Is pwueabad.exe Spyware or Virus?

[Jose]

Pwueabad.exe is in my Windows\system32 folder and my McAffee personal
firewall repeatedly warns me that this program is trying to access the
Internet. I can't seem to find any refernce to it anywhere on the
Internet.

Thanks, Jose

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

It would be best to boot into Safe Mode, search for the file,
then delete it.

How to Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222&Product=winxp

Download Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition and scan your PC for the presence of spyware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827315

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Pwueabad.exe is in my Windows\system32 folder and my McAffee personal
| firewall repeatedly warns me that this program is trying to access the
| Internet. I can't seem to find any refernce to it anywhere on the
| Internet.
|
| Thanks, Jose

 

[Armageddan]

Try installing a spyware program like ad-aware or spybot, see if the
program gets any hits.