-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virus removal side effects
- From: dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 00:32:04 +0100
On 4 May 2005 at 15:54, Davisunit wrote:
> Of course I misspelled it, it should've been BHOASS, which also
> related to TASKMGRU and MSIMN32, and the lockergnome link was here
> http://help.lockergnome.com/index.php?showtopic=33682&mode=linear
>
> Terry
Yes, thanks for posting the link; it helps a lot in diagnosing your
problem...and satisfies our curiosity. :)
The only malware I can see in the above is "Trojan.StartPage.[x]".
BHOASS.DLL appears to be a legitimate file, corrupted by something
else. Looks like Trojan.StartPage variants (NOT a virus, btw) like to
create files with almost-identical names to certain critical windows
elements, like the processes for Task Manager, Explorer and
Messenger.
I noticed one other user suffering from a StartPage variant who also
lost their desktop; eventually that person just reformatted:
http://tinyurl.com/a6y8n
You might try the removal tools at Symantec's site, first:
http://tinyurl.com/38ujy
...but if you have accidentally removed a critical file by mistake
(easily done with the similar names the trojan uses), your only
recourse is to reinstall from the CAB files or your recovery disc.
Faustus
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