I am getting clobbered by Vista APPCRASH and EXPLORER SHUTDOWN

NORCALDAD · 04-07-2008, 11:55 PM

HELP! My computer had a virus and I repaired it and it deleted the infected file. Gues what the file was? The WININET.DLL - When that happened everything went bonkers. Now I cannot open anything from the desktop, control panels do not come up. ZERO! Any ideas to start working through this slowly?

Thank you so much

bluesoul · 04-08-2008, 12:02 AM

Probably because wininet.dll is a system file and deleting it throws a serious wrench in Vista's entire Internet API. Redownload it and move it to the appropriate folder (C:\Windows\system32), reboot, and see what happens.

**justpassingby** · 04-09-2008, 09:52 AM

Panda Antivirus ?

wininet.dll is a false positive. Follow these steps to repair your system :
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...030&idIdioma=2

You'll have to update Panda antivirus as soon as you get your internet connection back. You should also install the service pack 1 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

04-07-2008, 11:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
NORCALDAD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	I am getting clobbered by Vista APPCRASH and EXPLORER SHUTDOWN HELP! My computer had a virus and I repaired it and it deleted the infected file. Gues what the file was? The WININET.DLL - When that happened everything went bonkers. Now I cannot open anything from the desktop, control panels do not come up. ZERO! Any ideas to start working through this slowly? Thank you so much Last edited by NORCALDAD; 04-07-2008 at 11:57 PM.

04-08-2008, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
bluesoul Zooey loves you. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Paducah, KY USA Posts: 137 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1, XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: I am getting clobbered by Vista APPCRASH and EXPLORER SHUTDOWN Probably because wininet.dll is a system file and deleting it throws a serious wrench in Vista's entire Internet API. Redownload it and move it to the appropriate folder (C:\Windows\system32), reboot, and see what happens. __________________ -Daniel

04-09-2008, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
justpassingby Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,219 OS: XP Home SP3 / Ubuntu My System	Re: I am getting clobbered by Vista APPCRASH and EXPLORER SHUTDOWN Panda Antivirus ? wininet.dll is a false positive. Follow these steps to repair your system : http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...030&idIdioma=2 You'll have to update Panda antivirus as soon as you get your internet connection back. You should also install the service pack 1 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en __________________ Malware removal steps. Post your logs there and not here ! Posting system specs Last edited by justpassingby; 04-09-2008 at 09:56 AM.