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ccagent.exe is a harmful program.

It is a component of malware or spyware, you should immediately remove it using an antivirus and antispyware program. If that does not help, then ask us for help in the Spyware removal forum.

Name: ccagent
Filename: ccagent.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | ccagent.exe

Command: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Control Components\ccagent.exe
Startup Type: HKCU->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ccagent.exe] C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Control Components\ccagent.exe

DDS Line:

uRun: [ccagent.exe] C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Control Components\ccagent.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“ccagent.exe”=C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Control Components\ccagent.exe

Description: core component of Control Components (also known as Control Center). Control Components is a fake Windows optimization program.

How to remove: use these Control Components removal instructions.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 12:16 pm and is filed under O4, Rogue Antispyware/Antivirus, Run. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.