Software Problem- Task Manager disabled, Msconfig Deleted, Regedit Disbaled

[RichardE]

I dled a program and when I tried to install it, I realised it had some spyware on it. This spyware disbaled regedit, task manager and deleted? msconfig. I enabled regedit with a vbs script, and than used regedit to enable task manager. What do I do about msconfig though? When I try to run msconfig all I get is "windows cannot find msconfig, please make sure you typed the name correctly.."

Im running Windows XP Home

Also, don't know if this is related or not, by now for both FF and IE, I cannot brown from page to page.


Ok, I figured out how to fix the problems.

For anyone that might run into this

this is the vbs script to enable regedit

Copy and paste this and name it enableregistryedit.vbs

'Enable Registry Editing'
'© Veegertx - 4/7/2004
'This code may be freely distributed/modified
On Error Resume Next
'Prevents errors from values that don't exist
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Delete DisableRegistryTools registry values

WshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"

'display message
Message = "You should have access to Regedit now"

X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done")
Set WshShell = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing


After that, to enable task manager

Use this hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER
than go to this key Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System and set that to 0

Finally for Msconfig

go to this key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE

and set the path to C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe

As it seems this spyware is going around on alot of dl'ed programs, I hope this can help anyone who has this problem as well.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Startup Control Panel
Using that in place of MSconfig, you can still disable individual items from loading at startup.

 

[RichardE]

Thanks, I need msconfig for the other options too though. Do you have a program for that?

 

[RichardE]

Ok, I figured out how to fix the problems.

For anyone that might run into this

this is the vbs script to enable regedit

Copy and paste this and name it enableregistryedit.vbs

'Enable Registry Editing'
'© Veegertx - 4/7/2004
'This code may be freely distributed/modified
On Error Resume Next
'Prevents errors from values that don't exist
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Delete DisableRegistryTools registry values

WshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"

'display message
Message = "You should have access to Regedit now"

X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done")
Set WshShell = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing


After that, to enable task manager

Use this hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER
than go to this key Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System and set that to 0

Finally for Msconfig

go to this key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE

and set the path to C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe

As it seems this spyware is going around on alot of dl'ed programs, I hope this can help anyone who has this problem as well.

 

[DaveSimmons]

At least you now know the right version of Photoshop . . . not to warez

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
At least you now know the right version of Photoshop . . . not to warez

hehe

It was actually my dumb mistake, the program was fine, but they had posted a different setup.exe, when you click it it intalls everything, a few friends of mine got hit with it last week too, so I suppose it is making its round. The actually programs exe is fine, just the fake one and the gen installs it. 400$ for Photoshop for a student still hurts though, maybe I will just buy Elements.