What is "uylsqiduk.exe" and why is it trying to access the interne

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My Symantec firewall warned me that "uylsqiduk.exe" was trying to access the
internet, and recommended that I block its access, calling it "high risk." I
went looking for that file, and indeed there is ia "uylsqiduk.exe" file in
the Windows (XP, in this case) directory, as well as a "uylsqiduku.exe" file.
However, a web search and a search at the Microsoft web site produced no hits
for "uylsqiduk.exe" so I don't know if it is a legitimate Windows file or
not, or whether to block it or not. Any ideas out there regarding what this
file is, what it does, and whether it should be allowed to access the
Internet? Thanks.
 
Hi Chris,

It's a trojan (virus) file. Follow these "relatively" simple removal steps:

Restart in Safe mode by hitting F8 as Windows first begins to load on boot.
Logon as administrator. As this can be tricky, you will find help in doing
this here:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe mode

Start/search/files and folders, look for <filename> and delete it wherever
it is found.

Start/run regedit, expand the + signs to look under these keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Look in the right hand pane for the string or strings that load that file.
Delete just those strings that contain the reference. Do not delete other
strings or the keys from the left pane. Close the registry editor when
completed, make sure you check all strings.

Go to the Control Panel/System/System Restore tab. Check the box to "Turn
off system restore on all drives". Click apply/ok. This will remove all
restore points, however you don't want them back as some or all of them will
contain the virus depending upon how recently you got infected.

Restart the system normally. Go back to the Control Panel/System and restart
System Restore.

Update your antivirus software, run a full system scan.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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