I have a computer where a virus is blocking ALL .exe files. I cannot boot into safe mode. The keyboard is locked to only boot normal. I cannot wipe and reload the computer because the virus blocks setup.exe. I cannot get to the windows command line and run from DOS because that is blocked also. Any ideas other than lighting this computer on fire?

Thanks. I was thinking that was going to have to be the next step. It's a desktop computer.

I have never seen a virus like this in all my life. Usually I can somehow get around these things to download some sort of fix. Not with this thing.

Thanks for the post. Thanks. I was thinking that was going to have to be the next step. It's a desktop computer. I have never seen a virus like this in all my life. Usually I can somehow get around these things to download some sort of fix. Not with this thing. Thanks for the post.

I have tried all of the above. The only thing this computer will let open is internet explorer. Once I go to a site and try to download something to scan to get rid of this thing, it stops the .exe file from loading.

I am able to go into the setup and I have the CD drive as the first boot. It opens the CD, but when I try to do the Windows setup, the virus stops it. It will not allow the option to load Windows from the CD. Even though the CD is the first boot, the computer boots normal. I went so far as to go into the bios and disable the hard drive from the boot list (unchecked it) and it still booted to the hard drive once it disabled the CD.

I can't open task manager and when I try to use the run command to get into DOS, that is stopped as well.

This is the craziest thing I have ever seen. I have seen some wicked things on a computer, but never anything this bad.

This is a friend's computer, not mine, and his son is the one who thought he was doing something good by downloading the "fix" that was going to clean up their machine from viruses.

He first wanted to try and save things on there but even now that he wants it wiped and reloaded, I can't do it.

This virus can totally bypass booting from the recovery CD and boot the hard drive, no matter what I tell it to do. I have tried all of the above. The only thing this computer will let open is internet explorer. Once I go to a site and try to download something to scan to get rid of this thing, it stops the .exe file from loading. I am able to go into the setup and I have the CD drive as the first boot. It opens the CD, but when I try to do the Windows setup, the virus stops it. It will not allow the option to load Windows from the CD. Even though the CD is the first boot, the computer boots normal. I went so far as to go into the bios and disable the hard drive from the boot list (unchecked it) and it still booted to the hard drive once it disabled the CD. I can't open task manager and when I try to use the run command to get into DOS, that is stopped as well. This is the craziest thing I have ever seen. I have seen some wicked things on a computer, but never anything this bad. This is a friend's computer, not mine, and his son is the one who thought he was doing something good by downloading the "fix" that was going to clean up their machine from viruses. He first wanted to try and save things on there but even now that he wants it wiped and reloaded, I can't do it. This virus can totally bypass booting from the recovery CD and boot the hard drive, no matter what I tell it to do.