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How to Take Back Control of Filetype Associations
How to Take Back Control of Filetype Associations

How to Take Back Control of Filetype Associations
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How to Take Back Control of Filetype Associations Will 02-23-2007
Posted by Will on February 23, 2007, 5:28 pm
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Here is a new one (for me): on one machine a virus/trojan has changed file
associations to point at itself to re-infect the machine each time a known
filetype is invoked. The problem is that the virus also locked out the
ability for local administrator to even view what those associations are,
probably by changing the DACL. How do I take back control and view the
associations?

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Will



Posted by Malke on February 23, 2007, 7:41 pm
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Will wrote:
> Here is a new one (for me): on one machine a virus/trojan has changed file
> associations to point at itself to re-infect the machine each time a known
> filetype is invoked. The problem is that the virus also locked out the
> ability for local administrator to even view what those associations are,
> probably by changing the DACL. How do I take back control and view the
> associations?
>

Try running an antivirus scanner from a Bart's PE. Otherwise just back
up your files and clean-install Windows.


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by Will on February 23, 2007, 10:35 pm
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> Try running an antivirus scanner from a Bart's PE. Otherwise just back
> up your files and clean-install Windows.

It's really a separate thread, but how do you like Bart's PE? I haven't
tried building one, but I have always wondered how can store enough device
drivers to anticipate all of the many possible boot environments? Do they
only work with BIOS enabled storage controllers, or do they have a provision
to load additional drivers?

I'd really like to buy one premade from a commercial entity but I guess
Microsoft's licensing prevents anyone from selling it.

--
Will



Posted by Malke on February 24, 2007, 8:05 am
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Will wrote:
>> Try running an antivirus scanner from a Bart's PE. Otherwise just back
>> up your files and clean-install Windows.
>
> It's really a separate thread, but how do you like Bart's PE? I haven't
> tried building one, but I have always wondered how can store enough device
> drivers to anticipate all of the many possible boot environments? Do they
> only work with BIOS enabled storage controllers, or do they have a provision
> to load additional drivers?
>
> I'd really like to buy one premade from a commercial entity but I guess
> Microsoft's licensing prevents anyone from selling it.
>

I usually use Knoppix and other tech tools instead of a Bart's but I
know techs who prefer Bart's. For questions about Bart's PE, go to their
user forum which is very active and helpful.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by Will on February 24, 2007, 4:35 pm
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> I usually use Knoppix and other tech tools instead of a Bart's but I
> know techs who prefer Bart's. For questions about Bart's PE, go to their
> user forum which is very active and helpful.

Does anyone sell a commercial Knoppix boot disk that has tools for
administering Windows 2003/XP? Any pointers to the vendor's web site are
appreciated.

--
Will



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