OT: Software question. Whats winreg32.exe ?

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Did a clean install of Win xp pro and had numerous difficulties doing
anything to access the web. Most often i would try to access www.google.com
and at the bottom of the window it would say "opening page
www.www.google.com.net". It added a www. and a .net to the url, which in
turn cant find such a page.

After running msconfig and shutting off start-up files.... Its been isolated
that winreg32.exe is causing the problem. However I can't find any reference
to what this file is, virus related or not, or what its associated too.

Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated.
Thx

Athlon 1.4ghz
512 ram
ATI AIW 9600XT
120 gig Maxtor
 
Brad said:
Did a clean install of Win xp pro and had numerous difficulties doing
anything to access the web. Most often i would try to access www.google.com
and at the bottom of the window it would say "opening page
www.www.google.com.net". It added a www. and a .net to the url, which in
turn cant find such a page.

After running msconfig and shutting off start-up files.... Its been isolated
that winreg32.exe is causing the problem. However I can't find any reference
to what this file is, virus related or not, or what its associated too.

Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated.
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http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SDBOT.GP
 
Shit.. I suspected this much. I shall now go take measures to rid this.

thank you for your help
 
Brad said:
Did a clean install of Win xp pro and had numerous difficulties doing
anything to access the web. Most often i would try to access
www.google.com and at the bottom of the window it would say "opening
page www.www.google.com.net". It added a www. and a .net to the url,
which in turn cant find such a page.

After running msconfig and shutting off start-up files.... Its been
isolated that winreg32.exe is causing the problem. However I can't find
any reference to what this file is, virus related or not, or what its
associated too.

Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated.
Thx

Athlon 1.4ghz
512 ram
ATI AIW 9600XT
120 gig Maxtor
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Try here for process information:

http://www.sysinfo.org/
 
Did a clean install of Win xp pro and had numerous difficulties doing
anything to access the web. Most often i would try to access www.google.com
and at the bottom of the window it would say "opening page
www.www.google.com.net". It added a www. and a .net to the url, which in
turn cant find such a page.

After running msconfig and shutting off start-up files.... Its been isolated
that winreg32.exe is causing the problem. However I can't find any reference
to what this file is, virus related or not, or what its associated too.

Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated.
Thx

Athlon 1.4ghz
512 ram
ATI AIW 9600XT
120 gig Maxtor
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Don't know, but in future, you can input that filename into google and
it will give you a wealth of pages answering your question.
 
Try asking in a Windows group

Brad said:
Did a clean install of Win xp pro and had numerous difficulties doing
anything to access the web. Most often i would try to access www.google.com
and at the bottom of the window it would say "opening page
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