unknown process running and sometimes an error when restarting

[Craig]

I have an unknown process running, comvga.exe. When I
try to end process it starts back up immediately. It is
not listed under start up programs under msconfig. My
system seems much slower since I noticed this process
running. Sometimes, when I restart I get an error that
says "Windows\windows update setup files/ mfcnut.exe" or
sometimes it ends in "webjpeg.exe" and then says "shit
happens while copying to" and has the OK box to click or
you can x out in the corner box. With an error message
like that it seems like a virus maybe. I have ran my
virus scan (current updates) and also have Adware and
Spybot (current updates) and nothing has found it. I
also searched on the internet and could find nothing
about it. One other note, I had something named REGSVR32
(all capital letters if that even matters)load onto my
computer somehow one day when I was on line. It just
came up and said download complete when I never initiated
any download. I already had this on my computer but the
name in small letters (again, don't know if that matters
or not). I don't know if these are realted or what. Any
suggestions?

 

[Rock]

I have an unknown process running, comvga.exe. When I
try to end process it starts back up immediately. It is
not listed under start up programs under msconfig. My
system seems much slower since I noticed this process
running. Sometimes, when I restart I get an error that
says "Windows\windows update setup files/ mfcnut.exe" or
sometimes it ends in "webjpeg.exe" and then says "shit
happens while copying to" and has the OK box to click or
you can x out in the corner box. With an error message
like that it seems like a virus maybe. I have ran my
virus scan (current updates) and also have Adware and
Spybot (current updates) and nothing has found it. I
also searched on the internet and could find nothing
about it. One other note, I had something named REGSVR32
(all capital letters if that even matters)load onto my
computer somehow one day when I was on line. It just
came up and said download complete when I never initiated
any download. I already had this on my computer but the
name in small letters (again, don't know if that matters
or not). I don't know if these are realted or what. Any
suggestions?

Comvga.exe has no hits in google which suggests it's associated with
malware. Are you running adaware and spybot in safe mode? You my need
to run HijackThis and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_
this one:

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

 

[Ron Martell]

I have an unknown process running, comvga.exe. When I
try to end process it starts back up immediately. It is
not listed under start up programs under msconfig. My
system seems much slower since I noticed this process
running. Sometimes, when I restart I get an error that
says "Windows\windows update setup files/ mfcnut.exe" or
sometimes it ends in "webjpeg.exe" and then says "shit
happens while copying to" and has the OK box to click or
you can x out in the corner box. With an error message
like that it seems like a virus maybe. I have ran my
virus scan (current updates) and also have Adware and
Spybot (current updates) and nothing has found it. I
also searched on the internet and could find nothing
about it. One other note, I had something named REGSVR32
(all capital letters if that even matters)load onto my
computer somehow one day when I was on line. It just
came up and said download complete when I never initiated
any download. I already had this on my computer but the
name in small letters (again, don't know if that matters
or not). I don't know if these are realted or what. Any
suggestions?

Your symptoms are a classic example of a computer that has been
infested by a virus or spyware.

Make certain that your antivirus software is completely up to date
with the virus definitions not more than a week old and do a complete
virus scan of your hard drive. Then get a "second opinion" by doing a
free online virus scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com or download
and run Stinger from http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger to locate and
remove the most common of the current crop of viruses.

For possible spyware related issues follow MVP Jim Eshelman's Quick
Fix procedure at http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Good luck




Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."