SSVICHOSST.exe

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Hi,
On every system start up I'm shown following message;
" Windows cannot find 'SSVICHOSST.exe'. Make sure you typed the name
correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button,
and then click Search."
I simply dont understand the reason & purpose of this error message. I even
dont recall asking windows to find for me this file.
Could someone thru light on this and suggest remedial action(s)? I'm using
Windows XP-Pro.
Regards.
 
MTS said:
Hi,
On every system start up I'm shown following message;
" Windows cannot find 'SSVICHOSST.exe'. Make sure you typed the name
correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button,
and then click Search."
I simply dont understand the reason & purpose of this error message. I even
dont recall asking windows to find for me this file.
Could someone thru light on this and suggest remedial action(s)? I'm using
Windows XP-Pro.
Regards.
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W32/Sohana-R
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/w32sohanar.html
Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit or you can send them here in your next
post) and click [OK] to confirm your Changes.

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) and click Apply
then OK to close your IE Properties.

2.... And also for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
Download and install after installing this software and
update then run a scan in both safe mode and normal:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Run disk Clean Up and Defrag in safe mode, then Open run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
Note the space between sfc_/
HTH.
nass
 
Some anti-virus detects 'SSVICHOSST.exe' and could have been quarantined by
your anti-virus but its registry start up value remains the reason for the
message at start up. See this link:
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/w32sohanar.html
Take particular attention on the "Advance" tab where regitry entries were
mentioned.

Also update your anti-virus and scan your system. Online scans is also
recommended.
 
MTS said:
Hi,
On every system start up I'm shown following message;
" Windows cannot find 'SSVICHOSST.exe'. Make sure you typed the name
correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button,
and then click Search."
I simply dont understand the reason & purpose of this error message. I even
dont recall asking windows to find for me this file.
Could someone thru light on this and suggest remedial action(s)? I'm using
Windows XP-Pro.
Regards.
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A Google Groups search showed no mention of that file, other than your
post. That suggests that some malware was removed, but the reference to
the file was not removed from the registry.

Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,
type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and
when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue
the search.

You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop, attach
the file to a post in this thread; someone might note whether it's safe
to delete first. If you remove it and there's a problem, double-click
the .reg file you exported to the Desktop and it'll be added to the
registry again. You can create a restore point before editing the
registry too.
 
Elmo said:
A Google Groups search showed no mention of that file, other than your
post. That suggests that some malware was removed, but the reference to
the file was not removed from the registry.

Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,
type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and
when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue
the search.

You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop, attach
the file to a post in this thread; someone might note whether it's safe
to delete first. If you remove it and there's a problem, double-click
the .reg file you exported to the Desktop and it'll be added to the
registry again. You can create a restore point before editing the
registry too.
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Thanks Elmo. I have exported the file. But how can I attach it in the Post?
 
You are very right Rey. Infact it was Avira Anti-Virus that detected
something like "Sohanat.AE", which I deleted later on from the quarantine.
Being novice I'm reluctant to with registry, anyway Elmo is also of the same
opinion. Let's hope this could work. Thanks indeed.
 
MTS said:
Thanks Elmo. I have exported the file. But how can I attach it in the Post?
Click to expand...

The export of the registry entry was merely a backup in case there was a
problem after the removal of the entry. But if you want to post the
entry, you could copy/paste just the pertinent line/s. I don't think
it's necessary though.
 
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