C:\Windows\Winppr32.exe How important is it? Can it be downloaded and reinstall

[b larose]

I was hit with a virus on my windows xp home laptop. The
virus software was 2 months behind updates. I got it
updated, and found I had been infected with
"W32.SoBig.F@mm" a fairly rare virus. It was contained
with the updated software and the virus software cleaned
all but one file... C:\Windows\Winppr32.exe it is still
infected. How important is it? Can it be downloaded and
reinstall after the infected file is deleted? can you
help on this question? Is it available on the web site?

[Chris Lanier]

Winppr32.exe is not part of Windows XP. You dont need the file at all.
"b larose" > wrote in message
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> I was hit with a virus on my windows xp home laptop. The
> virus software was 2 months behind updates. I got it
> updated, and found I had been infected with
> "W32.SoBig.F@mm" a fairly rare virus. It was contained
> with the updated software and the virus software cleaned
> all but one file... C:\Windows\Winppr32.exe it is still
> infected. How important is it? Can it be downloaded and
> reinstall after the infected file is deleted? can you
> help on this question? Is it available on the web site?

[Thomas Wendell]

That is the virus itself, so you shurely don't want it....


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"b larose" > kirjoitti viestissä
...
> I was hit with a virus on my windows xp home laptop. The
> virus software was 2 months behind updates. I got it
> updated, and found I had been infected with
> "W32.SoBig.F@mm" a fairly rare virus. It was contained
> with the updated software and the virus software cleaned
> all but one file... C:\Windows\Winppr32.exe it is still
> infected. How important is it? Can it be downloaded and
> reinstall after the infected file is deleted? can you
> help on this question? Is it available on the web site?