eembbsq.exe

[Bob Knightley]

What is eembbsq.exe? It appears in my startup (I run Windows XP Pro). Can it
be safely removed?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Bob,

It's a virus (trojan, actually). Restart the system in Safe mode, delete
both the file wherever it's found, and the startup reference in the registry
(start/run regedit). To force a safe mode boot, start/run msconfig and
enable /safeboot on the boot.ini tab. Reverse these steps to restart
normally later. The startup reference will likely be found in one of these
keys of the system registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bob Knightley]

Rick,

Thanks for that. Started in safe mode, and it`s now gone. It seems firewalls
and virus checkers are not foolproof!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Bob,

No, they aren't foolproof, and diligence on the part of the user is the only
way to ensure a system stays secure. Glad you got it cleared up.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone