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Uac not funtioning after virus removal consent.exe fails to load
Hello
I have a Win7 64bit sp1 on an HP s5000 slimline. we just replaced a failing hard drive and within 8 hours the customer downloaded a virus while trying to download from Cnet using their 3rd party download assistant. I was able to remove the virus and various malware but one thing is still failing.
When we try to do windows updates, or uninstall a program or even execute msconfig with the UAC on normal the machine partially freezes and the uac does not display even in the task bar. Task manager shows consent.exe which cannot be killed and is using 80% of the processor. Cannot shut down or do anything but task manager responds and start menu will open but nothing else.
I know this is an issue with the UAC. I have done an in place upgrade, sfc /scannow in an elevated CMD, full scans with Mbam, SUperanti,eset,adwcleaner,