gwlqcnhvbr.exe

is this a virus? My son's pc can't get on the net and the win patrol software is asking me if i want this start up programme to run and i'm saying no.

Anyone any ideas? it keeps coming up. I have managed to get AVG to contain it but still comes up after restart.

need 2 knwoa bit more about ur system

Are u using windows XP with SP2?

click start then run and type msconfig

Hit the start tab n see if its in the list there, if it is uncheck it and restart. see if he problem clears up

John

yeah using windows XP with SP2

i'll have a go. ta!

Have u got a good spyware program too??

i think so, not sure. My computer friend put loads of stuff on so i'm guessing he did.

If it doesn't get a hit in google then its nothing important. Probably a virus which generates a random name for the .exe.

Stop it in taskmanager, do a search for it and delete it! You'll need to find out what created it too.

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Originally posted by joneh
If it doesn't get a hit in google then its nothing important. Probably a virus which generates a random name for the .exe.

Stop it in taskmanager, do a search for it and delete it! You'll need to find out what created it too.

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ok, cheers peeps

Probably.

A good tip is to google for "what is <filename>" that usually comes up with a few.

I've been finding a few viruses recently that the NTL netguard doesn't protect against.

I've been recomending, for people who want a freebie, to use the CA Anti Virus that windows recomends, its 12 months, not overly intrusive and easy to de-install. I've not had a PC compromised that I've used it on yet (even ones that were in a mess when passed on to me to sort out) so as far as I'm concerned thats good enough for me.