system32\printer.exe

[Guest]

Hello,

I need a little help. My antivirus software found a virus and I have
deleted the file. I am running windows XP Professional and my antivirus is
NOD32. When I boot my computer I get a popup stating…â€Windows cannot find
‘C:\WINDOWS\system32\printer.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 have tried searching for the file and I cannot find it
either on my computer or on the Windows Disk. Can someone help resolve this
problem?

Thanks for you assistance.

 

[Jim]

Hello,

I need a little help. My antivirus software found a virus and I have
deleted the file. I am running windows XP Professional and my antivirus
is
NOD32. When I boot my computer I get a popup stating."Windows cannot find
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\printer.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 have tried searching for the file and I cannot find it
either on my computer or on the Windows Disk. Can someone help resolve
this
problem?

Thanks for you assistance.

--
Lowell Shoaf
Realtor
RE/MAX Gulfstream Realty
Sarasota, Florida

It is a relic of the virus. Perhaps the startup setup still attempts to
install the bogus file.
Msconfig will let you check the programs that are loaded during startup.
Jim

 

[Guest]

It is a relic of the virus. Perhaps the startup setup still attempts to
install the bogus file.
Msconfig will let you check the programs that are loaded during startup.
Jim

Adding to Jim advice, try to Download AutoRuns for Windows v8.73 and delete
the pre-mentioned infected files/folders from start up in the Run Key (
registry).
By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx

Make sure you scan in Safe mode and also for malware on your system.
HTH.
nass

 

[Ron Badour]

Go to the start menu, run and type: msconfig and click OK. Go to the
startup tab and see if you can find a line referencing: printer.exe. If
there is, remove the mark from the box in front of the line. When you
reboot, there will be a notice--mark the box not to show it again.

 

[Guest]

Thanks much, your approached worked fine. Now I have another bit to remember.

 

[Guest]

Hi Lowell,
If you want to make sure the Ghost is gone, Download the Hijackthis and
send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html
http://www.security-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=48
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showforum=36
http://forums.techguy.org/54-malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/
Or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
Glad to help and you are welcome.
Good luck.
HTH.
nass

 

[tekj2000]

just a thank you for what all you folks do! i used this post to help myself
get rid of this "printer.exe" virus problem-as my kids say "you guys ROCK"!!

 

[Paul]

I can not find /printer.exe file in msconfig/startup??? ps2 file? what
is that?

Is this the discussion thread you're referring to ?

http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...hread/thread/400e0f56d9362871/ce8b81c0371bdd7

Why not post a new message, with details about
what your problem symptoms consist of ? Chances
are, your problem is different than the one in that
thread, from September 2007.

Paul

 

[Ray Luca]

I can not find /printer.exe file in msconfig/startup??? ps2 file? what
is that?

WTF are you talking about?

Better yet, HOW OLD is the post you are replying to????

 

[Elmo]

I can not find \printer.exe file in msconfig, startup? PS2 file? What
is that?

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/printer.exe-19403.html