Cannot install any antivirus software

Cannot install any antivirus software

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Cannot install any antivirus software Guptan 03-15-2006
Posted by Scherbina Vladimir on March 16, 2006, 7:58 am
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Most likely you have a rootkit that hooks NtCreateFile, try to switch your
PC off, plug off HDD, plug it in into another machine and make test from
another PC using some wellknown AV( for instance, Nod32) with latest bases,
remove found malware...

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> I've Windows XP profession system currently without any anti-virus
> protection. I suspect there is some kind virus after verifying DoS to
> microsoft, symantec etc. Winlogon.exe is always consuming much of the
> system resources.
>
> When I tried to install Norton antivirus, I got directory access
> permission denied error. Then I checked Program Files\Common
> Files\Symantec Shared it was marked as Read Only, even if I remove
> read-only flag within seconds it was set back to Read Only (I have
> admin previllages in this system)
>
> Similar errors (directory access permission denied) were met with
> Kaspersky installation, AVG installation. And I and stuck without
> having a anti-viurs soultion.
>
> Can somebody help me to solve this problem?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Raj Nair
>



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