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Hello, 

How do I remove a virus that has Windows Media Center opening at start up and has also disabled the Internet and my control panel? Any help will be appreciated, thank you.

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 3.6.3

sieuchuoi · Accepted Answer

I have resolved this problem by simple steps:

Step 1 - Download this file to run to fix regedit command:

http://www.mediafire.com/?enye5dj0wjm

After this step .exe file may run normally even the icon is seem Window media center file. (If not - do continously from Step 2)

Step 2 - In Run command box, type comman: Regedit 

Step 3 - Open by this tree folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ FileExts \ .exe

Finally - Delete all cotents which are rellate to Window Media Center.

It must be work, I were done on Windows 7, Good Luck!

SIEU_CHUOI

dist.urbd · Answer

Dear Sir, 

Please consider opening the Task Manager and end all the unidentified processes and then get your computer scanned. If its seems that you can't access to the Task Manager too, please consider logging in safe mode and carry out the task.

Thanks in advance.

jack4rall · Answer

Hello,

I will try my best to solve your problem.

There is an option provided in Windows 7 Media Center to run on startup every 

time we turn on our computer. Maybe that option is selected which results in 

opening Windows Media Center at startup. 

Steps to uncheck that option : 

In Windows Media Center--->click on "Settings"-->select "General"--->select 

"Startup and Window Behavior"---> there we can find the option "Start Windows 

Media Center when Windows starts", just uncheck that checkbox---->then click 

on Save. 

When it comes to Control Panel, may be it was configured to get disabled in 
group policy or in registry. 

To check whether the control panel was disabled from Group Policy, these are the steps : 

1) Type gpedit.msc in the Search box in the Start menu --> press Enter. 

2)Local Group Policy Editor will be opened--->now navigate to this location 

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates 

click on Control Panel at the left column. 

Now at the right side you can find the option "Prohibit access to the Control Panel"--> just double click on it ---->Select "Not Configured" ---> then try logging off or restarting your PC if the changes are not affected. 

To check whether the control panel was disabled from registry, these are the steps : 

1)Type regedt32 in the Search box in the Start menu --> press Enter. 

2)Registry Editor will be opened, now navigate to this location 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies 

\Explorer 

3)Then at the right side, if you find a file named NoControlPanel, just delete that 

file. 

When it comes to internet explorer, we can try resetting the internet explorer settings . Here is the link 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/923737 

You can find all the information.

nexlar · Answer

Using DOS Prompt, go to  "<system drive>:\windows\syswow64" folder. E.g. c:\windows\syswow64
    Type "dir /p" and check if the file adbcnsl.exe is listed. If file not found try checking c:\windows\system32
    If listed type "del adbcnsl.exe".  
    Goto Task Manager, Switch to "Processes" tab, click "Show processes from all users" button.
    Locate "stdrt.exe" process, right click and select "Properties" menu.
    In the properties window, make note of the "Location" in "General" tab.
    Now kill that process.
    Open the location where "stdrt.exe" is located and delete the file "stdrt.exe". Sometime it can be found under multiple folder inside temp folder starting with "mprt_".
    Goto registry editor and search for "stdrt.exe", delete all the keys which contain that entry.
    Now restart the machine and you should not be able to see the "stdrt" process.

pbbbbbbp · Answer

Hey guys...i had this very frustrating virus, and was going to do the' regedit' thing, I backed up my files to a another storage device and was going to reformat my HD and re-load Windows 7. But BEFORE I went through all THAT trouble, I was able to log off my administrator profile, go under the guest profile, and THEN use system restore once I used a administrator password.....worked great. Went back about a week and Pc is fine, gonna run Mallwarebytes just to be sure though...i hope this helps someone, It was very simple, quick, and kept me from my registry, reloading windows 7 etc etc.

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