Windows Explorer Pop Up Virus

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I've managed to get infected with a really annoying virus involving a Windows Explorer Pop Up Message.

When the desktop start a pop window appears
"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconveniece." You have the option to choose don't send or send and when you close the window it refreshes the desktop and pop ups again about 10 seconds later. It is almost impossible to use the computer as the computer keeps needing to be refreshed.

I have run Spybot, Trojan Hunter and AVG and nothing has picked the virus up - attached is my highjack log. I'm hoping someone can help me get rid of it!.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:59:12 PM, on 15/06/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\soundman.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\carpserv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dwwin.exe
C:\HJT\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by OptusNet
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = proxy.nelsonbay.com:8080
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] soundman.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\System32\\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CARPService] carpserv.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Intel system tool] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hookdump.exe
O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
O20 - Winlogon Notify: style2 - C:\WINDOWS\q204253_disk.dll
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

Thanks in advance.

Dave H

Further to my above post, I am unable to connect to the internet to download recent virus and spyware updates. I have also tried doing a system restore to a previous date but this doesn't work either. And I finally I even tried reinstalling windows xp SP2 over the top of it hoping it would solve the problem and it still wouldn't work.

Has anyone out there figured this one out....

Dave H

okay, I think I have killed the bug. I used hijack and killbox to delete some dodgy looking files including a file called explorer.exe and it appears to be working fine now...