Alarm stopped the Windows Explorer program from
accessing Internet. Both programs were working fine.I thnk it may be a
virus, but With two antivirus I haven't found anything.
I hope you could help me. Tanks.
Claude LaFreničre
07-10-2005, 03:04 AM
Bonjour *Luis Martínez* :
> Hello, My problem is that Windows XP SP2 started to ask me with which
> application it has to open programs, like when it doesn't have an
> application assigned to a document type. I have used the System Restore but
> the problem still persists, I thought it could be Zone Alarm or Ad Aware,
> because once Ad Aware alerted me that the information in the registry about
> the extentions was modified and if i wanted to eliminate it, but I didn't so
> everything was fine and Zone Alarm stopped the Windows Explorer program from
> accessing Internet. Both programs were working fine.I thnk it may be a
> virus, but With two antivirus I haven't found anything.
>
> I hope you could help me. Tanks.
N.B. You say 2 anti-virus...?
Never used 2 resident AV simultaneously in your system.
This is a very bad idea...
About your problem:
It's seems that the File Association is courrupted ...
Try this :
Easy File Associations for Windows XP
www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm
Restore excecutables (exe,bat,scr,pif,com) corrupted by the
W32/Gibe (Sven)
www.bellamyjc.net/fr/vbsdownload.html#restorereg
Also:
"Mini-AV" to run in Safe Mode:
Stinger :
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Avast cleaner :
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_cleaner.html
MS:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&displaylang=fr
Kaspersky:
ftp://ftp.kaspersky.ru/utils/clrav.com
Anti-Root-Kits
from F-Secure ( beta)
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/
On line scans:
Anti-trojan:
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Anti-spy:
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html
http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main.entry25?page=FindOutWhosWatchingYou&client=ComputerAssociates&sid=35715&CID=181432
Anti-virus:
www.trendmicro.com
:)
--
Claude LaFreničre [MVP] :-)
«My Principal Design Was To Inform, Not To Amuse Thee.»
Lemuel Gulliver, The Travels (IV:12)
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