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setupupdater0000.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: setupupdater0000
Filename: setupupdater0000.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | setupupdater0000.exe

Command: command
Startup Type: HKCU->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [setupupdater0000.exe] C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\05E12D033EF62454BD6741DB6F0E6554\setupupdater0000.exe

DDS Line:

uRun: [setupupdater0000.exe] C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\05E12D033EF62454BD6741DB6F0E6554\setupupdater0000.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“setupupdater0000.exe”=C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\05E12D033EF62454BD6741DB6F0E6554\setupupdater0000.exe [2010-06-08 1066496]

Description: core component of Antimalware Doctor. Antimalware Doctor is a rogue antispyware program.

How to remove: use the Antimalware Doctor removal instructions or the steps below.

1. Download OTM by OldTimer from here and save to your desktop.
Run OTM, copy,then paste the following text in “Paste Instructions for Items to be Moved” window (under the yellow bar):

:reg
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“setupupdater0000.exe”=-

:Commands
[emptytemp]
[Reboot]
Click the red Moveit! button. If you are asked to reboot the machine choose Yes. When the tool is finished, it will produce a report for you.

2. Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Install, perform a scan and let it remove what it found. Reboot afterwards (important).

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 at 8:47 am 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.