windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe

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Could anyone help me with this. When I restart my computer, a box appears and
says, "Could not load or run C:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe". What is
this for and how can I correct the problem. I had and may still have a virus
on here, I ran Microsoft AntiSpyware and Norton, thats when it started and
Norton.
 
Could anyone help me with this. When I restart my computer, a box appears and
says, "Could not load or run C:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe". What is
this for and how can I correct the problem. I had and may still have a virus
on here, I ran Microsoft AntiSpyware and Norton, thats when it started and
Norton.
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Don't know what it is but it's not a Windows file. One of XP's system files
is winlogon.exe but it is not stored in that location. If not part of the
virus that you are battling, it is most likely a part of another virus or
intrusion on the system.

Would start by following links offered by the Norton software to
information about the virus it has identified and removed. There are often
additional steps in that information that need to be done manually to
complete the repairs.
 
dtcar said:
Could anyone help me with this. When I restart my computer, a box
appears and says, "Could not load or run
C:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe". What is this for and how can I
correct the problem. I had and may still have a virus on here, I ran
Microsoft AntiSpyware and Norton, thats when it started and Norton.
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You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
(http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
Ok, Thanks for the advise, Spysheriff attached itslf to me. I thought it was
taken care of but maybe not!
 
If you have SpyAxe, PSGuard, Smitfraud, Sinnaka Advertisments or detections
for Puper or Alemod that can not seem to be removed automatically, please
try this automated removal tool.

AntiPuper v1.0 by secured2k
http://secured2k.home.comcast.net/tools/AntiPuper.exe

What does this tool do?
This tool will attempt to delete several known trojan files. These files are
modified by the malware authors and encrypted to avoid detection.
Fortunately, many of these tend to use the exact same file names. If the
files are in use, locked, protected, ect, this program will schedule Windows
to remove the files upon restarting.

This program will also remove some common security policies that are changed
by viruses and worms. Policies that lock out your desktop changes, windows
update, Windows Firewall, Explorer Run policies, Registry editing, and more
are all reset.

Finally, if you have an infected Alemod WININET.DLL file, this program will
try to copy a clean version from your Windows File Protection folder and
replace the bad copy on restart. If a backup copy can not be found, the tool
will quickly look for McAfee AntiVirus files and attempt to clean a copy of
the file to replace the bad one on reboot. If all of this fails, you will
need to manually replace/clean your WININET.DLL file.
 
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