How to delete Virus that disables Task Manager, Regedit from launching
Recently, one of our machines was infected by a nasty virus that disables Task Manager and Regedit from launching. I think the virus became active once I clicked on an executable which is the same as the folder name. So if you see a file which has the same name as the folder but with an .exe extension on it, Do Not Click On It! Once clicked, the virus will be activated. That’s when your machine slows down and you can’t access Task Manager.
Despite having the latest antivirus patch, scanning the machine seems unsuccessful because there are processes running heavily on the background which I can’t kill since Task Manager is out. After much research and trying, I found a solution to the problem. Since I’m unsure of the name of the virus, these steps may or may not help you but it’s worth giving it a try if you encounter the same symptoms.
1. Download AnVir Task Manager Pro. This features of this app is just like task manager. Once installed you will be able to see which nasty process is running so you can temporarily stop it from running. Once stopped you can at least run your machine at its usual speed.
2. Download PC Tools Antivirus
This app helped to remove the virus for me. Once downloaded and installed, click on check for updates. After getting the updates, it will automatically scan your machine. In my case, at least 4-5 malwares were caught and sent to jail. Without hesitation, I deleted them.
Basically these two apps helped me remove the virus. If you have trouble accessing the internet to download the installations, you can get help from friends. The installers aren’t that big and should fit into a thumbdrive. Do note that you will need to have Internet connection to get updates from PC Tools Antivirus.
Hope it helps. Any questions or comments, just post below.
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wow thnx i had many viruses and trojans and etc on my laptop and flashdrive from my vacation trip to asia, well now i must try this and see if it will work 100%
I have a weird problem. Can you walk me through to fix my laptop please? I have a Windows XP Home Edition version 2002 Service Pack 2 with no anti-virus programs and 6 days ago after searching for ‘roms’ to download and finding nothing but POP UP WEBSITES. another browsing window from Internet Explorer popped up and it wouldn’t close. So I tried Alt + CTRL + Delete and it said “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”
I tried searching for the worm, cookie or trojan by going to “RUN” “REGEDIT” And received “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator”. Then, when I went to check on my local disk ‘free space’ I noticed that the storage capacity kept on decreasing.
I’m not able to use Firefox as a browser, just IE and I’m not able to download anything through IE because every time I want to download something or an anti-virus it closes the window that will be used to download or my pc acts like if I hadn’t clicked on the link to download.
I tried going to the sites you’ve listed to get my laptop scanned online and when I click, my machine doesn’t do anything or sometimes it just shows a ‘green progressing image’ at the bottom of the browser on the status bar; like if it was trying to load the page but it’s not.
What else can I do? I have a roommate who has a desktop PC and we tried uploading AVG anti-virus through her computer to my laptop; and it uploads well except that when I want to install the anti-virus the windows looks like it has been frozen and then, it shows an error message named “msiexec.exe - Application Error” it says “The instruction at “0×76c941b1″ referenced memory at “0×76c941b1″. The memory could not be “written”. Click on OK to terminate the program.
Any alternatives besides re-formatting please?
Dear Johnny,
The biggest problem that you’re having now is not being able to access the task manager. Every time you try to get to task manager, you’re getting the error “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”!
This is because the virus has taken control of your regedit as well as task manager.
Did you try downloading the external task manager software that was mentioned above. If you choose not to use the task manager above, try searching for other external task manager software using your roommate’s desktop pc, then transfer it over to the notebook.
Once you have the external task manager installed, what you need to do is to restart your machine. When the machine loads up, you need to quickly launch the task manager and sort the processes by the cpu usage. Look for any strange executable file that is running and kill off the processes as quickly as you can. It’s like racing against the virus to see who is faster. Once you have killed of all the nasty exe files, you should notice your machine behaving more stable.
This is when you should install and run antivirus software, to catch all the viruses.
Give it a try. Hope my method works for you.