HELP ! Virus ? C.exe ?

I think i caught something.

1- A lot of my softwares arent working. I click on them and nothing happens ( Media player.exe , Spybot.exe, IE explorer etc..)

2- When im browsing, every now and then, i will have an error message saying connection interrupted even though it is working.

3- When i ctrl-alt-del, i saw c.exe. It seems to be a trojan ?

How can i remove it ? I cant launch spybot...

 

Go here:

http://www.spywareremove.com/removecexe.html

Complete removal instructions there.

Here's a complete description of c.exe:

c.exe file information

The process belongs to the software c.exe or Adobe AIR by unknown.

Description: c.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 54,784 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 60,416 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. The program has no file description. c.exe is not a Windows core file. c.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 32% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify c.exe related errors

If c.exe is located in the Windows Temp folder then the security rating is 32% dangerous. File size is 97,280 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no description of the program. The file is not a Windows system file. c.exe is able to monitor applications.

If c.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 36% dangerous. File size is 173,056 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no file information. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file. c.exe seems to be a compressed file.

Jedi

 

I tried that but when i try to run spyhunter, it wont start ( like spybot) . It's as if this virus will prevent any of these antivirus to scan my pc...

And i search for C.exe and couldnt locate it but i did see it in the task manager.

 

Download Malwarebytes free edition, restart your computer and enter safe mode. (F8). Install malware bytes and run it. Should take around an hour or so. Have it delete the stuff it finds and reboot in regular mode.

 

It probably is doing what you suggest.

Try this. http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13251.html

Read thoroughly and print out the instructions before you start. It basically allows you to run the virus scan from a command line of a CD for example where it can't modify your anti-virus files that you download. It may not be the best or most thorough search but should definitely help at some level.

 

I'm curious as to what kind of protection you had in place. Which anti-virus were you using etc...

Thanks

 

Let's hope you are lucky and you got the less nasty variant.

- Go to http://search.appranger.com and download and install the AppRanger program.
- Do a scan
- Some of the files you wish to remove will be listed in the unclassified list. Check the ones you wish to remove.
- Select the reboot option

PM me if you need help.

 

Not going to help you now but once you get it fixed, stop logging onto your computer as administrator.

Personally I would backup your files offline, wipe the disk and start over

 

Thanks guys, i will try all of that and hopefully i'll see you on the other side

 

LOL....my malware bytes takes at least more than 2 hours.

 

Some of these nasties put a list in the registry of a bunch of antivirus and antimalware programs that are "disallowed". You can sometimes get around the problem by renaming the executable file for the program that you would like to run.
Example: If malwarebytes antimalware will not run try renaming mbam.exe to mbam.com or junk.exe.
At the end of the day you may very well wish that you had backed up your data and wiped the machine for a fresh start.

 

Any luck?

 

I had something similar happen this morning, stopzilla was the only thing I could get to open and remove the virus.

 

Viruses are spreading!

Hopefully you get out of this one with your stuff still intact - wish I did.

 

Turns out that stopzilla didn't get it all. I started to have weird music and commercials playing in the background whenever we'd open a new window. Super antispyware has a release that gets around the virus that won't let it open. I downloaded that and it found 84 additional items.
It just might be time for a mac.

Here is the link that saved my butt
http://www.superantispyware.com/supportfaqdisplay.html?faq=71