Date: 12/24/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Hi computer_help:

I'm running Windows XP Professional SP2 on my machine at home, and I've been having this weird problem. I believe explorer.exe is corrupted or infected with some malignant code because the screen saver my monitor no longer powers off, and when I return to the computer the mouse moves but will not be able to click or double click anything until I press ALT+TAB on my keyboard.

I've tried running Avast Antivirus, Ad-aware, and HiJack this. Everything comes back clean.

Is there a way I can "restore" explorer.exe and any other altered system files from my install CD?

Thanks,
ckline

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