A 'blank name' program starts at boot up

[Guest]

When I run msconfig (system configuration utility), I notice a program with a
blank name (no name) in my start tab. The location is:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer.....

What is this file? Is it a spyware or virus? How come it has no name? Should
I remove it (and how)?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Press the CTRL and the + key (numeric keypad) to auto-size the columns in
the MSConfig Startup tab. Note down the application name and full Path if
available. Also, look at the registry location mentioned there.

Third-party startup managers:

Sysinternals Freeware - Autoruns:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

Autoruns: Hunt down autostart programs wherever they hide
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=44089

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

How to use MSCONFIG: NetSquirrel.com:
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Guest]

run regedit. go to the location given. look for the entry with blank name.
click on it. what application does it refer to?

if it was valid application, it would have name. probably safe to delete it.

 

[Jone Doe]

see bottom

run regedit. go to the location given. look for the entry with blank name.
click on it. what application does it refer to?

if it was valid application, it would have name. probably safe to delete
it.

come on people, this has been around forever, and no one recognized it for
what it is? http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojkronosa.html

HKLM/SOFTWARE is a file dropped by a virus,
Virus information
Troj/Kronos-A
Click the link to get info to get rid of it.

 

[Plato]

When I run msconfig (system configuration utility), I notice a program with a
blank name (no name) in my start tab. The location is:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer.....

Disable it.

 

[Guest]

Did you install Norton Ghost 9.0?
It adds that entry to my msconfig, but nothing is under the key shown.
Went thru complete wipe/reinstall, no internet connection. It's Norton.

 

[Guest]

I mean, there is NO typing before the HKLM\etc.... path. Right? Norton.

 

[Guest]

To remove the entry, uncheck the box in msconfig and reboot.
When the utility opens after restart, the entry will be gone.