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Terrisman243:
I figured that some of you are computer savy, so I figure I'll ask here.

My computer (Windows XP SP2) has been infected by a virus called Data Protector that tells me that my computer is infected and that I need to buy the full version to get rid of the viruses.

Now I used Task Manager to end process dataprot.exe, but it kept starting up. I discovered that a program called iexplorer.exe ( I use chrome so I know that's not right) that kept starting up the program. However, iexplorer.exe keeps starting up. I tried to delete the Data Protector files in the Program Files area, but it won't let me delete the .dll files because 'they are currently in use'.

I use Windows Defender, and it noticed the file, but it didn't do anything about it. (It told me it was going to show Microsoft what it was, because Defender was unsure what it is) 

According to research, this file (Data Protector) is a virut, which attaches to exe files and corrupts files. Apparently the only solution is to clean the disk and reinstall windows. Is this really the only solution? And would it be safe to transfer My Documents to a flash drive, and then to my iMac (10.6.3)? I would dislike losing my files on there, but I will if I need to.

Miyabi:

Boot in safe mode then try deleting the DLLs.  If that doesn't work you may need to do some tricky regedit stuff.  So I'd say if booting in safe mode won't let you delete the DLLs either purchase a good anti-virus or backup your files and reinstall windows.

You could also live boot Linux and delete the DLLs.

EDIT:: You should also uninstall IE before you delete the DLLs and reinstall it afterward.

ryos:
Is it even possible to uninstall IE under XP? I thought it was a critical piece of the system. They could have fixed that by XP or one of its service packs; I'm too lazy to google it.

Silk:
As far as I know, it is. I've never actually tried, but to my knowledge it's  Vista (and probably 7) in which you can't uninstall IE. I remember the complaints about it.

Miyabi:

I'm not sure if you can uninstall it, but I know it needed to run a lot of stuff in Windows so that's why I said to reinstall.

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