3 files in MSCONFIG/STARTUP...what are they...please?!?!?

[Rod Davies]

Hi

the following three files are in my startup when I run msconfig. I have no
idea what they are. Any help would be greatly appreciated:

dzag which is in the following location c:\windows\system32\dzag.exe
oaop which is in the following location c:\Documents and
Settings\*******\Application Data\oaop.exe
yrnno which is in the following location c:\windows\system32\yrnno.exe

******** is my name in the string above.

I have no recollection as to what I may have loaded on an otherwise very
clean system that would be represented by these files. I also checked the
following site by recommendation, which I often used in the past, to see if
any light could be shed on this:

www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

but to no avail.

I do get an annoying popup "Jimmys Surf Cleaner" or something to that
affect, which 'offers' to check my system for annoying stuff which might
have loaded when I visit the 'net....as if IT isn't annoying itself! I fear
IT is the cause of one of / all of the above files.

Help please!!!

Rgds
Rod
Perth
Australia

 

[zippy]

Those are all malware programs. Clean-up your system and use a firewall.
Use Adaware, Spybot and a good AV scanner to clean up your otherwise very
clean system....

 

[Peter]

To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Smiley Central, Xupiter,
Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately
(but without understanding the consequences) installed, two free products
that are quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are Ad-Aware SE from http://www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org/ . Both have free versions.
It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your
system against most future intrusions. You could also use McAfee's free
Stinger removal tool available at http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ I use all
and generally
perform manual scans every day or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Browser HiJack blaster is another excellent free product which just sits
there guarding your PC available at
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/bhblaster.html
Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:

PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml

More information and assistance is available at these sites:

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

The Parasite Fight
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Invest in a good firewall and virus protection