helpctr.exe problem

Very recently my computer seems to be opening enormous numbers of instances
of helpctr.exe. The system naturally grinds to a halt and pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Delete just shows me about thirty instances of helpctr.exe (though
they build up over time).
I tried to disable it entirely by renaming the copies in Windows\PCHealth
and in \CABS and in \INSTALL but somehow it respawns :-)
Any ideas?

You may already have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html
(download it without the accompanying rubbish)

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

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"Quakeshot" wrote in message
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Very recently my computer seems to be opening enormous numbers of
instances
of helpctr.exe. The system naturally grinds to a halt and pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Delete just shows me about thirty instances of helpctr.exe
(though
they build up over time).
I tried to disable it entirely by renaming the copies in Windows\PCHealth
and in \CABS and in \INSTALL but somehow it respawns :-)
Any ideas?