Guest HughGrandpa Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 I am getting a warning that Firefox.exe wants to open a program and my virus program asks if I should heal(or delete) this item.I have deleted it before but it seems to be coming back.This is where it is located c\windows\system32\firefox.exe. Should I delete this item? -- Grandpa
Guest Terry R. Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Firefox.exe On 8/21/2007 10:48 AM On a whim, HughGrandpa pounded out on the keyboard > I am getting a warning that Firefox.exe wants to open a program and my virus > program asks if I should heal(or delete) this item.I have deleted it before > but it seems to be coming back.This is where it is located > c\windows\system32\firefox.exe. > Should I delete this item? Firefox does not install its executable in the system32 folder. Read further here: http://www.file.net/process/firefox.exe.html -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest Rich Barry Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Firefox.exe Firefox.exe should be in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox folder. Your firefox.exe that is located in the System32 Folder could be a trojan or malware. If it returns after you have deleted it is another indicator that it's malware. Do a search for firefox.exe. The legitimate one should be in the above mentioned folder. Use a Free Utility such as Spybot Search and Destroy or Adaware to find other possible malware on your system. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php "HughGrandpa" <HughGrandpa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EAAE2E10-9CF4-41F1-9ECC-5ED3672D2389@microsoft.com... >I am getting a warning that Firefox.exe wants to open a program and my >virus > program asks if I should heal(or delete) this item.I have deleted it > before > but it seems to be coming back.This is where it is located > c\windows\system32\firefox.exe. > Should I delete this item? > -- > Grandpa
Guest HeyBub Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Firefox.exe HughGrandpa wrote: > I am getting a warning that Firefox.exe wants to open a program and > my virus program asks if I should heal(or delete) this item.I have > deleted it before but it seems to be coming back.This is where it is > located c\windows\system32\firefox.exe. > Should I delete this item? If you mean Firefox, then, yes, certainly.
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