.exe files are not open; affected by the Windows Security Center of lazy virus

Hello!

As the title indicates, none of my executables will open his; on the contrary, when I click on an icon or similar function (as in the start menu), I'm inclined to the screen 'open with... ». I noticed that most often, if I run the program as administrator, it is likely to work without having to manually find the file - still a bit tedious however.

I'm assuming that since I was recently hit by the virus which is a fake Windows Security Center, something my registry has also been hit (take into account the fact that I'm not savvy computer in the slightest). It happened on my user account initial and rather than take action on the right, then, I decided that I would use the other account that I had to install a program better anti-virus (Norton provided ISP) than the one I had been using (the two admin). At that point, I had finished all my activity moved to the new account and it worked very well until the virus had one possessing this account as well - delete on the first user account seemed to have deleted only the effects of my account but still affected everything I did after that. This time, I went and deleted all accounts and checked to ensure that it is not at all. After getting rid of the virus, it's the same thing: none of my .exe files will open without using the monitor "open with...". ». I'm not really sure what action to take from here, I have not done much to remedy the situation, and I'm going right through the screen of "open with...". "to get to what whatever - so any suggestions or help would be very appreciated.

Keypoints:

  • .exe files are not open (However, in some cases, the "Run as Administrator" option overrides it)
  • recently hit with (deleted) and fake Windows Security Center virus ; That's when the .exe is no longer
  • is not much in terms of addressing this problem, do not know what to do with regard to the question of if my situation calls for something specific

I tried to cover everything that seemed important to address; However, if there is more need information, let me know. I am about average in terms of computer navigation and therefore my understanding of what many of these commands, functions and files is a bit Basic.

Thank you! :)

Thanks for the very comprehensive post. Run the Doug Knox fix (that isn't a .exe that you can do this).

http://www.dougknox.com/XP/file_assoc.htm

Then follow the instructions to delete here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-antivirus-Vista-2010

MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

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