I get an error when I boot up now "windows cannot find
C:\windows\system32\svcroot.exe" I am boggled??is it a registry issue??and
how do I repair it??
The file "svcroot.exe" is a part of several different trojans and
keyloggers.
It's possible that the file was damaged and the trojan is failing to load
(lucky for you as this serves as an alert that there has been an intrusion
on this system) or that your antivirus program neutered the file but didn't
remove the RUN key in registry that loads this file at startup.
Below is a link to a page at one antivirus company's website that talks
about a trojan that includes the svcroot.exe file:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101176.htm
But since there are so many trojans that use this file, you should
probably:
-Check the log files of your antivirus program to see if it removed a
trojan. Follow up on reported viruses - read about them at the antivirus
program's website. There are often additional steps that need to be
performed manually by you. Details will be at the website.
-Do a full system scan to be sure that this problem and others are not
lurking around. Auto-protect does a "light scan" continually. A full system
scan will take longer but is more complete.
