Follow-up on prev question on "Windows can't find 'C:\Windows\system32\aekyyo.exe"

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Thanks everyone for your answers.

BUT, you guys mentioned to REMOVE the aekkyo.exe file, the problem is, this file doesn't exist. I ran a Search through the computer, and ran MSCONFIG, and couldn't find it. Yet, I don't know what program my computer is trying to run on Startup that may require this file.

Should I download this exe file and install it back to the registry? Is there anyway I can find out what program needs this file?

Answer 1

I do not know to what program that file belongs, but I would restore the computer to previous date before that problem occurred.

Answer 2

OK - Install winpatrol from the link below. Review the 'startup' tab. This will look in places that MSCONFIG cant. Check to see for ANYTHING that you dont need through some basic research through the process libraries at http://www.liutilities.com (best for researching EXE and DLL files). You can simply 'disable' from winpatrol.

Next, check the 'services' tab in winpatrol. Make sure nothing is set to automatic, unless its needed.

Lastly, you may have to search through the registry - but this can be very risky if you delete the wrong key. Make backups first.
Start Menu > Run > REGEDIT > Edit > Find (all values)

Look at the key that is requesting the file. Make a judgement if you want to delete it. You may just want to reset the value to nothing.

Answer 3

there are alot of places to look for the loading of this file on your computer you said you did not find it in msconfig did you uncheck all of the stuff that you did not need checked in msconfig while you were inthere?

2- most of the virus and trogens today are being backed up inthe c:_restore folder i always have my system restore turned off because of that reason you may have to delete that folder from a dos prompt

3- click on start then search search c drive for wininit delete wininit log and wininit.bak -Do Not Delete wininit.exe
the wininit log and bak file tells windows what files to be renamed when something new has been installed alot of trogens use that to rename itself when windows reboots open wininit.log in notepad tell me what it says? prob something in the temp file being renamed and moved to the restore file or visaversa etc.

4- click on start then run - regedit but becareful like the last commentor stated
what you will look for inhere is what is also starting up and what is listed in the msconfig you can also clean out the unwanted lines in msconfig inhere the start up items are in hkey-current user/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion - run, run-, runonce, runservices, and runservicesonce remove all the ones you know to be bad or that you are not useing then do the same in kkey-localmachine

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