CPAX20 Error

[Denks]

Hi, earlier this week, I received a message at start up saying, "CPax20 has
encounted a problem and needs to close". Can you please tell me how to fix
this please? Easy step by step instructions required please. I have another
error message, but we'll get that one later, when this first one done and
dusted. Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place.
TIA

 

[Leonard Grey]

What we do in these situations is to use a web search engine (Google,
Bing, Yahoo, etc.) to find out what CPax20 means.

CPax20 possibly refers to CPAXTreme version 2.0, which is included in
pay-per-install software. In other words: You recently downloaded
something that is probably adware.

 

[Denks]

Thx mate. But I think from memory it was something to do with the .net
framework. And had to stop. Any ideas about it?
TIA

 

[Leonard Grey]

It's got nothing to do with .Net.

 

[Denks]

There are only 2 programs I've added recently, Micro Trend Internet Security
Pro, and Revo uninstaller. I'll removed the uninstaller, and see what happens.

 

[Denks]

Hi again. I did some more research on it. And it's a virus attached to some
websites, by the company Somsoft, with the file alg.exe. For you reverence
you might like to read this, "C:\Program Files\Common Files\alg.exe
(This file is CPAX20.exe)
This is your culprit.

The clean boot stopped it from running; while it isn't running it can be
deleted.
Everyone please rid yourself of this parasite as soon as you get this."
Regards

 

[Leonard Grey]

Not likely that it's a virus. There are few true viruses in the wild -
no money in it. More likely to be adware, as I originally suggested, and
you may find it harder to delete than you think.

 

[Torroth]

I have to say that it does have something to do with .NET. I had a .NET error
box pop up for some reason and couldn't close it normally. So I went through
the task manager and when I tried to close it through there it popped up the
CPAX20 error.

 

[agentAD6]

I was able to remove the alg.exe file with no problem. It was shutting down
(The error message) when I found it and did not have anything to say about
being deleted. I am going to restart and see what happens.