Guest SteveKinsey Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 A program that seems to run on Start-up called viviwsA.exe also seems to do nothing. Can anyone tell me what it does, and why it is useful> It seems to be located at C:\Windows (Windows XP Home SP2)
Guest PA Bear Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: viviwsA.exe Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2 (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with assistance from an expert. **Post your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22, http://castlecops.com/forum67.html, http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.** If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org SteveKinsey wrote: > A program that seems to run on Start-up called > viviwsA.exe > also seems to do nothing. Can anyone tell me what it does, and why it is > useful> > > It seems to be located at > C:\Windows > > > (Windows XP Home SP2)
Guest nass Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 RE: viviwsA.exe "SteveKinsey" wrote: > A program that seems to run on Start-up called > viviwsA.exe > also seems to do nothing. Can anyone tell me what it does, and why it is > useful> > > It seems to be located at > C:\Windows > > > (Windows XP Home SP2) Hi Steve, First right click it and see its properties, like the Name of the Co, the version, the name of the company, date of creation, if it is a bad app it will not provide such a details!. Open the windows explorer and locate the path: C:\Windows\viviwsA.exe and Rename to : C:\Windows\viviwsA.exe.OLD then Reboot your machine and try to access all your applications and surf the internet, does anyone not happy?. Go through these cleaning steps to see or get a clear opinion on how clean your machine is: = Click Start >> Control Panel>>Network and Internet Connections >> Double click Internet Options. On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps: General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs | Advanced. Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies. Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option: [&] Browsing [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box. [ ] Disable script Debugging (internet Explorer) <= check this box [ ] Disable Script Debugging (Other) <= check this box Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the culprit and update it or remove it. How to manage Add-Ons: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256 2.... And also for malware from here: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D Run a scan from here on-line: http://www.sophos.com http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym Download Avast Cleaner from here: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine: http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5 =How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from interfering with a game or a program that you currently use http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 You can use FileMon for Windows v7.04 to see in realtime what running in the background and you can search the internet for more details about by right click it on the FileMon and select search the net. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/filemon.mspx HTH. nass ----- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
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