Re: Notepad gone..reinstall?
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 03/01/05
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Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 13:33:14 -0800
Brandon wrote:
> Hmm, this is interesting, I did a search for notepad.exe and what I
> found was the following...
> notepad in C:\WINDOWS
> notepad.exe.tcf in C:\WINDOWS
> notepad.exe5996.tcf in C:\WINDOWS
> NOTEPAD.EXE-2DAE2DE6.pf in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
> NOTEPAD.EXE-2F2D61E1.pf in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
> notepad.exe.tcf in
> C:\WINDOWS\system32
>
> AND when I click on the properties of notepad in
> start/programs/accessories the target is listed as...
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\actmovie.exe
>
>
> I run AVG free edition that updates/scans on a daily basis. It has
> caught a number of virii on this fairly new system.
> I also run spysweeper and a-squared.
> I also recently tested a program called TrojanHunter, which after
> doing a search for .tcf extension I have found is the culprit for
> those( it renames those files it disables with the .tcf extension.)
>
> SO I assume that then, I can copy the "good" notepad in C:\WINDOWS to
> the windows\system32 folder the redirect the shortcut to IT. Then I
> can safely delete the tcf files.
>
It would seem so, Brandon. I've never used TrojanHunter and I don't know
why it would rename Notepad, but Notepad should always just be just
plain Notepad.exe. You should have the two copies of it, one in C
\Windows and one in C:\Windows\System32.
Malke
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