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When ever I turn off my computer there is an End Now box that apears. It says Sample.exe would you like to end it now to properly shut down windows yadda yadda yadda. I dont have any programs called sample.exe and i looked in Windows Task Manager and there isnt anything that resembles Sample.exe. Has anyone come across this?? Any ideas how i can get rid of it when ever I log off my computer? Could this be a problem from sp2?
here check this out
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.blaxe.html
i think you have a virus, run a full virus scan with norton antivirus that has up to date definitionsComplete Computer Service Inc.
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i dont have a p2p program on here(this is my dads laptop). Also i dont have Norton I have McAfee and i have dont multiple virus scans and updates i dont think this is it. Any more ideas?
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yes, but i have seen mcafee say there is no virus on the machine and then that machine hit my norton machines with a virus, happened in my own office, it is your judgement tho...you could just delete sample.exe out of system and registry after backing up the registry
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Do you have an Intel Ethernet or Wireless card in this?
You have to run the setup.exe program that comes with the Intel driver so it will load some software.
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yes it has a built in wirelss card. Why would it ask you to end program Sample.exe when you log off? It has only been doing this for a week and i have had this comp almost a year.
Ya i dont really trust mcaffee.
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You could also have the Nimda worm. Look here - http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/virus/results.php3?virusID=5
Your reasoning doesn't make much sence. You've been given the answer as to why this is happening but you argue that you don't think it's a virus.
"It has only been doing this for a week and i have had this comp almost a year."
Well, that means you have been virus free for a year and you have had the virus for a week.
Go to Trend Micro's site and do an online virus scan. Whether you want to admit it or not, you have a virus.
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no i didnt say that i didnt think it was a virus that was just the way u interpeted it. im not here to argue im grateful for your help either way. nething can help.
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those links didnt help i d/l the virus tools and they didnt find any virus. Anyone else have an idea what could be wrong??
thx for your help
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I had the same Problem. Running the setup of the Intel Wireless Software again (not just installing the drivers, but the whole application) got rid of it.
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