Unusual Start Menu Item...

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Yesterday a curious item appeared in my Start Menu "modify the vista
codecs". I have never seen it before and I'm reluctant to open it because I
don't know if it's potentially hazardous. I right-clicked it and Properties
shows it's an application located in System 32. I Googled "modify the vista
codecs" but very little info is available.

Has anyone seen this? Is it safe? Why would it suddenly show up like that?

Thanks.
 
silas said:
Yesterday a curious item appeared in my Start Menu "modify the
vista codecs". I have never seen it before and I'm reluctant to open
it because I don't know if it's potentially hazardous. I right-clicked
it and Properties shows it's an application located in System 32. I
Googled "modify the vista codecs" but very little info is available.

Has anyone seen this? Is it safe? Why would it suddenly show up
like that?
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It should not. This does not resemble how codecs are managed in Windows
Vista. Dodgy codecs downloaded from the Internet are a favourite carrier of
malware, so your suspicion may very well turn out to be correct.

Please, post in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security newsgroup for
better advice on malware search and removal. Include information on the
application name, file properties, and your OS/media software setup.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

Charlie42
 
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