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by computab

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What is wipd.exe? I get an error message that this file is necessary to load software. I cannot load software directly, but only by double-clicking on a file associated with that program. I can get into windows explorer by right-clicking on my computer, but not by other ways. This was after a virus problem- Yaha.F, Bugbear, Hooker.trojan. Cant install anything including Antivirus, So I fitted the hard disk on the secondary IDE cable of a system with the latest Norton AV, and scanned in safemode, then normal mode. Deleted the items from Quarantine, but I had to delete wipd.exe, as it was infected with Yaha.F. Is this still a virus problem, or do I just reinstall Windows?

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by cg it

Run a virus scan one more time, just to be sure you got everything. Make sure everything detected is deleted out. Then clean the drive [entire drive including delete MBR] via a DOD wipe data. After all that, recreate your drive and install the O/S. {sounds drastic but better sure that "everything" was cleaned out}.

by computab

Thanks for your quick response. It was the Yaha virus, Norton antivirus did not remove it, I ran Nortons Yaha removal tool and got rid of it.

by philthegreat

Virus information http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.f@mm.html
or
http://www.ravantivirus.com/virus/showvirus.php?v=101

I cannot find wipd.exe in google or altavista or microsoft.

1) Do a through virus check with update virus definition or check it once again with F-secure or other Anti-virus program. No virus, then step 2).
2) start-->run-->msconfig-->option "start-up"-->check where is this program is called.
If you cannot find, then use 3).

3) One of the possible way to find the connection:
start-->run-->type "regedit"-->edit-->find (Crtl-F) type "wipd.exe"-->Check its connection with any software. If the connection is without the virus (check ALL the virus information on www.symantec.com)If it is not, it may be some of your software use it. The problem may be found in your programs, so download the Regcleaner to find it.
come to my site:
http://philenid.tripod.com
find "Regcleaner" (there is a search there).
Download it; install it.
start it-->Registry Tools-->Tools-->Regcleaner-->uncheck the "automatic registry cleaner"-->"continue" button
Wait and find any program related to it.
re-install the related programs.

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