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What is xivnir.exe?
I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer.
Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman |
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What is xivnir.exe?
Go to: StartRuntype MSCONFIG and press Enter
Click the Startup tab and see if xivnir.exe is listed. If it is, uncheck/disable itclick Apply and Close. Reboot. Now see if you get an error message or if all is OK. -- XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "Roman" wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman |
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What is xivnir.exe?
Roman wrote:
I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman Since a Google search for "xivnir.exe" brings up nothing (except your post), there is a strong probability that the file is malware. You can send it to Virus Total for identification. http://www.virustotal.com/ Otherwise, just go through the normal malware removal scans to be su http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware Simply removing the file from startup doesn't get your machine clean. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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What is xivnir.exe?
I did it.
I also stopped Xivnir.exe service. When booted, all came back alive. I also found that Xivnir.exe is under System32 (ca. 1.4 MB). When seached Xivnir via StartSearch. it detected as XIVNIR.EXE-1584503D.pf under WindowsPrefetch. I wonder I could deleted the file under Prefetch. Roman, I have a hunch that it must be malware. I scanned with AVG 7.5 (this is my antivirus program) and Lavasoft Ad-aware. They did not see them either. "Byte" wrote in message ... Go to: StartRuntype MSCONFIG and press Enter Click the Startup tab and see if xivnir.exe is listed. If it is, uncheck/disable itclick Apply and Close. Reboot. Now see if you get an error message or if all is OK. -- XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "Roman" wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman |
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What is xivnir.exe?
As you suggested, I tried to report xivnir.exe to
http://www.virustotal.com/. But I could not uploaded the file because the file is invisible under Windows Explorer (even after checking "Show hidden files and folders". I used mainly Total Commander as the file manager. With it, I can xivnir.exe after checking "Show hidden files/folders". The creator for xivnir.exe probably thought that nobody could see xivnir.exe under system32 folder. BTW, when checked registry, I see many listing which is associated with xivnir.exe. At the point of this time, I did not remove it because I did not know whether xivnir.exe is malware or not. Roman "Malke" wrote in message ... Roman wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman Since a Google search for "xivnir.exe" brings up nothing (except your post), there is a strong probability that the file is malware. You can send it to Virus Total for identification. http://www.virustotal.com/ Otherwise, just go through the normal malware removal scans to be su http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware Simply removing the file from startup doesn't get your machine clean. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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What is xivnir.exe?
I checked xivnir.exe under Startup Manager using JV16 Power Tools 2007. It
mentioned that xivnir.exe is from "Microsoft Update Machine" program. So it seems that it came from Microsoft, probably during recent autoupdate. What do you think? Roman "Malke" wrote in message ... Roman wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman Since a Google search for "xivnir.exe" brings up nothing (except your post), there is a strong probability that the file is malware. You can send it to Virus Total for identification. http://www.virustotal.com/ Otherwise, just go through the normal malware removal scans to be su http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware Simply removing the file from startup doesn't get your machine clean. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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What is xivnir.exe?
Roman wrote:
I checked xivnir.exe under Startup Manager using JV16 Power Tools 2007. It mentioned that xivnir.exe is from "Microsoft Update Machine" program. So it seems that it came from Microsoft, probably during recent autoupdate. What do you think? Roman "Malke" wrote in message ... Roman wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman Since a Google search for "xivnir.exe" brings up nothing (except your post), there is a strong probability that the file is malware. You can send it to Virus Total for identification. http://www.virustotal.com/ Otherwise, just go through the normal malware removal scans to be su http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware Simply removing the file from startup doesn't get your machine clean. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User It's a worm. http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...earc h+Groups -- Joe =o) |
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What is xivnir.exe?
You can safely delete ALL files listed in the Prefetch directory except the
ini file. The files will repopulate when programs are used except for ones pertaining to apps you may have deleted. Also, take heed to Malke's comment about a clean machine to remove this malware. An excellent program is CCleaner. CCleaner - Download (Free) http://ccleaner.com/download -- XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "Roman" wrote: I did it. I also stopped Xivnir.exe service. When booted, all came back alive. I also found that Xivnir.exe is under System32 (ca. 1.4 MB). When seached Xivnir via StartSearch. it detected as XIVNIR.EXE-1584503D.pf under WindowsPrefetch. I wonder I could deleted the file under Prefetch. Roman, I have a hunch that it must be malware. I scanned with AVG 7.5 (this is my antivirus program) and Lavasoft Ad-aware. They did not see them either. "Byte" wrote in message ... Go to: StartRuntype MSCONFIG and press Enter Click the Startup tab and see if xivnir.exe is listed. If it is, uncheck/disable itclick Apply and Close. Reboot. Now see if you get an error message or if all is OK. -- XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "Roman" wrote: I found that xivnir.exe was running in my computer. Google could not find xivnir.exe. Does anybody whether this is a virus or not. Roman |
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