Inactive Probable virus Windows cannot open files

[Inactive] Probable virus Windows cannot open files

Most, but not all, files cannot be opened. Shortcut links destroyed. I can downdoad antivius tools but cannot open them. I was using Firefox when virus struck and now cannot open it but can open IE and access internet. Operating system is XP. I cannot open System Restore. Don Harrington

 

Broni: I downloaded Rootappeal and saved to my desktop. I unzipped it and tried to open the exe file inboth normal and safe modes. In both cases I got the message that Windows cannot open this file.
Don Harrington

 

File userinit.exe received on 2009.08.11 20:02:44 (UTC)
Current status: finished

Result: 0/41 (0.00%)
Compact Print results
Antivirus Version Last Update Result
a-squared 4.5.0.24 2009.08.11 -
AhnLab-V3 5.0.0.2 2009.08.11 -
AntiVir 7.9.1.0 2009.08.11 -
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 2009.08.11 -
Authentium 5.1.2.4 2009.08.11 -
Avast 4.8.1335.0 2009.08.10 -
AVG 8.5.0.406 2009.08.11 -
BitDefender 7.2 2009.08.11 -
CAT-QuickHeal 10.00 2009.08.11 -
ClamAV 0.94.1 2009.08.11 -
Comodo 1945 2009.08.11 -
DrWeb 5.0.0.12182 2009.08.11 -
eSafe 7.0.17.0 2009.08.11 -
eTrust-Vet 31.6.6672 2009.08.11 -
F-Prot 4.4.4.56 2009.08.10 -
F-Secure 8.0.14470.0 2009.08.11 -
Fortinet 3.120.0.0 2009.08.11 -
GData 19 2009.08.11 -
Ikarus T3.1.1.64.0 2009.08.11 -
Jiangmin 11.0.800 2009.08.11 -
K7AntiVirus 7.10.816 2009.08.11 -
Kaspersky 7.0.0.125 2009.08.11 -
McAfee 5706 2009.08.11 -
McAfee+Artemis 5706 2009.08.11 -
McAfee-GW-Edition 6.8.5 2009.08.11 -
Microsoft 1.4903 2009.08.11 -
NOD32 4326 2009.08.11 -
Norman 6.01.09 2009.08.11 -
nProtect 2009.1.8.0 2009.08.11 -
Panda 10.0.0.14 2009.08.11 -
PCTools 4.4.2.0 2009.08.11 -
Prevx 3.0 2009.08.11 -
Rising 21.42.14.00 2009.08.11 -
Sophos 4.44.0 2009.08.11 -
Sunbelt 3.2.1858.2 2009.08.11 -
Symantec 1.4.4.12 2009.08.11 -
TheHacker 6.3.4.3.381 2009.08.11 -
TrendMicro 8.950.0.1094 2009.08.11 -
VBA32 3.12.10.9 2009.08.10 -
ViRobot 2009.8.11.1879 2009.08.11 -
VirusBuster 4.6.5.0 2009.08.11 -
Additional information
File size: 24576 bytes
MD5 : 39b1ffb03c2296323832acbae50d2aff
SHA1 : e5aedcbe25a97c89101f1f3860ff846e94d70445
SHA256: 5b5d71718108e132d10bafb0c217f469a1e3cc13f79ff8d9cbe3bf4918aff7b7
PEInfo: PE Structure information

( base data )
entrypointaddress.: 0x50E5
timedatestamp.....: 0x41107B78 (Wed Aug 4 08:00:24 2004)
machinetype.......: 0x14C (Intel I386)

( 3 sections )
name viradd virsiz rawdsiz ntrpy md5
.text 0x1000 0x4DB8 0x4E00 6.01 16aee663ed180007a0bf5bf24b845096
.data 0x6000 0x14C 0x200 1.86 cbb599f9267bf53209039d14a3574eb1
.rsrc 0x7000 0xB60 0xC00 3.27 b388ab1541ccd9727979fb26a23f72e1

( 7 imports )

> advapi32.dll: RegOpenKeyExA, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, DeregisterEventSource, OpenProcessToken, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, GetUserNameW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA
> crypt32.dll: CryptProtectData
> kernel32.dll: GetVersionExW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, lstrlenW, lstrcpyW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, CompareFileTime, CloseHandle, lstrcatW, WaitForSingleObject, DelayLoadFailureHook, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedCompareExchange, LocalReAlloc, GetSystemTime, lstrcmpW, GetCurrentThread, SetThreadPriority, CreateThread, GetFileAttributesExW, GetSystemDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, FormatMessageW, lstrcmpiW, GetCurrentProcess, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetCurrentProcessId, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, SetEvent, OpenEventW, Sleep, GetLastError, SearchPathW, CreateProcessW
> msvcrt.dll: _controlfp, _except_handler3, __set_app_type, __p__fmode, __p__commode, __setusermatherr, __getmainargs, _acmdln, exit, _cexit, _XcptFilter, _exit, _c_exit, _initterm, _adjust_fdiv
> ntdll.dll: RtlLengthSid, RtlCopySid, _itow, RtlFreeUnicodeString, DbgPrint, wcslen, wcscpy, wcscat, wcscmp, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtOpenKey, NtClose, _wcsicmp, memmove, NtQueryInformationToken, RtlConvertSidToUnicodeString
> user32.dll: CreateWindowExW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, DefWindowProcW, LoadRemoteFonts, wsprintfW, GetSystemMetrics, GetKeyboardLayout, SystemParametersInfoW, GetDesktopWindow, LoadStringW, MessageBoxW, ExitWindowsEx, CharNextW
> winspool.drv: SpoolerInit

( 0 exports )

TrID : File type identification
Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (65.2%)
Win32 Executable Generic (14.7%)
Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (13.1%)
Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.4%)
DOS Executable Generic (3.4%)
ThreatExpert: http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=39b1ffb03c2296323832acbae50d2aff
ssdeep: 384NkhB/JD1CzaxzOV6s9cKmdPGFQ273eLXVBYkkjuv1hkNLdbaLa4CwUJuUCSF4WL:gJDUaxgu5YEVBxkjuv7wbaLa4PU4b7
PEiD : -
RDS : NSRL Reference Data Set

( Gateway )

Gateway Operating System Windows XP Pro Edition SP2: USERINIT.EXE, userinit.exe
( Microsoft )

MSDN Disc 2428.4: userinit.exeMSDN Disc 2428.5: userinit.exeMSDN Disc 2428.8: userinit.exeOperating System Reinstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2: userinit.exeVirtual PC for Mac Windows XP Home Edition: userinit.exeVirtual PC for Mac Windows XP Professional Edition: userinit.exe


ATTENTION: VirusTotal is a free service offered by Hispasec Sistemas. There are no guarantees about the availability and continuity of this service. Although the detection rate afforded by the use of multiple antivirus engines is far superior to that offered by just one product, these results DO NOT guarantee the harmlessness of a file. Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware.

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File svchost.exe received on 2009.08.11 17:43:50 (UTC)
Current status: finished

Result: 0/41 (0.00%)
Compact Print results
Antivirus Version Last Update Result
a-squared 4.5.0.24 2009.08.11 -
AhnLab-V3 5.0.0.2 2009.08.11 -
AntiVir 7.9.1.0 2009.08.11 -
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 2009.08.11 -
Authentium 5.1.2.4 2009.08.11 -
Avast 4.8.1335.0 2009.08.10 -
AVG 8.5.0.406 2009.08.11 -
BitDefender 7.2 2009.08.11 -
CAT-QuickHeal 10.00 2009.08.11 -
ClamAV 0.94.1 2009.08.11 -
Comodo 1944 2009.08.11 -
DrWeb 5.0.0.12182 2009.08.11 -
eSafe 7.0.17.0 2009.08.11 -
eTrust-Vet 31.6.6672 2009.08.11 -
F-Prot 4.4.4.56 2009.08.10 -
F-Secure 8.0.14470.0 2009.08.11 -
Fortinet 3.120.0.0 2009.08.11 -
GData 19 2009.08.11 -
Ikarus T3.1.1.64.0 2009.08.11 -
Jiangmin 11.0.800 2009.08.11 -
K7AntiVirus 7.10.816 2009.08.11 -
Kaspersky 7.0.0.125 2009.08.11 -
McAfee 5706 2009.08.11 -
McAfee+Artemis 5706 2009.08.11 -
McAfee-GW-Edition 6.8.5 2009.08.11 -
Microsoft 1.4903 2009.08.11 -
NOD32 4326 2009.08.11 -
Norman 6.01.09 2009.08.11 -
nProtect 2009.1.8.0 2009.08.11 -
Panda 10.0.0.14 2009.08.11 -
PCTools 4.4.2.0 2009.08.11 -
Prevx 3.0 2009.08.11 -
Rising 21.42.14.00 2009.08.11 -
Sophos 4.44.0 2009.08.11 -
Sunbelt 3.2.1858.2 2009.08.11 -
Symantec 1.4.4.12 2009.08.11 -
TheHacker 6.3.4.3.380 2009.08.11 -
TrendMicro 8.950.0.1094 2009.08.11 -
VBA32 3.12.10.9 2009.08.10 -
ViRobot 2009.8.11.1879 2009.08.11 -
VirusBuster 4.6.5.0 2009.08.11 -
Additional information
File size: 14336 bytes
MD5 : 8f078ae4ed187aaabc0a305146de6716
SHA1 : da0ff4006859a7580aba81f486f692dead2014fe
SHA256: 16593943861d03d508f37f60e41240dee14221e76f625835487f73d5010ac18a
PEInfo: PE Structure information

( base data )
entrypointaddress.: 0x2509
timedatestamp.....: 0x41107ED6 (Wed Aug 4 08:14:46 2004)
machinetype.......: 0x14C (Intel I386)

( 3 sections )
name viradd virsiz rawdsiz ntrpy md5
.text 0x1000 0x2C00 0x2C00 6.29 6fc4d075dfb37185ffae8eacb467b822
.data 0x4000 0x1F0 0x200 1.61 553c0ebbbc67abab785f2065a062b522
.rsrc 0x5000 0x418 0x600 2.54 2997285df9158db5a62ffb42a2fd0d07

( 0 imports )


( 0 exports )

TrID : File type identification
Win32 Executable Generic (42.3%)
Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (37.6%)
Generic Win/DOS Executable (9.9%)
DOS Executable Generic (9.9%)
Autodesk FLIC Image File (extensions: flc, fli, cel) (0.0%)
ThreatExpert: http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=8f078ae4ed187aaabc0a305146de6716
ssdeep: 384:cpiRrTp13SkhnRCwOV5JpeLCdw9rDpWCl8CbW:dT/3Ska6Lh8C
PEiD : -
RDS : NSRL Reference Data Set

( Gateway )

Gateway Operating System Windows XP Pro Edition SP2: SVCHOST.EXE, svchost.exe
( Microsoft )

MSDN Disc 2428.4: svchost.exeMSDN Disc 2428.5: svchost.exeMSDN Disc 2428.8: svchost.exeOperating System Reinstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2: svchost.exeVirtual PC for Mac Windows XP Home Edition: svchost.exeVirtual PC for Mac Windows XP Professional Edition: svchost.exe


ATTENTION: VirusTotal is a free service offered by Hispasec Sistemas. There are no guarantees about the availability and continuity of this service. Although the detection rate afforded by the use of multiple antivirus engines is far superior to that offered by just one product, these results DO NOT guarantee the harmlessness of a file. Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware.

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File explorer.exe received on 2009.08.10 21:36:02 (UTC)
Current status: finished

Result: 0/41 (0.00%)
Compact Print results
Antivirus Version Last Update Result
a-squared 4.5.0.24 2009.08.10 -
AhnLab-V3 5.0.0.2 2009.08.10 -
AntiVir 7.9.0.248 2009.08.10 -
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 2009.08.10 -
Authentium 5.1.2.4 2009.08.10 -
Avast 4.8.1335.0 2009.08.10 -
AVG 8.5.0.406 2009.08.10 -
BitDefender 7.2 2009.08.10 -
CAT-QuickHeal 10.00 2009.08.10 -
ClamAV 0.94.1 2009.08.10 -
Comodo 1936 2009.08.10 -
DrWeb 5.0.0.12182 2009.08.10 -
eSafe 7.0.17.0 2009.08.10 -
eTrust-Vet 31.6.6670 2009.08.10 -
F-Prot 4.4.4.56 2009.08.10 -
F-Secure 8.0.14470.0 2009.08.10 -
Fortinet 3.120.0.0 2009.08.10 -
GData 19 2009.08.10 -
Ikarus T3.1.1.64.0 2009.08.10 -
Jiangmin 11.0.800 2009.08.10 -
K7AntiVirus 7.10.815 2009.08.10 -
Kaspersky 7.0.0.125 2009.08.10 -
McAfee 5705 2009.08.10 -
McAfee+Artemis 5705 2009.08.10 -
McAfee-GW-Edition 6.8.5 2009.08.10 -
Microsoft 1.4903 2009.08.10 -
NOD32 4323 2009.08.10 -
Norman 6.01.09 2009.08.10 -
nProtect 2009.1.8.0 2009.08.10 -
Panda 10.0.0.14 2009.08.10 -
PCTools 4.4.2.0 2009.08.10 -
Prevx 3.0 2009.08.10 -
Rising 21.42.04.00 2009.08.10 -
Sophos 4.44.0 2009.08.10 -
Sunbelt 3.2.1858.2 2009.08.10 -
Symantec 1.4.4.12 2009.08.10 -
TheHacker 6.3.4.3.379 2009.08.10 -
TrendMicro 8.950.0.1094 2009.08.10 -
VBA32 3.12.10.9 2009.08.10 -
ViRobot 2009.8.10.1877 2009.08.10 -
VirusBuster 4.6.5.0 2009.08.10 -
Additional information
File size: 1033216 bytes
MD5 : 97bd6515465659ff8f3b7be375b2ea87
SHA1 : 972307a3ef93680afdd03603df20f2241047a934
SHA256: 8b48dd5eb2a7f8ec8b607b1b0c9cbf7278b401024347971cbb6d0c9530d1c295
PEInfo: PE Structure information

( base data )
entrypointaddress.: 0x1A8CE
timedatestamp.....: 0x466FC588 (Wed Jun 13 12:23:04 2007)
machinetype.......: 0x14C (Intel I386)

( 4 sections )
name viradd virsiz rawdsiz ntrpy md5
.text 0x1000 0x44AD9 0x44C00 6.36 7de882aa0da62b155286cb91c8f0fbd9
.data 0x46000 0x1DB4 0x1800 1.30 25fdde5ea7a06e94390eb8773b825a55
.rsrc 0x48000 0xB2278 0xB2400 6.63 b82ace172bfa53b11b99e63c7ac67c26
.reloc 0xFB000 0x3720 0x3800 6.76 924c25a2a1584ac973811d65894c44fa

( 13 imports )

> advapi32.dll: RegSetValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, GetUserNameW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumKeyW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryValueW
> browseui.dll: -, -, -, -
> gdi32.dll: GetStockObject, CreatePatternBrush, OffsetViewportOrgEx, GetLayout, CombineRgn, CreateDIBSection, GetTextExtentPoint32W, StretchBlt, SetTextColor, CreateRectRgn, GetClipRgn, IntersectClipRect, GetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SelectClipRgn, PatBlt, GetBkColor, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, OffsetWindowOrgEx, DeleteDC, SetBkColor, BitBlt, ExtTextOutW, GetTextExtentPointW, GetClipBox, GetObjectW, CreateRectRgnIndirect, SetBkMode, CreateFontIndirectW, DeleteObject, GetTextMetricsW, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps, TranslateCharsetInfo, SetStretchBltMode
> kernel32.dll: GetSystemDirectoryW, CreateThread, CreateJobObjectW, ExitProcess, SetProcessShutdownParameters, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, SetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcess, GetStartupInfoW, GetCommandLineW, SetErrorMode, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, LoadLibraryExA, CompareFileTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThreadId, GetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, GetUserDefaultLangID, Sleep, GetBinaryTypeW, GetModuleHandleExW, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetLocalTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetEnvironmentVariableW, UnregisterWait, GlobalGetAtomNameW, GetFileAttributesW, MoveFileW, lstrcmpW, LoadLibraryExW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, lstrcmpiA, SetEvent, AssignProcessToJobObject, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, FlushInstructionCache, lstrcpynW, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, SetLastError, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, HeapAlloc, GetUserDefaultLCID, ReadProcessMemory, OpenProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryA, QueryPerformanceCounter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, ResumeThread, TerminateProcess, TerminateThread, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateEventW, GetLastError, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, OpenEventW, WaitForSingleObject, GetTickCount, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, lstrcmpiW, CreateProcessW, FreeLibrary, GetWindowsDirectoryW, LocalAlloc, CreateFileW, DeviceIoControl, LocalFree, GetQueuedCompletionStatus, CreateIoCompletionPort, SetInformationJobObject, CloseHandle, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleHandleW, ActivateActCtx, DeactivateActCtx, DelayLoadFailureHook, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateEventA, HeapDestroy, InitializeCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesExW, MulDiv, lstrlenW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GlobalAlloc, InterlockedExchange, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, GlobalFree, GetProcessTimes, lstrcpyW, GetLongPathNameW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount
> msvcrt.dll: _itow, free, memmove, realloc, _except_handler3, malloc, _ftol, _vsnwprintf
> ntdll.dll: RtlNtStatusToDosError, NtQueryInformationProcess
> ole32.dll: CoFreeUnusedLibraries, RegisterDragDrop, CreateBindCtx, RevokeDragDrop, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, CoCreateInstance, OleUninitialize, DoDragDrop
> oleaut32.dll: -, -
> shdocvw.dll: -, -, -
> shell32.dll: -, SHGetFolderPathW, -, -, -, -, -, ExtractIconExW, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, ShellExecuteExW, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHBindToParent, -, -, -, SHParseDisplayName, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, -, -, -, -, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, -, -, -, -, -, SHChangeNotify, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHAddToRecentDocs, -, -, -, DuplicateIcon, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHUpdateRecycleBinIcon, SHGetFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListA, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHGetPathFromIDListW, -, -, -
> shlwapi.dll: StrCpyNW, -, -, -, -, StrRetToBufW, StrRetToStrW, -, -, -, -, SHQueryValueExW, PathIsNetworkPathW, -, AssocCreate, -, -, -, -, -, StrCatW, StrCpyW, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHGetValueW, -, StrCmpNIW, PathRemoveBlanksW, PathRemoveArgsW, PathFindFileNameW, StrStrIW, PathGetArgsW, -, StrToIntW, SHRegGetBoolUSValueW, SHRegWriteUSValueW, SHRegCloseUSKey, SHRegCreateUSKeyW, SHRegGetUSValueW, SHSetValueW, -, PathAppendW, PathUnquoteSpacesW, -, -, PathQuoteSpacesW, -, SHSetThreadRef, SHCreateThreadRef, -, -, -, PathCombineW, -, -, -, SHStrDupW, PathIsPrefixW, PathParseIconLocationW, AssocQueryKeyW, -, AssocQueryStringW, StrCmpW, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, SHRegQueryUSValueW, SHRegOpenUSKeyW, SHRegSetUSValueW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFileExistsW, PathGetDriveNumberW, -, StrChrW, PathFindExtensionW, -, -, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathStripToRootW, -, -, -, SHOpenRegStream2W, -, -, -, StrDupW, SHDeleteValueW, StrCatBuffW, SHDeleteKeyW, StrCmpIW, -, -, wnsprintfW, -, StrCmpNW, -, -
> user32.dll: TileWindows, GetDoubleClickTime, GetSystemMetrics, GetSysColorBrush, AllowSetForegroundWindow, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, RemoveMenu, SetParent, GetMessagePos, CheckDlgButton, EnableWindow, GetDlgItemInt, SetDlgItemInt, CopyIcon, AdjustWindowRectEx, DrawFocusRect, DrawEdge, ExitWindowsEx, WindowFromPoint, SetRect, AppendMenuW, LoadAcceleratorsW, LoadBitmapW, SendNotifyMessageW, SetWindowPlacement, CheckMenuItem, EndDialog, SendDlgItemMessageW, MessageBeep, GetActiveWindow, PostQuitMessage, MoveWindow, GetDlgItem, RemovePropW, GetClassNameW, GetDCEx, SetCursorPos, ChildWindowFromPoint, ChangeDisplaySettingsW, RegisterHotKey, UnregisterHotKey, SetCursor, SendMessageTimeoutW, GetWindowPlacement, LoadImageW, SetWindowRgn, IntersectRect, OffsetRect, EnumDisplayMonitors, RedrawWindow, SubtractRect, TranslateAcceleratorW, WaitMessage, InflateRect, CallWindowProcW, GetDlgCtrlID, SetCapture, LockSetForegroundWindow, CopyRect, SystemParametersInfoW, FindWindowW, CreatePopupMenu, GetMenuDefaultItem, DestroyMenu, GetShellWindow, EnumChildWindows, GetWindowLongW, SendMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetKeyState, MonitorFromRect, MonitorFromPoint, RegisterClassW, SetPropW, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongW, FillRect, GetCursorPos, PtInRect, MessageBoxW, LoadStringW, ReleaseDC, GetDC, EnumDisplaySettingsExW, EnumDisplayDevicesW, PostMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, PeekMessageW, BeginPaint, EndPaint, SetWindowTextW, GetAsyncKeyState, InvalidateRect, GetWindow, ShowWindowAsync, TrackPopupMenuEx, UpdateWindow, DestroyIcon, IsRectEmpty, SetActiveWindow, GetSysColor, DrawTextW, IsHungAppWindow, SetTimer, GetMenuItemID, TrackPopupMenu, EndTask, SendMessageCallbackW, GetClassLongW, LoadIconW, OpenInputDesktop, CloseDesktop, SetScrollPos, ShowWindow, BringWindowToTop, GetDesktopWindow, CascadeWindows, CharUpperBuffW, SwitchToThisWindow, InternalGetWindowText, GetScrollInfo, GetMenuItemCount, ModifyMenuW, CreateWindowExW, DialogBoxParamW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, CharNextA, RegisterClipboardFormatW, EndDeferWindowPos, DeferWindowPos, BeginDeferWindowPos, PrintWindow, SetClassLongW, GetPropW, GetNextDlgGroupItem, GetNextDlgTabItem, ChildWindowFromPointEx, IsChild, NotifyWinEvent, TrackMouseEvent, GetCapture, GetAncestor, CharUpperW, SetWindowLongA, DrawCaption, InsertMenuW, IsWindowEnabled, GetMenuState, LoadCursorW, GetParent, IsDlgButtonChecked, DestroyWindow, EnumWindows, IsWindowVisible, GetClientRect, UnionRect, EqualRect, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetForegroundWindow, KillTimer, GetClassInfoExW, DefWindowProcW, RegisterClassExW, GetIconInfo, SetScrollInfo, GetLastActivePopup, SetForegroundWindow, IsWindow, GetSystemMenu, IsIconic, IsZoomed, EnableMenuItem, SetMenuDefaultItem, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW, GetWindowInfo, GetFocus, SetFocus, MapWindowPoints, ScreenToClient, ClientToScreen, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, DeleteMenu, GetMenuItemInfoW, SetMenuItemInfoW, CharNextW
> uxtheme.dll: GetThemeBackgroundContentRect, GetThemeBool, GetThemePartSize, DrawThemeParentBackground, OpenThemeData, DrawThemeBackground, GetThemeTextExtent, DrawThemeText, CloseThemeData, SetWindowTheme, GetThemeBackgroundRegion, -, GetThemeMargins, GetThemeColor, GetThemeFont, GetThemeRect, IsAppThemed

( 0 exports )

TrID : File type identification
Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (65.2%)
Win32 Executable Generic (14.7%)
Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (13.1%)
Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.4%)
DOS Executable Generic (3.4%)
ThreatExpert: http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=97bd6515465659ff8f3b7be375b2ea87
ssdeep: 12288:NRFHBdIwCDrA6hWVz0v/1oHWr2Rkf8I+skzaz1/g/J/vHyM:NzhOwCDE6hCOLakf8I+sko1/g/J//y
PEiD : -
RDS : NSRL Reference Data Set
-


ATTENTION: VirusTotal is a free service offered by Hispasec Sistemas. There are no guarantees about the availability and continuity of this service. Although the detection rate afforded by the use of multiple antivirus engines is far superior to that offered by just one product, these results DO NOT guarantee the harmlessness of a file. Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware.

 

I wonder if I did that correctly. I did upload each of the files. After each one the page that came up was a bit confusing. There was the statement saying "File has already been analysed" Under that was a Permalink and below that was a button saying "show last report ". I clicked on the latter and copied and pasted it to the forum. Would I have gotten something different if I clicked on the Permalink and sent that?

Assuming that I did it right, are you saying there is no evidence of a virus? What could have suddenly caused most of my files to not be able to open? What could casue the same thing to all new downloaded files?

 

broni: I tried the Kaspersky online scan, 3 times in fact. I used IE and the download worked to 100% each time. On the update step, each time it failed. The message was "Update has failed. Program has failed to start. Error: Updater logic error related to process."
On one try the final error message was slightly different "Error Failed to connect with update source "

Don Harrington.

 

Broni: I could not get any of the online scanners listed to work. It seemed in general when they needed info from my computer they couldn't get it. Pands seemed to go further than the others but stopped with a message that updating was incomplete due to an error - Try again. I tried several times but got no further. Don Harrington

 

Broni, I could sense that was coming. I have "rescue discs" which I made when I bought the computer and of course I have the original Windows XP disc. A "system restoration guide" describes two methods of restore, Full system restore (Destructive) and Full System restore (with Backup).
I can't see how I can backup data in individual programs since I can not open the program files.
There are a few programs for which I no longer have the discs. I suppose those are gone.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Don Harrington.

 

Broni: I responded yesterday but I don't see any sign that it got posted to the thread. I will try again. Your conclusion was not unexpected. I have rescue discs and of course the original Widows disc. The enclosure for the former describes two modes. Full System restore (Destructive) and Full System restore (with backup). The latter makes a backup before deleting. I assume this is what you are referring to. I can't make backups of individual programs as I cannot open them to do the backup. Any suggestions would be welcome. Don Harrington

 

Broni: I did successfully restore my computer as you advised. Thank you very very much for all your help. I never would have gotten thru this without your patience. Don Harrington