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Virus in PC all desk top icons dissapear. only navigate through task manager.

  • 08-07-2008 05:41PM
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭


    Virus in PC all my desk top icons dissapeared. I can only navigate through task manager. The virus has by passed both AEG and Avast antifirus (Free versions) any suggestions?


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Check the sticky at the head of the forum.


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    Check the sticky at the head of the forum.
    Tried some of the antivaius mentioned, no good. will be doing a fresh format. Thanks


  • #4
    Skelet0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭Skelet0n


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Virus in PC all my desk top icons dissapeared. I can only navigate through task manager. The virus has by passed both AEG and Avast antifirus (Free versions) any suggestions?

    If your still wondering, I had the same symptoms on my old computer. Mine was a virus which labeled itself icon.exe.
    http://www.file.net/process/icon.exe.html
    It infects the windows process and works from there. Gone with a virus scanner.


  • #5
    penguinbloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭penguinbloke


    Possibly a redundant solution but have you tried just right clicking the desktop and selecting show icons.

    that or run explorer.exe through the task manager

    It happened to me, just hadn't thought of checking it.


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