windows cannot find 'c:\windows\system32\system32.exe'

[Theresaw]

Everytime a user logs into their account & the computer
loads their personal settings they get this error
message: windows cannot find 'c:\windows\system32
\system32.exe' - Does anybody know what this error
message is about?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

System32.exe is the name of a virus file.

Remove remnants of KWBot.Worm from the Registry and File System
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm

Note: You'll have to disable your antivirus program before running the repair.

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Everytime a user logs into their account & the computer
| loads their personal settings they get this error
| message: windows cannot find 'c:\windows\system32
| \system32.exe' - Does anybody know what this error
| message is about?

 

[Rich Barry]

Theresa, check here. You can use these sites to find other stuff hiding
in your system
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Applications/Viruses/Q_20657385.html
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/



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