hi there all i have a little problem with a laptop top the operating system is xp home

the problem you click on any exe, shortcut that lead to a program is opens up with note pad
i have checked the file system to see if the open with has been changed but is has not
checked to see if there is a virus on but all seem ok with scan (pc-cillin2003)

im lost can any one got any idea im lost


many thnx :)

Odd.
In Explorer, Tools, The most bottom option about filetypes, check in the list if EXE is listed in the column with extensions. If it is there just delete it as EXE-files normally aren't listed there (as they normally aren't supposed to be opened by something else).
Apart from that I don't know.

do you mean exe's themselves, or shortcuts? if it's EXE's, try what unicorn said, if it's shortcuts, try the same, but replace EXE with LNK

Just in case - you might want to go here and try their on-line virus checker-
_http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym

I use norton for my AV
But for online scans,
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

many thanks all for fast replys

.unicorn the exe is not listed

Sephiroth the icons that lead to the programs i have deleted and made again but no luck and if i click on the exe i get the same result as the icon
to only way i can get a program to run is to the run colum and type the exe name in

user needs/richardc2000 will give a go

Sound like a viiri after all.
I have found two other possible solutions for you:

1:

2:

Theese solutions came up after some googling and refers to somebody fixing a problem after having been infected with trojan: Backdoor.OptixPro.12
Do you happen to have installed Winamp 2.9x recently?

yep winamp was installed recently

could it have that trojan in , but it was dl from download .com

i give these a go many thnx for your help

Yes, appearently som distro sites have distributed a Winamp version with the trojan in it....:(

Yes, give it a go and please report back. This might happen to others to.

nope none of them worked but thnx

i have noticed there has been kazaa media desktop been installed wolud this do it
(kids have been using it to get some mp3s off it .
look like a reformat

IMHO - modst anything is possible -
DId find this _http://www.unwantedlinks.com/KazaaMedia.htm

Also a googel search for "kazaa media" trojan
turned up many more possibilites.

run a scan on line came up all clear but when left pc turn on for a while pc-cillin found a file scanning other files

said it was a file infected with trojan- justin .a the file was isnsys.dll
but the internet scan was clear

i can load programs only by right clicking on it and run as then the file opens normal then
it has quranted the file but it has not changed anthing on start up all still on in note pad

thanks for the update
have you removed it yet -
_http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99575.htm McAffee

or

make sure you disable system restore first.

Run antivirus from safe mode or from a clean boot.

@richardc2000

I get:

@KC the McAffee part is not part of the address
it was just to show who/what the site was
thought I had left more spaces, sorry

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99575.htm

:laughing: Thanks!

:cheers: Too many beers I guess, missed that.