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by waynepd

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My wife's Computer (XP Pro constantly updated automatically) has a bug which seems to periodically delete certain Windows Apps like Outlook Express or IE, Calculator and some others I can't remember now.

Anyway I copied the exe files from my own XP machine to replace them in the directory they are missing from and I get the message to say the file is already there do i want to overwrite......hmmm.....look again....no its not so i say yes overwrite. All works fine after that...

Just wondering if there is a known bug that does this or is it a known XP Problem that I have missed learning about???

Just not too sure about continuing to online bank using this machine.....help someone, please....
Thanks
Wayne

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by rob miners

Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, install it and update it and scan the PC with System Restore turned off, turn it back on later on when the PC is cleaned.

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.

I would keep scanning with it until it is clean by closing out and rebooting and running it again.

Just to be on the safe side when you finish do an online scan with Bitdefender. Or Google for an online scanner.

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance. ;) :D

by waynepd

Jacky thank you,
I ran that prog and it found a Word Exploit. That was the only thing wrong in the scan so i kicked that out and will see if any other stuff goes missing, i will keep it installed and use it over the coming months to see if anything nasty recurs.....thanks for the reply

Cheers and seasons greetings to you

Wayne

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