Explorer error message

Hi guys,

Hoping you might be able to give me direction in dealing with some
problems. I am using Windows ME.

1) I was getting explorer error: kernel32.dll
- Read some of your posts and cleaned system using Spybot & Adware - thank
you. Have also installed Antivirus. Seems to have rectified that error
message.

2) Virus scanned has detected Win32.Magistr.24876 virus in
C:\Windows\Route.exe
- What can I dow now??

3) Also getting the following error message at startup:
Explorer has caused an error in -8272807082.TMP. Explorer will now close.
- When I close the message everything locks up until system is reset.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Michael

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Hi guys,

Hoping you might be able to give me direction in dealing with some
problems. I am using Windows ME.

1) I was getting explorer error: kernel32.dll
- Read some of your posts and cleaned system using Spybot & Adware - thank
you. Have also installed Antivirus. Seems to have rectified that error
message.

Good - you mean you didn't have any anti-virus before?????


2) Virus scanned has detected Win32.Magistr.24876 virus in
C:\Windows\Route.exe
- What can I dow now??

Allow the Anti-virus to clean your system


3) Also getting the following error message at startup:
Explorer has caused an error in -8272807082.TMP. Explorer will now close.
- When I close the message everything locks up until system is reset.

This would seem to be a hijack of some description - a lot of people have
been reporting this recently.

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/stinger.exe

- 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.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

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


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Michael