Please help me. My virus software kept telling me that manage.exe was infected with the Small.dk virus. I started screwing with it, and changed manage.exe to open with Netscape. Why? Dont know. Then, I found a way for my virus software to remove the program. Unfortunately, it caused almost all of my other programs to open in Netscape, which doesnt work out to well for me. Is there hope??[/b]

what operating system are you using? and what type of files are opening in netscape?

Windows XP

The files opening are everything in my system bar, and most of my start menu. Internet explorer, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, my Help and Support center- most everything

The list goes on. lol. Man do I feel like an idiot, too.

the file that was infected was c:/windows/system32/manage.exe

I know what happened. When I selected the program to open the file (i was trying to disable the program by doing this) the checkbox that reads open all types of this file with program was checked. I just dont know how to reverse that.

you said you were able to remove manage.exe, but to do so, you had to make it open with netscape? now all exe files are opening netscape? or is it just shortcuts?

No, if I right click on something, I can still run the Bull Guard utility on it, but I cant open the whole console

correct, all exe files are opening with netscape.

now youve got me confused. what file did you use "open with..." on? you cant do an open with on an exe file, to my knowledge.

Thats the tricky thing. Manage.exe allowed me to do this. I havent found another program that allowed me to

now my entire system is out of whack. There are a few programs that will function, like taskmanager, but te rest will not.

long shot but reboot to safe mode goto start,program,s,assesories,system tools,system restore go to point befor this problem. reboot than if posible do online scan at housecall anti virus with set to auto clean.