I apologize if this is posted in the wrong section. It's my first time here and i'm still new to this site. Anyways, i just recently decided to use a firewall after using windows default firewall for years. I installed Comodo Firewall. Everything is turning out fine but the past 2 days, i've been getting a message that wininit.exe is trying to connect to me ( Figure 1 ). I'm not sure if it's legit or bad. Please assist. File is located in C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe ( Figure 2 ).
They're all IPs from Asia such as Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Figure 1 : http://i49.tinypic.com/30uz5uu.jpg
Figure 2 : http://i46.tinypic.com/dgm3yc.jpg
Appreciate your time.Cheers
Check Properties of the file wininit.exe in System32 directory. This may give you some clues if it is infected or not. Also run an on-line virus scanner from a reputable AV company. By the way, the firewall in Win 7 is pretty good for most practical purposes. You should use it.
If you are behind a router at the same time, that is even better.
You can also run SFC /SCANNOW from a command prompt with Admin privileges. This checks integrity of system files.
Hope the above helps.
Regards
SuatCINI
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