Delete sswioebe.exe?

[Richard M.]

I have the following file on my system: c\windows\system32\sswioebe.exe
That file appears to harbour some malicious viruses that I can't get rid of.
Is it safe to delete the sswioebe.exe in the registry?

Many, many thanks.
Richard

 

[Malke]

I have the following file on my system:
c\windows\system32\sswioebe.exe That file appears to harbour some
malicious viruses that I can't get rid of. Is it safe to delete the
sswioebe.exe in the registry?

Many, many thanks.
Richard

Yes. Be sure to do a complete clean up because if you have one piece of
malware, you probably have others:

Scan with a current antivirus program (meaning a version not earlier
than 2002 and using updated virus definitions). Also, remove spyware
with Spybot Search & Destroy from www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware
from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs before
running them. These programs are free, so run them both since they
complement each other. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal
tools in Safe Mode. You may also want to run CWShredder and HijackThis
from http://aumha.org/freeware.htm. Although CWShredder is no longer
being updated, it will still clean older variants of the CoolWebSearch
malware. Please read the instructions carefully. Also, make sure
you've visited Windows Update and applied all security patches. Do not
install driver updates from Windows Update. Make sure you are running a
firewall.

Malke

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Richard

Have you virus-checked your system with the latest definitions for your AV program and checked for any spyware that may be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp