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Name: azn_ruz
Date: June 8, 2003 at 03:11:38 Pacific
OS: windows 2000 professional
CPU/Ram: intel pentium 3
Comment:

can some1 find me the file system32.exe
send ur replies to azn_ruz@hotmail.com
THANX



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Name: blender
Date: June 8, 2003 at 19:53:39 Pacific
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Hi; hope this link helps.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mari@
mm.html
you will hafta cut n paste it my links dont work.
From what I read there is no such thing as system32.exe but go to the link.
good luck


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Response Number 2
Name: jdsaenz
Date: July 29, 2003 at 20:54:56 Pacific
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First, you might want to delete 'system32.exe' (the virus) from C:\Windows\System32 folder. Then, to get rid of the error message whenever you start up the pc (cannot find system32.exe), do the following:
Click on start/run >(type in box)"regedit", ok.
In the left-hand pane expand the following by clicking on the munus signs.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
Now, double-click on 'Winlogon' to show the contents in the right hand pane.
In the right hand pane, double click on the word 'Shell', which should have a data value
"Explorer.exe C:\SYSTEM32\System32.exe"
Double click. This opens an edit box displaying the above data value.
Now delete everything after "Explorer.exe", then click ok.
The data value of shell now reads "Explorer.exe"
Now close regedit and reboot your computer.....presto!...no more popup window.
Hope you're able to find everything ok.
From my understanding, C:\windows\system32 is a folder, but should not contain a program called system32.exe. This program is the virus. I deleted it with no consequences.



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