Re: Is HWS.EXE a trojan that needs to be removed?

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On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:55:02 -0800, Genesis wrote:

Can anyone tell me if the executable file hws.exe is a trojan? Spyware
Doctor detected this as Trojan.Delf.BZ

This was created on the same night that I installed the OS (WinXP Pro)
and i did not connect to the internet until after I installed Nod32 AV and
get the updates for XP and AV. Where did I got this trojan, anyone?

HWS.EXE is in C:\Windows\HWS.EXE

Can anyone tell me if I should remove this file?

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/hws-14604.html

It does sound like it's malware of some type. I would say remove it. Your
AV should delete the file and remove registry entries.
.

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