URGENT HELP missing shortcut& @*.exe file of all programs missing

Suddenly I am not able to open few programs from desktop icon it displays missing shortcut , it says shortcut is either deleted or not able to locate whereas I had not deleted any programs this suddenly had started for all programs , I could locate program folder but program doesn,t work as *.exe for programs is shown missing .

I had only deleted some games today and had installed adope photo6.

Can anybody help me urgently please. without trying restore tool.



Panchal

 

Do newly created shortcuts work? Do the shortcuts accessed via the Start button function? Have you run a virus scan?

 

FEEDBACK

HI! BRETT,
all programs even from start does not work., in short it is not issue now for desk top shortcut icon but for program itself , had not run anti virus
.
Had tried to start all program from program folder but it displays *. exe not able to locate

 

Run an AV and post back with the results.

 

feedback

Thanks ,

Even NAV am not able to run , all programs .exe file are missing , setup file in program folder also missing , used search tool to find particular program .exe file it showed all files in windo media player .

guide me further

panchal

 

The symptoms you describe are those displayed by a computer infected with the Navidad virus.

You can read up on it and there's a link to download a removal tool at:
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/navidad.shtml

 

Good call Try as I might I couldn't remember which virus caused those symptoms!

 

Thanks

Hi, I am thanks full to u for reply, However , I used system restore and problem resolved , Is it still to be understood that there was a virus ? as I remember had not logged on or opened any email when this happened , before this happening I had tried to delete one photoU lead programm from Add/ Remove which was not getting removed , so I reinstalled it and then removed it. That's all
Need to know should there had been virus does it get resolved with system restore/

Bye
Panchal

 

Did you use the XP/ME Restore feature? If so, then it's possible that the virus was also backed up and restored.

Download and scan (from DOS) with a copy of F-Prot for DOS (it's free!).

 

As Brett has already suggested, you've got a virus. And as mentioned, if you're using the restore feature.....you're going to have to purge that as well.
Free online virus scanners:

Grisoft
Housecall
Panda
Symantec

And for Trojans.....might I suggest:
Tauscan

Daizy

 

Feedback

Thankyou both of u for guidance , sorry had tried but no virus detected, need to know should i run it in existing working condition or revert back to infected condition by restoring .

Could u give thought to possibillity on missing dll shared file leading to this problem,if so what check should be performed.

Bye

Panchal

 

Hi panchal.....
We'll have to take your word on it that you're not infected....but it sure sounds like you are. If you're sure it's just the exe problem......you can always use the Exe fix from here

Daizy

 

Daizy - will that fix work with XP?

 

culprit located

Hi diazy and others,

Thanks for your help , I am glad to inform that I had found culprit to this issue I t is not a virus but something to do with trial version of ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT 7 a software supplied by Indian magazine by name DIGIT . Accidently when I again started working after resolving earlier issue with this subject by system restore .When.my 30 day trial period expired for ULEAD PHOTOIMAPCT7 so I thought to reinstall from CD. it did got installed but situation reverted as before
viz. all program shortcut missing and *. exe untracable and I am not able to start any program. I logged to event viewer in which I also found a message that attempt to dislodge windows file was made files are protected etc.

What has happened and how to solve and fix this?