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Name: sparky12
Date: March 13, 2006 at 21:49:06 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: Celeron/256
Product: Emachine/T2642
Comment:

My Zone Alarm keeps blocking this file: C:\WINDOWS\ѕуstem\STEM~1\csrss.exe, I have told it to block the file. This is a second system folder in windows and I know it shouldn't be there. I have the correct csrss in system32. In MSCONFIG/startup this csrss is running and I have unchecked it but it will not stay reset. Any ideas how to deal with this, I have run, AVG, Spybot, Ad-Aware and registry mechanic and none find it. AVG lists it as ok in the path listed above. I think it is a worm and do not know what it is doing unless sucking up resources.

Jim McNichol



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Name: DSE
Date: March 13, 2006 at 23:53:08 Pacific
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That csrss.exe file is malicious. A lot of parasites may use it. The legitimate one should be in your C:\WINDOWS\System32 folder.

You have to delete this file. It is definitely not required by your system to work properly.


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Response Number 2
Name: Johnw
Date: March 14, 2006 at 01:21:11 Pacific

Response Number 3
Name: sparky12
Date: March 15, 2006 at 22:13:55 Pacific
Reply:

I have deleted the folder and everything is fine.

Jim McNichol


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