Re: Windows cannot find ssttr.exe

"octopus with many testicles" LOL, bet the female octopi like him!

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"nass" <nass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B6FEFC2E-F832-477D-BB07-EB065AAF4FDA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yes, Autoruns is a great tool, but you removed the entry not the causer of
the entry, they (malware) like octopus with many testicles never end until
you cut the head off.

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.


2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
nass
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"childofthe1980s" wrote:

Gerry:

That did it! Thank you, so much! You were very helpful!

childofthe1980s

"Gerry" wrote:

>
> The file was part of the infestation. The redundant registry entry can
> be safely removed using Autoruns (freeware).
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
>
> With Autoruns you can uncheck an item, which disables it from starting,
> or you can can right click an item and then delete it. If you uncheck
> you can recheck to re-enable the item. It is a much safer approach than
> editing the Registry. Another useful feature of the programme is that
> you can right click an item and select Search Online to get information
> about the item selected.
>
>
> -- >
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> childofthe1980s wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > Just now, I fixed my brother in law's computer. He had downloaded a
> > virus about a month back and he was not able to get on certain web
> > sites. Long story short, I fixed that issue and and my nephews are
> > very happy!
> >
> > He does not seem to have any other problems except for one
> > interesting item. Every time the machine is rebooted and we login, we
> > get the message "Windows cannot find the file ssttr.exe in
> > C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssttr.exe."
> >
> > I deleted this file, as a web site stated that this is a "bad" file.
> > But, this message still comes up upon reboot.
> >
> > It is not a huge problem and most worries seem to be gone. But, it
> > would be nice to get rid of this error.
> >
> > I have run AdAware, Spybot, and even the new Windows Defender program
> > that Microsoft has. No success.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > childofthe1980s
>
>
>

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