sysreg.exe error

[Austin k]

does anyone know how why i would be getting a sysreg.exe
error as my windows opens or sometimes when i open
internet explorer? any help would be greatly appreciated
austin

[Sharon F]

Austin k wrote:
> does anyone know how why i would be getting a sysreg.exe
> error as my windows opens or sometimes when i open
> internet explorer? any help would be greatly appreciated
> austin

A rather old backdoor Trojan. See:
http://www.ntsecurity.net/Panda/Index.cfm?FuseAction=Virus&VirusID=27


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Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

[Mad Matt]

Actually, these days finding sysreg.exe on your system likely means
you have Spyware. It appears to get loaded by a new version of the
BTLink variant of Huntbar which started showing up around 5/20/03.
Sysreg.exe is not yet detected by SpyBot (not sure about Ad-Aware 6),
but Norton Anti-Virus will pick it up:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/security.risk.html.
Symantec's removal instructions will do the trick, but do not mention
a number registry keys which should be deleted. A co-worker of mine is
working on more thorough removal instructions. I will post them soon.


"Sharon F" > wrote in message >...
> Austin k wrote:
> > does anyone know how why i would be getting a sysreg.exe
> > error as my windows opens or sometimes when i open
> > internet explorer? any help would be greatly appreciated
> > austin
>
> A rather old backdoor Trojan. See:
> http://www.ntsecurity.net/Panda/Index.cfm?FuseAction=Virus&VirusID=27