avast boot scan in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

[judgebrack]

Hello all,

I got a particularly nasty virus this morning on my PC (Windows XP).  It has disabled some .exe files, so I can’t launch any programs.  The “Run” command doesn’t work, either.  It has also disabled System Restore (it says there are no available checkpoints). 

I did some poking around on another computer and it looks like this is somewhat common.  However, since I can’t launch any Internet browser, I can’t download any anti-spyware etc. programs.  I can only work in Safe Mode with Command Prompts. 

I figure I should start with running avast in Safe Mode with Command Prompts, since I can't run it anywhere else.  However, I don’t know the proper command prompt, nor have I been able to find it on the web. 

Any advice/wisdom/ponderings in this matter?

thanks,
Chris

[nmb]

hello judgebrack ,

I think you have some kind of patching virus. i would do this:

watch this video fully and follow what he does. a lengthy video but worth checking.