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    cmd process keeps getting created - please help!

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by chaugh, Oct 20, 2010.

  1. chaugh

    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I have the avast home edition antivirus thats always turned on, but lately, around a week ago a system popup saying that C/users/appdata/local/temp awnerocxms.exe is not a valid win32 application. After closing that, it was immediately followed by the samething, this time "resnwcoaxm.exe".

    I went to the location and deleted everything in the temp folder, but the 2 applications keeps getting created, usually around 10 mins into windows. I dont really think its a virus, i think its more of a malware, but im stumped how to fix it. I dont want to re-install windows as i am very busy.

    I did a google search and nothing came up. task manager traced it as a cmd *32 process, but i cant find any useful info to the program that created it.

    help please!
     
    chaugh, Oct 20, 2010
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  2. Bearclaw

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    Download malwarebytes, update it, run a full scan.
     
    Bearclaw, Oct 20, 2010
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    Baserk Notebook user

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    MBAM as suggested ^ and HitmanPro3.
    See my sig for DL links.
     
    Baserk, Oct 20, 2010
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    You could also upload the files to 'VirusTotal.com'.
     
    perrin_aybara, Oct 21, 2010
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  5. chaugh

    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    thanks guys. Pretty helpful. I cleared my internet cookies yesterday and it seems it seemed to clear the problem. Didnt even know cookies could create a .exe in c drive. If it comes back i will follow u guys advice.
     
    chaugh, Oct 21, 2010
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