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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:11 pm
by Listerlnx666
there is a shortcut that keeps coming back after I delete it when I restart, I've tried everything, I can't figure out how to get rid of the damn thing!!!!there are multiple shortcuts, the desktop, start menue, and quicklaunch, I can't figure it out damnit!!
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:04 pm
by fragged one
explorer or internet explorer? what os?
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:07 pm
by Listerlnx666
no, not internet explorer, exsplorer, notice the "S", it's a shortcut to a sex site, and it also adds a spanish phone connection, I've tried deleting these, I've tried everything, they refuse to leave!
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:13 pm
by Cicero
Bit of malware that. If you havent already try
Ad-aware and
Spybot S&D.
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:20 pm
by fragged one
what he said
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:09 pm
by Red Squirrel
Yeah that's most likely malware. If it's not, it's a virus. Do you use IE as your main browser? If yes, it's probably a hijack.
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:09 pm
by Red Squirrel
Yeah that's most likely malware. If it's not, it's a virus. Do you use IE as your main browser? If yes, it's probably a hijack.
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:13 am
by Listerlnx666
I tried the software suggested, nothing worked.
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exsplorer shortcut
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:48 am
by Stasi
Did you try using Ad-Aware or Spybot in Safe Mode? If you didn't, reboot your comp and press F5 before Windows starts loading. You'll get a menu. Just select the plain on one that'll start up Safe Mode (networking is unimportant).
Then run the anti-ad/spyware apps and reboot. See if that does the trick.
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If you still can't get rid of it, then here is a means by which you should be able to incapacitate it...
Goto Start > Run > and type 'gpedit.msc' (without the apostrophes, of course).
Expand the trees and right-click on 'Additional Rules' and select 'New Path Rule'. Use this image at this link I uploaded to as a guide:
http://www.manymanythings.com/images/gpedit.jpg
In the next window, you will 'browse' to the problem executable and leave the default setting of 'Disallowed'. This will make it so that even though the executable is on your computer and you can't get rid of it, it can neither be used by you (by double-clicking), nor should be it be usable by any kind of auto-load batch file. Oh, and don't navigate and select the shortcut to apply the restriction to, find the actualy executable file. To find the path to the executable, right-click on a shortcut and select 'properties'.
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