Did you try the easy fix:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...269#post231269

hy i have the same problems wiht limewire, it always runs on its own and when i have deleted it an error massage appeared.
same syptoms: strg+alt+del doesnt work, can't open regedit and so on

i have searched my prefetch folder but there is no winupdate.exe file or something like that.
i also have searched the registry like you have suggested but also no succcess!
when i open the the taskmanager an insatller is running, and i t shows 54 processes. when i close the installer limewire stops to pop up and two processes dissapear (msconfig.exe , wmiprvse).

so far so good but i can't fix the problem i cant find the bug to delete it!

there is a file named WMIPRVSE.EXE-28F301A9.pf in the prefetch but i dont dare to delete it!

i have tried with ad-aware, spybot s&d, windows defender, norton but nothing does work they cannot find a bug!

Since a few days norton shows a message after bootin my computer thaht it has found a bug called backdoor.trojan and that it has delete it but problem with limewire is still there and when i reboot my computer norton shows the backdoor.trojan-message again!

i really need your help!

ps. sorry for my bad english!

i un-installed limewire and it is still poping up
and i dont think i use limewire often enough to keep it on my comp and even though i deleated it i had a problem with all the files saying corupt from transfer and turning in to zip files this happened every time i restarted my computer

If LW pops up all the time, it's usually because of a worm. Try the fix here, it's worked for a lot of people.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...&postcount=141

Files turning into zip files is also usually due to a worm (different worm to the one that causes the popping up thing). People have found that AVG free AV has been able to fix this problem for them. Download AVG free. Update it & scan your computer. See if it finds a worm (Delf.ATB)
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

!!!!!! IT WORKED!!!!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Dude you are a GENIUS

his whole process takes20 minutes max and that includes redownloading and installing limewire. I promise that this guy is NOT BLOWING WIND!! some of you might be a little antsy to do this but follow his directions it WORKS. NO AUTO POP LW!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!

O.k. I followed all the steps given for deleting the bug (my file name was winupdates as well). Thanks so much for posting the instructions on deleting the stupid virus! Saved my computer! But i'm still having a little problem because there is one file in my registry editor that will not delete. The file name is just (Default) it is a REG_SZ file type and it says the data value is not set. When i hit delete it says unable to delete all specified values. Any ideas?? Thanks

Hi.

Just to add to the steps that I posted earlier, also do the following:

1) Go to the following directory and delete any file with winupdates in the name.

c:\windows\prefetch

2) When you're done with all of my steps, plase make sure to go back into the System Properties by right clicking on My Computer, and unchecking the Turn Off System Restore box under the System Restore tab.

For those of you who can't seem to find taskmgr.exe, cmd.exe, or regedit.exe, I would suggest you do the following if you have not already done so:

Open My Computer. Select Tools from the menu, followed by Folder Options. Click on the View tab. Make sure that there is a check mark next to the following items:

Display the Contents of System Folders
Show Hidden Files and Folder

Now, make sure there are no checkmarks beside the following:
Hide protected Operating System Files.

Also, if you are using the Search function in Windows to locate these files, make sure that you do it in the following way:

1) Click on the Start button in Windows, and then select Search.

2) Select All Files and Folder

3) Enter the file name in the first box.

4) Click on More Advanced Options.

5) Make sure that the following all have checkmarks next to them:
Search System Folders
Search Hidden Files and Folders
Search Subfolders

Then once these are checked, click on Search.

I hope this helps! :-)

Bobby Naini

I appreciate your efforts. Was able to fix everything in 10 minutes. Haven't got that dirty in windows in a while but I really appreciate it.

Another good idea is create a restore point after you have removed the virus. Then delete all but the latest resore points. Heres how.

Creating Point
1. Start
2. All Programs
3. Accesories
4. System Tools
5. System Restore
6. Follow onscreen instructions to create a restore point

To delete all but the restore point you just made

1. Right click on C:/ in My Computer

2. Click Properties

3. Click Disk Cleanup

4. Click Tab <More Options>

5. Under System Restore Click <Clean up...>

If youve had your computer for a while and never done this it might be taking up a lot of space. My aunts had 11.9gigs of her hard drive with JUST restore points!!

Thank you man for figuring that virus crap out. That really made me mad that with all of the protection i have i still got it but you knew EXACTLY what to do. THANKS

by the way, deleting restore points is OPTIONAL
you dont have to but i would and did