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all desktop icons on desktop and start icons missing??

  • 01-04-2012 1:55pm
    #1
    ap1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭


    logged onto boards last night and clicked on a few links and then i got a java update pop up that looked dodgey.so i clicked the x then sortly after that all desktop icons disappeared as well as all the icons on the start menu.I presume it a malware virus of some sort but any chance of getting them back?
    p.s im not blaming boards for this so dont worry mr moderator


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Which version of Windows?
    On Win7 right click on the desktop and click View. See if 'Show desktop icons' is enabled.

    Of course you could do a system restore to a few days back.


  • #3
    ap1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭ap1986


    5uspect wrote: »
    Which version of Windows?
    On Win7 right click on the desktop and click View. See if 'Show desktop icons' is enabled.

    Of course you could do a system restore to a few days back.
    im running windows xp.when i right click on desktop to show icons its already ticked.the only icon thats on the desktop is my computer.when i click start on bottom left nothing is there at all.i done a bit of research into it and sites are sayin to run a certain programme (regsvr32 /i shell32.dll) but theres no run oiption or anything in the startup


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Use Windows Key + R to bring up the run dialog.


  • #5
    Firefox11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭Firefox11


    Same thing happened to me. The Trojan is called Rouge/Fake HDD or SMART HDD. My Mcafee anti virus failed to detect it until it was too late. I used malwarebytes and TDSSKiller to remove it. Is it running this Fake SMART HDD program giving several HDD Errors?


  • #6
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,020 ✭✭✭Hijpo


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056459055

    Might hold some answers


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