The program found a High risk spyware: tapicfg.exe !

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Marcello

I'm a little perplessed, the scan found an High Risk
Spyware on my c:\windows\system32 folder:
CoolWebSearch
Type: Browser Hijacker
Threat Level: Severe
Author: CoolWebSearch.com

The file is tapicfg.exe.
How is it possible? It's a Microsoft program, I just
controlled it and it's the real one from Microsoft.

Any comment about?

Thanks,
Marcello
 
Look here:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

and use "find on this page" to search for "tapicfg.exe"

JK

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I'm a little perplessed, the scan found an High Risk
Spyware on my c:\windows\system32 folder:
CoolWebSearch
Type: Browser Hijacker
Threat Level: Severe
Author: CoolWebSearch.com

The file is tapicfg.exe.
How is it possible? It's a Microsoft program, I just
controlled it and it's the real one from Microsoft.

Any comment about?

Thanks,
Marcello


[microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity]
 
Thanks for reply.
I don't have any entry on my regedit about tapicfg, any
site redirect, any syntoms described on this site.
My host file is intact, I don't have the tapicfg.exe in my
task manager, only the real one from microsoft in the
system32 folder.

Thanks,
Marcello
 
If you are running 2003 Server then it is a false positive
since the file is a real Microsoft file. It may also be
on 2000 server. Don't know for sure.

Ignore it and report it to Microsoft.

Ron
 
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