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unable to open .exe files

Asked by bremsech in Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus

I had the windows antivirus pro and believed I removed it by the following steps.
First I ran my Symantec Antivirus software, it didn't find anything.
Then I found these directions and followed them:

Find and Remove Windows Antivirus Pro registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Softimer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows Antivirus Pro
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{425882B0-B0BF-11CE-B59F-00AA006CB37D}  Couldn't find this one
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F54AF7DE-6038-4026-8433-CC30E3F17212}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{F54AF7DE-6038-4026-8433-CC30E3F17212}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Win Antivirus Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AntipPro2009_12
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntipPro2009_12
Find and Delete Windows Antivirus Pro Files:
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Antivirus Pro.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Antivirus Pro
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Antivirus Pro\Windows Antivirus Pro.lnk
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\ANTI_files.exe
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\msvcm80.dll
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\msvcp80.dll
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\msvcr80.dll
c:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\Windows Antivirus Pro.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\dbsinit.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\wispex.html
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\i1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\i2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\i3.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\j1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\j2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\j3.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\jj1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\jj2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\jj3.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\l1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\l2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\l3.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\pix.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\t1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\t2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\up1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\up2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\w1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\w11.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\w2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\w3.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\w3.jpg
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\wt1.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\wt2.gif
C:\Program Files\Windows Antivirus Pro\tmp\images\wt3.gif
c:\WINDOWS\ppp3.dat
c:\WINDOWS\ppp4.dat
c:\WINDOWS\svchast.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\bennuar.old
c:\WINDOWS\system32\dddesot.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\desot.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\sysnet.dat

Then I tried running Spy Doctor setup and Adaware setup, but they wouldn't work.   Anytime I try to run an executable file I now get the "Open With" window,   I found a reference to Pretty Park virus on the Microsoft site, but they tell me to rename regedit.exe to regedit.com so I can run it, but I don't see the .exe extension so I can't rename it or run it to edit the registry values.  So I assume I have more than one issue.

Please help.
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