[C47]

my computer has been acting weird lately....here are some symptoms....
1. when i double click history folder....computer crashes....avast found smsss.exe
2540 Sign of "Win32:Inject-GA [Trj]" has been found in "C:\WINDOWS\system32\smsss.exe:$DATA" file.
2. i cannot open .ini and edit .bat files i get the "The Filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" error.....i fixed the .ini problem....in folder options ....file types...removed the " that was at the end of the open command....but the .bat is still there
3. when i rightclick and create a new notead file, i get a .vhd file that is created

[kn00tcn]

well you seem to have a massive hook/infection, what options do you have/want to take?

reformat, repair install XP (may or may not work), system restore if you have it on, or do some long reading & lots of back & forth forum/chat posting to manually clean

[C47]

lol i was googling this problem, and i came back to my own post LOL

anyway i found a fix for the the "filename,directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

here it is:
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In my case, I had a trojan that changed different settings on my computer, including registry keys. After removing the trojan I ran a program called SDFix to reset the settings that the trojan had changed. The program ran very well, but have a bug. When it reset the registry key used to edit batch files (*.bat) it set it as follow:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\ edit\command] = %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

As you already probably notice there is lonley quote at the end of the value. Just delete that quote and you are done.

As always, you edit the registry at your own risk.

Regards,
Picus
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