Tracing boot up -- what program is opening a folder =-=

[Klein]

XP Home - folder opens on desktop at boot up time - cause unknown

Some start up program or process is opening a folder at boot up time, and I
cannot find the cause. I have tried going through all audo-start items
(startup folder, registry, etc., isolating the MSCONFIG selective boot
capabilities, and so on. No luck - just can't find it. Is there a utility
program or built in log that would show what program is opening that
folder? Thanks.

 

[Lawrence Abrams]

There is a malware out there (we think LOP) that is screwing up on its
install and adding garbage to your autostart entries. This could be the
cause. Please follow these directions:

Create a directory on your hardrive to save HijackThis.exe. A directory
like c:\hijackthis. If you do not do this, you will not be able to use the
backup/restore features.

Download HijackThis from:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

or here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/spyware/hijackthis.zip

Save this file into the directory you made previously and then run the
program named hijackthis.exe. When the program opens click on the Config
button, then click on the Misc Tools button, and click on the Check for
update online button. When it completes checking/applying updates press the
back button.

Now click on the Scan button and when it is finished click on the Save Log
button. A Notepad window will open with the contents of this log. Click on
Edit then click on Select all. Then click on Edit and then Click on Copy.

Create a reply to this post here or register an account and post a message
in the HijackThis Logs forums at http://www.bleepingcomputer.com and right
click in message area and select paste to paste the log into the post.

Someone will reply to you after reading this post. DO NOT fix any entries
unless you understand what you are doing.

To see a tutorial with screenshots on using HijackThis you can click on the
link below:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42