xp smart security 2010

A Place of Light · 23-04-2010, 18:11

Somehow I got stung by this one last night and, as it seems to be doing the rounds, I thought I'd help future proof any of you against having the PITA I did. Basically, it stops ".exe" files from working (or rather it deletes the info telling windows what to do with an ".exe" file), so you can't launch browser windows etc etc.
As most of you will already have Malwarebytes installed, just click *Here* and save the reg file. Then, if you catch this nasty little exploit, all you'll need to do is double click on the reg file (under xp smart security 2010 you can still open "my documents" folder), reboot, then run Malwarebytes and you're back in business.

23-04-2010, 18:11	#1
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	xp smart security 2010 Somehow I got stung by this one last night and, as it seems to be doing the rounds, I thought I'd help future proof any of you against having the PITA I did. Basically, it stops ".exe" files from working (or rather it deletes the info telling windows what to do with an ".exe" file), so you can't launch browser windows etc etc. As most of you will already have Malwarebytes installed, just click Here and save the reg file. Then, if you catch this nasty little exploit, all you'll need to do is double click on the reg file (under xp smart security 2010 you can still open "my documents" folder), reboot, then run Malwarebytes and you're back in business. Last edited by A Place of Light; 23-04-2010 at 23:35.