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60181 2002-07-06 00:40:00 I have been working on a Windows ME computer with computer viruses.
I installed NAV and found that it had two viruses - W32.Yaha.F@mm and Trojan.AppActXComp.
NAV appeared to remove these viruses but now I am having problems with running Windows programs.

When I click on an icon on the desktop, or try and run programs from Explorer I get a message saying:
"Windows cannot find ". You may have typed the name incorrectly in the Run dialogue or another open program cannot find a system file.

Got any ideas?
davidc (885)
60182 2002-07-06 01:17:00 Sounds like those viruses have done some damage.
Try reinstalling the programs you are having trouble with and also try reinstalling windows ME.

Best of luck.
Regards
Sam
Sam H (525)
60183 2002-07-06 01:28:00 davidc,

Before rushing to reinstall WinME etc:

For instructions on removing and tidying up your pc after the following viral infections see the following articles (these are from McAfee but similar articles are available from Symantec (Norton))

W32.Yaha.F@mm (vil.nai.com)


Trojan.AppActXComp (vil.nai.com)


Cheers, Babe.
Babe Ruth (416)
60184 2002-07-07 12:14:00 Babe Ruth

You were right. It was the Yaha virus. Removing it allowed me to run programs again.

Thanks
DavidC
davidc (885)
60185 2002-07-07 12:24:00 DavidC, No problem glad to help.

Cheers, Babe.
Babe Ruth (416)
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