Archive for the 'Startup folder' Category

Cleanup.exe is a trojan

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

This is a harmful program.

remove 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: Cleanup
Filename: Cleanup.exe
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – Global Startup: Cleanup.exe

Description: trojan component [Trojan.Win32.Zapchast]

How to remove: use HijackThis + use Malwarebytes Antimalware

RDPlatinumv5.exe is main file of Registry Defender

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

This is a harmful program.

remove 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: RDPlatinumv5
Filename: RDPlatinumv5.exe
Command: C:\Program Files\Angle Interactive\RD Platinum v5.0\RDPlatinumv5.exe
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – Startup: RDPlatinum v5.lnk = C:\Program Files\Angle Interactive\RD Platinum v5.0\RDPlatinumv5.exe

Description: main file of Registry Defender (rogue registry cleaning program)

How to remove: use the instructions How to remove Registry Defender Platinum (Uninstall instructions)

WinAntivirus.exe is main file of Win Antivirus

Monday, April 27th, 2009

This is a harmful program.

remove 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: WinAntivirus
Filename: WinAntivirus.exe
Command: C:\Program Files\Win-Antivirus\WinAntivirus.exe
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – Startup: ASC-AntiSpyware.lnk = C:\Program Files\Win-Antivirus\WinAntivirus.exe

Description: main file of Win Antivirus (rogue antispyware program)

How to remove: use the instructions How to remove ASC AntiSpyware or Win Antivirus Vista/XP (Delete instructions)

XP-4A87B914.EXE is a trojan

Monday, March 30th, 2009

This is an harmful program.

remove 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: XP-4A87B914
Filename: XP-4A87B914.EXE
Command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\XP-4A87B914.EXE
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – Startup: ¡¡¡¡¡¡.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\XP-4A87B914.EXE

Description: unknown trojan

How to remove: Use HijackThis

AutoPlay.exe is a autorun.inf trojan component

Friday, March 13th, 2009

This is an harmful program.

remove 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: AutoPlay
Filename: AutoPlay.exe
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – S-1-5-18 Startup: AutoPlay.exe (User ‘SYSTEM’)
O4 – .DEFAULT Startup: AutoPlay.exe (User ‘Default user’)
O4 – .DEFAULT User Startup: AutoPlay.exe (User ‘Default user’)

Description: autorun.inf trojan component

How to remove: Use HijackThis + use the instructions How to remove trojans that uses autorun.inf file

WinCleaner.exe is a component of WinCleaner 2009

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

This is an harmful program.

remove 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: WinCleaner
Filename: WinCleaner.exe
Command: C:\Program Files\WinCleaner\WinCleaner.exe
Startup Type: Startup folder
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4 – Startup: ASC-AntiSpyware.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinCleaner\WinCleaner.exe

Description: component of WinCleaner 2009

How to remove: How to remove WinCleaner 2009 (Delete instructions)