Winkszg.exe

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I just installed Windows 2000 Pro on my Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop. There is a file in the system32 dir. called Winkszg.exe that runs on my CPU all the time (99%), causing my system to lag considerably (it's an auto service). I believe this file might have something to do with docking the laptop. I can disable that service, but I'd rather not since I don't know its importance. Any ideas how to fix this

thank you

 

[Dave Patrick]

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|I just installed Windows 2000 Pro on my Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop. There
is a file in the system32 dir. called Winkszg.exe that runs on my CPU all
the time (99%), causing my system to lag considerably (it's an auto
service). I believe this file might have something to do with docking the
laptop. I can disable that service, but I'd rather not since I don't know
its importance. Any ideas how to fix this?
|
| thank you

 

[Mike Brown]

I just installed Windows 2000 Pro on my Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop. There

is a file in the system32 dir. called Winkszg.exe that runs on my CPU all
the time (99%), causing my system to lag considerably (it's an auto
service). I believe this file might have something to do with docking the
laptop. I can disable that service, but I'd rather not since I don't know
its importance. Any ideas how to fix this?

thank you

WINK???.EXE is almost always the Klez virus or one of its variants. I've
also seen a keylogger that uses this filename, and you probably don't want
that either.

Careful removing Klez, it can associate itself to open all executable files,
and if you remove it, no programs will execute anymore. BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM
before you remove this virus.