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  • Pythagorous
    Pythagorous Posts: 755 Forumite
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    MadTechie wrote: »
    Humm
    okay try this start->run
    CONTROL INETCPL.CPL

    to resolved the problem with rundll32.exe
    okay get your trusted XP CD and do the following
    1. Put the Windows XP CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive.
    2. Click Start, and then click Run.
    3. Type expand X:\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe in the Open box, where X is the letter of your CD ROM Drive.
    4. Restart the computer.

    Unfortunately I don't have have any of the CDs at the mo, dammit.

    I done the first part, but after typing control... and hotting return I get a box asking me to save or run control.exe. If I hit run the blank IE page pops up for a bit then just disappears again :(
  • Pythagorous
    Pythagorous Posts: 755 Forumite
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    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    Sorry Pythagorous , I was not trying to be unhelpful but as MadTechie has now suggested "1 get an anti virus program" It appears from your other threads you have Norton as anti-virus, which I also use and happy with, but others might suggest it is better to use a free AV their opinion is valid too.
    I was trying to help a little by saving you and others reading/suggesting what has been said before. Now I will leave you alone too, and good luck with your problems, there are people with more experience of virii/malware than I will ever have.

    No problem and I see your point - I was just looking at it from a different angle and given the pc problems I've had tonight I had my :mad: head on :o
  • MadTechie
    MadTechie Posts: 161 Forumite
    Pythagorous wrote: »
    I done the first part, but after typing control... and hotting return I get a box asking me to save or run control.exe. If I hit run the blank IE page pops up for a bit then just disappears again :(

    This should be done in the run box click start then select run then type
    CONTROL INETCPL.CPL
    click ok

    just a quick test
    try clicking start then select run then type
    notepad
    and then click ok
    if that fails then your exefile are being hijacked,
    Press any other key to continue.
  • debitcardmayhem
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    Pythagorous wrote: »
    No problem and I see your point - I was just looking at it from a different angle and given the pc problems I've had tonight I had my :mad: head on :o
    S'ok sh happens, have you run Malwarebytes/Hijack this since your post on the 8th, they may well give you a few more pointers.?
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  • Pythagorous
    Pythagorous Posts: 755 Forumite
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    MadTechie wrote: »
    This should be done in the run box click start then select run then type
    CONTROL INETCPL.CPL
    click ok


    Yeap done that and what basically happens is that after hitting okay it asks me to open with, from which I chose IE. Clicking ok after highlighting IE then brings up the blank IE page for a few secs which then disappears and a file download box appears for control.exe. If I run this the same thing happens over again and I end up back with the file download box
    MadTechie wrote: »
    just a quick test
    try clicking start then select run then type
    notepad
    and then click ok
    if that fails then your exefile are being hijacked,

    Done that and notepad opened, but with a gobbledygook content.
  • Pythagorous
    Pythagorous Posts: 755 Forumite
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    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    S'ok sh happens, have you run Malwarebytes/Hijack this since your post on the 8th, they may well give you a few more pointers.?

    Nah, thought my problems had been solved...until about 3 hours ago!
  • bsod
    bsod Posts: 1,225 Forumite
    edited 13 April 2010 at 11:39PM
    save this (everything after the dashes) to a text file called 1.reg, then double click on it.
    I removed it, because mse messes up the formatting and quotes. Wait, and I'll find a downloadable version Edit: Use the one in the second box below, thanks debitcardmayhem
    Don't you dare criticise what you cannot understand
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 12,745 Forumite
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    bsod wrote: »
    save this (everything after the dashes) to a text file called 1.reg, then double click on it.
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe] @="exefile" "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
    Yeah that will fix the reg problem if it exists with .exe stuff to save time here is the stuff with code [ ] on it 
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • MadTechie
    MadTechie Posts: 161 Forumite
    okay exefiles are not linked under the .exe association they are link to executable paths
    so the reg file should also have this! 
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

    as that's where the hijack would take place,
    Press any other key to continue.
  • Pythagorous
    Pythagorous Posts: 755 Forumite
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    Thanks I seem to be getting somewhere now at least as that seems to have fixed something. Not sure where to go from here now though.

    I tried this


    2. Goto control panels and click internet options and click advanced tab and click reset.
    3. load up IE in safe mode (All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Internet Explorer Safe mode)

    and this time I was able to at least do 2, but @ 3there is no option for IE safe mode, only IE without add ons.
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