system32.exe

[Jeff Young]

hey
when i boot up my computer and windows starts (i have xp)
a alert pops up saying it cant find the
file "system32.exe" i dont know what this file does but
or anything... i think it might have been infected with a
worm of some sort and i deleted it... but is there any
way to replace this file or is it even important? how
would i get the window to stop popping up?
any info would be appreciated
thanks Jeff

 

[CS]

hey
when i boot up my computer and windows starts (i have xp)
a alert pops up saying it cant find the
file "system32.exe" i dont know what this file does but
or anything... i think it might have been infected with a
worm of some sort and i deleted it... but is there any
way to replace this file or is it even important? how
would i get the window to stop popping up?
any info would be appreciated
thanks Jeff

That file is the virus. You don't want it back. It's being called
from a left over registry entry. Your AV program probably deleted
the virus but the registry entry is still there.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This is not a Windows file. The command to run it is a left over remnant
from a virus.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.html

For automated removal of the remnants of this virus, see www.dougknox.com,
Win XP Fixes, Clean KWBot.Worm Registry Entries.