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always remove mshta.exe?

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Name: elchlepc
Date: March 9, 2005 at 13:16:56 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 1.1Ghz/512MB
Comment:

so would it be safe to assume that ANY TIME you ever see mshta.exe camped out in HKCR\htafile\shell\open\command and of course system32 (same key reference location) that it should ALWAYS be deleted???

more and more of my users are having problems that I suspect is consistently caused by this happy little ever-so-friendly file. gag. :(

thanks,
Chuck




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Name: OrionCA
Date: March 14, 2005 at 15:34:11 Pacific
Reply:

1. Rename it to mshta.exNO

2. Reboot.

3. Report back to us in a month or so.


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