[Iva]

(Going to post/edit in burst so that i don't loose a load again)

I downloaded a file on friday that I suspect to have been a virus.

Since then my Explorer.exe file has been playing havok with the rest of my system.

It would crash and freeze my computer when I entered certain directories via Explorer, then show in TaskManager that there were two versons of the program

I used MG config to disable two startup items. one called b.exe and another that had no name.
I also disabled Rundll32.exe because its command line looked strange and i was told that it wasn't NEEDED.

that allowed me to enter the files but my computer continued to freeze at random times.

using Procexp (Process explorer) I found that the C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe was unable to be verified so i took the Explorer.exe from a computer that i knew was uninfected and put it into a read-only folder called SAFE.

With this explorer.exe running I went to delete C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe but after i did so, Winlogon.exe flared in CPU usage (at 13-15%).

I did the same for that file but it is still playing up so i have given up trying it on my own but don't want to download any more files without an expert telling me what to do.

[Iva]

I would post a Hijackthis log but every time I Install it, it runs once and crashes.

After it crashes it stops working and i have to reinstall it to try something different

[Iva]

Also Found a file called Winver.exe

This file comes up as a WORM when searched in google but again, deleting it causes it to be replaced by the same file

Please can someone help, I use this laptop for all my work and this Virus is making it difficult

[Iva]

sorry for bumping but this has been going on for over a week and no one has replied so I am getting a little stressed trying to sort it.

If anyone knows anything then I would be most grateful.