When restarting under windows xp, it comes up with this failed to initialize
error, nLWZg.exe. Tried Norton and McAfee to get rid of it, with no success.
Can anybody help?
The name of the .exe file doesn't look familiar. Can you find the file on
your hard drive? What location is it in? Does the file's properties yield
any clues about what this is and where it originated from? Does "get rid of
it" mean deleting the file or making the startup error go away?
You haven't explained to us why you're trying to remove this file with an
antivirus program. Granted, the name is of the type that a virus might use.
But this could be another type of malware that would be better addressed
with anti-spyware software such as AdAware from Lavasoft. There's a slight
chance it might even be a legitimate file.
Anyhow, the message is that the file is failing to initialize or run at
startup. This means that there is a call to start the file at that time.
Find the source of the call. This call will be in the form of a shortcut in
the startup folder or a command in the registry. Start> Run> MSCONFIG and
the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) can help in finding the call. Once
located, delete the command to run mlwzg.exe at startup.
NOTE: Some of the more sophisticated malware use other methods to load. Be
sure to check the section in AdAware's Help file about ADS scanning.
