Re: Strange .exe file in Windows

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/26/04


Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 04:50:00 -0500

First rule of thumb is to never delete anything you didn't put there.
However, in this case, delete both of them and once done, run all of these:

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/btf8

CWShredder (Line 313)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Good luck and keep us posted!

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All the Best,
Kelly
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"smiley188" <smiley188@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3E836028-5CFE-4FA4-80C6-0C2CE1417075@microsoft.com...
> For the past few days, whenever i've tried shutting down my Windows XP 
> program, i keep getting an error message that a file - jdfkhbej.exe is 
> still running and the pop up asks if i want to cancel the shut down 
> command or continue with it and lose any unsaved data. I'm worried that 
> this strange file is a virus or something of that nature. I did a search - 
> there are 2 of these files, one in the c:/windows/prefetch directory and 
> the other in the c:/windows/system32 directory. Any ideas what this file 
> is? I would like to delete it but am afraid that i may delete something 
> that sd be there in the first place....thanks!! 


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