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Windows 7 - explorer.exe dead (cannot kill it) |
04-03-2011
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explorer.exe dead (cannot kill it) Hello,
I'm having this problem since several days. I have windows 7 64bits. Below describes what happens every time I have the problem:
1.Explorer can no longer display any icon inside a folder. if I open a folder, only file/sub folder names are displayed; if I open "computer", it displays nothing inside and is always searching without terminating.
2.So I try to kill the process in task manager. The desktop disappears as normal, but explorer.exe persists in the list. Meanwhile other applications function well.
3.If I try to open another explorer, it does. But at this time i cant open any folder (looks like the previous explorer is blocking all). More I try to open folders, more explorer.exe appear in task manager. I can kill them all except the dead one.
4.At last I cannot shutdown or restart. The system is stuck at the "logging off" screen and never ends. I have to shut it down manually. (It hurts..)
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Successfully restarting the OS, everything returns to normal, until the problem comes again..
Please, how can I solve the pb? (I'm having it, i don't want to hurt the hard disk..)
| My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 CPU Intel® Pentium® E5300 Motherboard MSI P45T-C51 Memory Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 2 x 2 Go PC6400 CAS 5 Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon™ HD 4890 1 Go Battlestations Edition Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 S-ATA - 500 Go - 16 Mo |
04-03-2011
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#2 | | Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
First, check to see if you have any malware on your machine.Download this and run it; Malwarebytes
tell us what it says.
Regards....Mike Connor | My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
04-03-2011
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3.5:Now I'm at step 3. I can display the desktop but it's dead too (no right click menu). But the start bar is fine. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 CPU Intel® Pentium® E5300 Motherboard MSI P45T-C51 Memory Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 2 x 2 Go PC6400 CAS 5 Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon™ HD 4890 1 Go Battlestations Edition Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 S-ATA - 500 Go - 16 Mo |
04-03-2011
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Thank you Mike Connor. I'm running a full scan! | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 CPU Intel® Pentium® E5300 Motherboard MSI P45T-C51 Memory Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 2 x 2 Go PC6400 CAS 5 Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon™ HD 4890 1 Go Battlestations Edition Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 S-ATA - 500 Go - 16 Mo |
04-04-2011
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Hello!
So I ran a full scan. Here is the log. I deleted some items and ignored those which seem safe to me.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F5A62E2-51F2-11D3-A075-CC7364CAE42A} (Trojan.BHO) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{317AA3CE-DFF9-454F-8131-FFC2569113CE} (Search.Hijack) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\YingSoft (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files (x86)\LuDaShi\computerz7.dll (Trojan.BHO) -> Not selected for removal.
c:\program files\shadow\TheWorld.exe (Trojan.Chifrax) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files (x86)\Tencent\QQ\Plugin\com.tencent.qqpet\bin\QQPet\qqpetdazzle.exe (Trojan.Backdoor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\Users\Lijiayi\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\user data\Default\Cache\f_0007dc (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\Users\Lijiayi\AppData\Local\Tencent\qqconcept\1.2.1.1\2010.05.05t06.59\Virtual\STUBEXE\@programfi les@\Tencent\qqconcept\Bin\qqconcept.exe (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
d:\LiJiaYi\documents\Etudes\4EII\openGL\rectangle\Debug\openGL.exe (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
d:\LiJiaYi\documents\书籍\林语堂文集.exe (Spyware.AdaEbook) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
d:\LiJiaYi\documents\书籍\魔戒\魔戒全集(修正插图版.五部).exe (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
d:\LiJiaYi\
The log finishes here.. maybe because of Chinese characters.
After that I redid a full scan and there's nothing dangerous left.
Please, what is the problem of my os?
Regards | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 CPU Intel® Pentium® E5300 Motherboard MSI P45T-C51 Memory Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 2 x 2 Go PC6400 CAS 5 Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon™ HD 4890 1 Go Battlestations Edition Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 S-ATA - 500 Go - 16 Mo |
04-04-2011
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Also, download and run SUPERAntiSpyware.com | Remove Malware | Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware! make sure to update the program before scan. The problem isnt the OS, its the malware/spyware on your system. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 ultimate X64 CPU Core i7 870 Lynnfield Motherboard MSI P55-GD55 Memory 4GB Corsair XMS 3 1600Mhz Graphics Card GeForce 8800 GTS (for the time being) Sound Card Onboard 7.1 digital Monitor(s) Displays Dell 19" Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard Dell XPS slim Mouse Dell XPS mouse (only good product) PSU Corsair TX 650w Case Thermaltake Armour Extreme Edition Cooling Corsair H50 Hard Drives Barracuda 750Gb Internet Speed 100 Mbps +/- |
04-04-2011
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#7 | | Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
Well, the malware changes settings on various things and can cause other damage. Your machine was obviously infected, and there is no way of knowing what all this malware has actually done without very long and involved investigation. Even after removing the malware you don't automatically get your settings back.The only really satisfactory procedure is to wipe your machine and re-install Windows. If you have a good backup image then you can use that instead.
Sorry, but that's how it is. In future, make sure you have the Windows Firewall and an Anti-virus program running. Microsoft Security Essentials is adequate for many users.
In some countries various blockers and security programs are not readily available. English to Chinese (Simplified) translation
那么,恶意软件变动对各种事物的设置,并可能导致其他损坏。您的机器明显感染,也没有什么都知道这个恶意软件其实没有很长,涉及的调查所做的那样。即使你删除了恶意软件不会自动让你设置回来。,唯一真正满意的过程 是消除你的机器和重新安装Windows。
很抱歉,但是这是怎么回事。确保你在未来有Windows防火墙和反病毒程序运行。微软安全基础是对很多用户足够了。
在一些国家的各种受体阻滞剂和安全方案不易获得。
Regards....Mike Connor
Last edited by Mike Connor; 04-04-2011 at 12:50 PM..
| My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
04-05-2011
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Thank you so much.
(And it's nice that you translated it into Chinese 
I'll manage my files and reinstall 7.
btw, it's strange that my avast! and windows firewall have said nothing (or have deleted infected files..)
Thank you 谢谢 | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 CPU Intel® Pentium® E5300 Motherboard MSI P45T-C51 Memory Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 2 x 2 Go PC6400 CAS 5 Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon™ HD 4890 1 Go Battlestations Edition Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 S-ATA - 500 Go - 16 Mo |
04-05-2011
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#9 | | Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
My pleasure. Please let us know how things work out for you.
我很高兴。请让我们知道如何为你工作的事情了。
Regards....Mike Connor | My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
04-05-2011
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#10 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
Before committing to a complete reinstallation of the OS, I would suggest running chkdsk /r, sfc /scannow. If neither of those two fix the problem, do a repair install, so that you will retain your programs and data. Of course, if all else fails, a clean install fixes all woes...except those caused by hardware and user errors. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
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