help missing file

krazmona · 11th April 2003

When i start up my computer I get this message. Windows can not find file System32\cmd32.exe. Any ideas where it went and what is it. Help.

Lisa

mflynn · 11th April 2003

You have 2 possibilities

A basic Browser Hijack or a worm see the below.

Since it cannot find the key file CMD32 then it may not be active.

http://www.kav.ch/avpve/worms/p2p/tanked.stm

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/viru...e=WORM_KWBOT.C

Suggestions

Download and run SpyBot

Spyware and adware removal

SpyBot <http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download>

Run this twice delete all it finds, “ALWAYS” run this before AdAware.

Leave all it wants to leave after the second run.

then do an online scan at 1 or even better all 4 of these

Online Virus scanners
<http://www.anti-trojan.net/at.asp?l=en&t=onlinecheck>

<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php>

<http://housecall.antivirus.com/http:...OBWYSHSFVIGMKI>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm>

Mike

krazmona · 11th April 2003

Mike I had a worm before I got my new norton. Norton found it but that is when this problem started. So do I just do the spyware stuff now.

Lisa

mflynn · 11th April 2003

That is what I suspected, that something had partially removed it.

You should be doing the Spy/Adware cleaning anyway ever so often. So yes do that. Make sure that after download and install that you immediately update before running.

I would still run at least one of the online scans. It is like with doctors get a second opinion.

Mike

krazmona · 11th April 2003

Ok, ran the spybot, and then did two online scan things. Then I did a restart and what do I do now to get that file back.

Lisa

mflynn · 11th April 2003

Lisa, Lisa, Lisa

You did not understand! That is the bad file, you don't want it back. It is not a windows file!

That is the reason I said it was not active.

Now are you saying that it is still looking for it?

If so then all we need to do now is get rid of this.

Mike

krazmona · 11th April 2003

oh, yup still looking for it. now what.

Lisa

mflynn · 11th April 2003

OK 1 more download.

This will give you total contol of these things!

Startup control
<http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml>

This gives simple and full control of what starts at boot up.

After install there will be a Startup icon in control panel.

Why this over Msconfig?

Msconfig only allows unchecking/disabling of items. Startup Control panel allows deleting items or moving from startup to run as a service etc.

So after you download this small simple but powerful program go to the control panel dbl click Startup look in all the TABS for this file. When found rt click and chose delete.

Reboot now and it will be gone!

mike