win32;dropper.gen and rundll32.exe

Viruses and worms
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Dear Avast,

A shop(!!) installed Windows XP on a friend’s computer with a virus. The virus was win32;dropper.gen, and it affected the rundll32.exe.

On startup Avast found the virus but gave a message that the threat had been removed - yet it kept coming back. It then gave a choice to run a bootscan but that didn’t remove the virus. In fact it wasn’t removed and when I did a bootscan in safe mode it found the virus but gave a read error when I tried to fix it. Eventually I used Emsisoft and it removed the rundll32.exe.

That is the stage I am at now. XP runs, I think the system is virus-free, my friend can use the internet but I cannot access the control panels.

I might also have a USB drive problem, and I am unable to install camera software.

MAIN TOPIC PROBLEM - I want to copy the rundll32.exe file into windows/system32 and register it.

A friend has given me a copy of windows XP but when I run it it requires burnsetup. I am not used to these “burn-setup” approaches, normally I buy the DVD and install. All I want is the rundll32.exe file.

Can you help?

Hope you are keeping well,

All the Best,

BillZ

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Good Day!

Go Here

Download and Run in ordered list: Malwarbytes, OTL, aswMBR (Windows 7 ONLY!!)

Attach the following log files in your next reply.

  • OTL.txt
  • Extras.txt
  • aswMBR.txt
  • Malwarebytes.txt
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Michael,

Thanks read this just before I posted - after all the work.

I ran MBAM , adware cleaner and aswmbr already - as well as esmisoft.

I have found a rundll32.exe file and will try again tomorrow.

If I have not been successful I will follow the pinned approach. Unless it would help you for other reasons to see the logs.

Thanks for the reply.

Hope you are keeping well,

All the Best,

BillZ

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The logs will tell us anything wrong with your computer that vwould indicate malware/viruses. I’d recommend you attach them