Nail.exe and bxwydu.exe - HELP!
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Nail.exe and bxwydu.exe - HELP!
One of my systems has a trojan horse virus - something I haven't had the pleasure of dealing with before.
Norton discovered this trojan which listed "Nail.exe" and "bxwydu.exe" as "non-repairable".
I have ran AdAware with all of the the PPRuNe recommended tweaked settings, and followed ALL the steps Norton shows to take to eliminate these nasty files, yet they re-appear.
This all started when I kept getting pop-up advertisement for "Claritin" (some allergy medication) when I click from one web-page to another, which led me to suspect SOMETHING was amiss...
Any ideas? I can't find a lot on this and that's not from lack of trying!
Cheers,
Ray Darr
Norton discovered this trojan which listed "Nail.exe" and "bxwydu.exe" as "non-repairable".
I have ran AdAware with all of the the PPRuNe recommended tweaked settings, and followed ALL the steps Norton shows to take to eliminate these nasty files, yet they re-appear.
This all started when I kept getting pop-up advertisement for "Claritin" (some allergy medication) when I click from one web-page to another, which led me to suspect SOMETHING was amiss...
Any ideas? I can't find a lot on this and that's not from lack of trying!
Cheers,
Ray Darr
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I had a similar problem (but with a different trojan ), which kept re-appearing. I was advised to do a Windows disk clean, including deleting all restore points. Then run another AV scan/clean up. This worked for me.
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try this download it unzip it but do not run it
restart computer in safe mode then run it screen should just blink then recover that should i repeat should get rid of nail.exe then search for C:\WINDOWS\Nail.exe
and delete it
restart computer in safe mode then run it screen should just blink then recover that should i repeat should get rid of nail.exe then search for C:\WINDOWS\Nail.exe
and delete it
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I tried the nailfix - but the file is corrupt. When I searched for information about nailfix there are many complaints about it - some serious (Explorer no longer works, etc).
There must be a more user-friendly fix for this...Anyone?
Thanks,
R.D.
There must be a more user-friendly fix for this...Anyone?
Thanks,
R.D.
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Have a read of this,
http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/ind...=0&#entry55267
http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/ind...=0&#entry55267
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I've been reading around and the NailFix utility seems to be the common recommendation.
http://www.noidea.us/easyfile/file.p...50515010747824
Instructions in more detail here:
http://www.noidea.us/article.php/nailfix
If you can't download, you're welcome to PM me your address and I'll download for you and forward by eMail.
Craig
http://www.noidea.us/easyfile/file.p...50515010747824
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http://www.noidea.us/article.php/nailfix
If you can't download, you're welcome to PM me your address and I'll download for you and forward by eMail.
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For a start get rid of Norton, I've cleaned out quite a few pooters supposedly protected with Norton only to find 10-20 Trojans.
Personally I use a combination of AVG and the free online virus checkers. McAfee being the most effective I've found.
Personally I use a combination of AVG and the free online virus checkers. McAfee being the most effective I've found.
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And to offer another choice that works (for me at any rate):
ADSL modem/wireless router with firewall, - pc with ZoneAlarm Pro and Trend Micro Internet Security, laptop with ZoneAlarm Pro and Vet Antivirus.
My employer provides Trend Micro and Vet. I'm using both to evaluate. I think I prefer Trend Micro, but so far (more than 2 years TM and 1 year Vet) no complaints with either as far as virus penetration and security are concerned.
AA
ADSL modem/wireless router with firewall, - pc with ZoneAlarm Pro and Trend Micro Internet Security, laptop with ZoneAlarm Pro and Vet Antivirus.
My employer provides Trend Micro and Vet. I'm using both to evaluate. I think I prefer Trend Micro, but so far (more than 2 years TM and 1 year Vet) no complaints with either as far as virus penetration and security are concerned.
AA