Girl Needs Help w/ Windows XP

[Jackie]

I keep geeting this error when turning on my computer...

"Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\System32.System32.exe'
Make sure you are typing the name correctly, and then tray
again. To search for a file, click Start button, and the
click Search."

Please help me!!

[Sir_George]

Jackie,

You have a virus, visit the following site for some useful information;



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Sir_George


"Jackie" > wrote in message
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> I keep geeting this error when turning on my computer...
>
> "Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\System32.System32.exe'
> Make sure you are typing the name correctly, and then tray
> again. To search for a file, click Start button, and the
> click Search."
>
> Please help me!!

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jackie,

Mari worm, these pages can help:

http://www.kav.ch/avpve/worms/email/mari.stm
http://www.viruslibrary.com/virusinfo/I-Worm.Mari.htm
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99131.htm
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojpac.shtml


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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This is not a Windows file. The command to run it is a left over remnant
from a virus.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.htm
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For automated removal of the remnants of this virus, see www.dougknox.com,
Win XP Fixes, Clean KWBot.Worm Registry Entries.

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"Jackie" > wrote in message
...
> I keep geeting this error when turning on my computer...
>
> "Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\System32.System32.exe'
> Make sure you are typing the name correctly, and then tray
> again. To search for a file, click Start button, and the
> click Search."
>
> Please help me!!

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You don't want that file. System.exe _is_ the worm; it's certainly
not a valid WinXP system file. Pay particular attention to _all_ of
the removal instructions:

W32.Kwbot.C.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.html


Bruce Chambers

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"Jackie" > wrote in message
...
> I keep geeting this error when turning on my computer...
>
> "Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\System32.System32.exe'
> Make sure you are typing the name correctly, and then tray
> again. To search for a file, click Start button, and the
> click Search."
>
> Please help me!!