Re: Help! Spyware on boot up
- From: "Rock" <Rock@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:40:10 -0700
"Rue" wrote
When I start up Windows XP Pro the program umonit.exe tries to open. Have
used msconfig to examine boot.ini , start up etc but can see the file listed.
When I do a search there are two entries, one in Windows Prefetch, the other
in Windows System 32. Since the file umonit.exe has an unknown publisher is
it safe to assume that I can just delete the two entries?
Umonit.exe is _not_ a windows file. It could be legitimate, installed by a 3rd party app, or it could be malware masquerading as a legit file. You should know if you installed anything right before this problem started. It's interesting that you can't find it on msconfig, since when legit it should appear there. Download Autoruns for MS to see if you can find where it's loading from.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx
In any event I would not just let it be. Even if legit it's not needed. Here are some links for dealing with malware. I suggest you do a thorough scan for malware.
Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
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