Big problem,i think it's a virus

WaR4ever · 03-04-2009, 02:19 AM

In the past 5 days i have formatted my hdd 6 times,tried 3 distinct versions of windows xp and each time i have the same problem.After formating and installing windows it works just fine for about a day,after that the internet stops working,and an "windows explorer encountered a problem and needs to close" error pops up when i start the computer.I don't know if it's a virus or just a windows issue.I also noticed in the task manager that a new process is being displayed after these problems start (wmwareservice.exe),but i didn't install anything.I hope somebody knows how to deal with this because i'm going crazy.Sorry about the bad english i'm romanian :)

alpenadiver · 03-04-2009, 04:29 AM

Here is what google came up with for wmwareservice.exe
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...xe&btnG=Search

I would zero fill your harddrive using dban, it can be found on Ultimate Boot CD
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ or from here, http://www.dban.org/

Are you doing a fresh install of windows, or are you using a recent back-up. If it is from a backup you might be installing the infected program from there.

03-04-2009, 02:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
WaR4ever Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Big problem,i think it's a virus In the past 5 days i have formatted my hdd 6 times,tried 3 distinct versions of windows xp and each time i have the same problem.After formating and installing windows it works just fine for about a day,after that the internet stops working,and an "windows explorer encountered a problem and needs to close" error pops up when i start the computer.I don't know if it's a virus or just a windows issue.I also noticed in the task manager that a new process is being displayed after these problems start (wmwareservice.exe),but i didn't install anything.I hope somebody knows how to deal with this because i'm going crazy.Sorry about the bad english i'm romanian :)

03-04-2009, 04:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 346 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 My System	Re: Big problem,i think it's a virus Here is what google came up with for wmwareservice.exe http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...xe&btnG=Search I would zero fill your harddrive using dban, it can be found on Ultimate Boot CD http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ or from here, http://www.dban.org/ Are you doing a fresh install of windows, or are you using a recent back-up. If it is from a backup you might be installing the infected program from there.