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~tmpa.exe please help

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Name: Brian L. S.
Date: January 9, 2009 at 00:18:46 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU/Ram: 2.394 GHz / 2044 MB
Manufacturer/Model: Gateway / Fx530
Subcategory: Viruses
Comment:

I am getting a ~tmpa.exe pop about every ten minutes that says: `tmpa.exe not working. It always comes back in sets of fours. Can someone please help get rid of whatever this is!


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Response Number 1
Name: jabuck
Date: January 9, 2009 at 18:33:40 Pacific
Reply:

Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from one of these sites:

MalwareBytes1

MalwareBytes2

Rename the setup file, mbam-setup.exe, before you download it. To do that once the "enter name of file to save to" box appears as the download begins in the filename box rename mbam-setup.exe to tool.exe> click save.

1. Double Click tool.exe to install the application.
2. Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
3. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
4. Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan. The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
5. When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
6. Make sure that everything found is checked, and click Remove Selected.
7. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart. If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process,if asked to restart the computer,please do so immediately.
8. The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
9. Copy&Paste the entire report in your next reply.


Please download and install the latest version of HijackThis v2.0.2:


Download the "HijackThis" Installer from this link:
Hijack This

Rename the setup file, HJTInstall.exe, before you download it. To do that once the "enter name of file to save to" box appears as the download begins in the filename box rename HJTInstall.exe to tools.exe> click save.
1. Save " tools.exe" to your desktop.
2. Double click on tools.exe to run the program.
3. By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.
4. Accept the license agreement by clicking the "I Accept" button.
5.Click on the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
6. Click "Save log" to save the log file and then the log will open in Notepad.
7. Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
8. Paste the log in your next reply.
9. Do NOT have HijackThis fix anything yet! Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.


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Response Number 2
Name: defino
Date: January 23, 2009 at 20:23:57 Pacific
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I just fixed that problem myself, its farely simple. First right click start, click on explore all users, click documents and settings, your username, then click local settings. (it may be a hidden folder so make sure you can veiw them. to do that just click tools, folder options, view, scroll till you find hidden files and folders select to veiw them and click ok) in local settings select temp. search for tmpa.exe and delete it problem solved


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