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I just removed Spyfalcon sypware, and now when i load up the pc, exlorer wont run.

I pressed ctrl+alt+dlt and tried to run it through taks manager, but it comes up for about half a second. Then dissapears.

(im using a different pc now ofcourse)

Explorer, as in the Windows shell, explorer.exe or Internet Explorer ?

If you have a Windows XP Cd and can get to the run command - type in sfc /scannow and let Windows re-build it's system files.

How did you exactly remove the Spyfalcon infection? What did you use , and what did you remove ?

I went into safe mode, went into system32, and removed ginurep.exe or .dll one of the two.

I also used AVG and Ad-aware.

I did follow this guide from a website. Which told me to run Smitrem, and add another file to my registry, and that could have messed it up.

I went to


http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic43659.html

The file im suspicous about is FIXsf.req which I added to the registry.

And I think I cancelled something on Smitrem. It said something about a cleanup taking a long time, so I cancelled it then.

I explorer.exe (main system not Internet explorer) will still not run in safe mode either.

There is nothing wrong with those instructions from Bleepingcomputer.com. I would have given the same advice/tools , but it sounds like the problem is that you interupted the cleaning process.

Try to run it again and let it fully finish this time , hopefully that fixes the problem.

It didnt seem to work. :sad:

Yeh, its still not working? any other suggestions rather than re-installing or fixing windows?

I dont have the xp cd with me tonight, so I was hoping I could fix it for tonight.